We miss you, Shadow. I can't believe it's been two years. Thank you for looking out for me, even at the end. I'm sorry that I didn't know how sick you really were. I think that you knew that I couldn't handle watching you suffer, so you didn't show major symptoms. Thank you for that and for loving me unconditionally, even though I wasn't patient with you in the last few months you were with us. In the last two years, I've learned to focus on the good stuff and and the funny stories and the blessing you were more than the empty black and tan hole in my heart. Most days. Not a day has gone by that I haven't thought of you and wanted to scritch that ridge of fur on your nose or lay my head on your butt or smell your frito toes. I still want to play with your ears. That's the last thing I did while I was saying goodbye - loving on those ears. I have a ton of stories about you that make me smile. I just can't tell them today. Maybe tomorrow, Sweet Bear.
Monday, March 31, 2008
In Memory Monday
We miss you, Shadow. I can't believe it's been two years. Thank you for looking out for me, even at the end. I'm sorry that I didn't know how sick you really were. I think that you knew that I couldn't handle watching you suffer, so you didn't show major symptoms. Thank you for that and for loving me unconditionally, even though I wasn't patient with you in the last few months you were with us. In the last two years, I've learned to focus on the good stuff and and the funny stories and the blessing you were more than the empty black and tan hole in my heart. Most days. Not a day has gone by that I haven't thought of you and wanted to scritch that ridge of fur on your nose or lay my head on your butt or smell your frito toes. I still want to play with your ears. That's the last thing I did while I was saying goodbye - loving on those ears. I have a ton of stories about you that make me smile. I just can't tell them today. Maybe tomorrow, Sweet Bear.
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What a sweet face.
This made me cry. So then guess what happened? Moto got up and came over to me to see why I had water leaking out of my eyes. Damn dog just made it worse because then I thought about losing him eventually. GAH!! I do NOT know what I will do with myself when he's gone. He better live to be 40 years old, that's all I'm saying.
I hope you can tell us some stories about Shadow in the future. I'd love to hear them, for sure! I'm sorry for your pain :-(
Q - Today's a rough day, for sure. It really hit me a lot harder this year. Moto stories actually remind me of Shadow. She was, um, energetic to say the least. :)
We lost her way too soon. I hate that I know about losing a pet. It sucks a lot, but you get through it. And I was always afraid that I'd forget her. But you don't. Once they worm their little furry faces into your heart, they're there to stay. And I'm glad she's there. I miss her, but I'll never forget her. And she taught me a lot.
Give M-Dawg and the kitties well, air kisses for me. I don't want you getting all anaphylactic on me.
Shadow was beautiful! I often worry that Sheena will get sick and not show any symptoms, Shepherds are good at that. When we first adopted her, her belly was full of abscesses from a botched spaying surgery and we had no idea. She never gave us the first clue. We didn't know until her belly started bleeding.
I'm sorry for your loss. German Shepherds are amazing creatures that certainly leave a huge hole in your heart.
tysgirl - Shadow was the first GSD I ever knew. She was pretty special to us. And now I'm obsessed with all things Shepherd. :)
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