My Baby Dog

I had a grey cat named pavement once - that was a little to prophetic. I had squirrel and do have screech and bootsie. Actually, she bodacious Bootsie.

Pavement? Say no more, k!

Pavement, perfetto...

I also like "Spackle" for a pet name ... literally off-the-wall ... my relation's dog got named Primer in the same way.

Littlek: Watching and reading yours & Boots' stories. The paw-dragging strikes a nerve here as I watch for symptoms of Gracie's hip dysplasia. She & Sophie send their best wishes to Boots along with a slobber-covered vinyl squeaky sandcrab.

<sigh>

Ah, these critters. They can break your heart, can't they?

Thanks whooda - And thank you Gracie and Sophie.

Hugs to you and Bootserella.

BBB
When my children were growing up, we had brother and sister dogs named Bonnie and Clyde.

BBB

Nice.

Great Aunt and Uncle in Oklahoma had a pair of working black labs named Mac and Tosh. They also had a pair of pet squirrels in a large cage -- a very large cage -- a cage they'd built around an entire oak tree.

Hi Littlek,

Hugs to you and Bootsie from me too. I know you treasure the good days, but the bad ones are treasures too.

Mr B had a cat/son when I met him. I had to pass Ed inspection before I was considered a worthy gf. Fortunately Eddie and I got along just fine. Years passed and Ed got old and sick. We nursed him through many months of his illness. We were with him when he died. My husband was very, very sad. I asked the girls to not talk to their dad about Eddie because he was too sad to talk about it. They asked about getting another cat and I explained that it would be too painful for dad.

A few weeks later I got a call from my then three year old's preschool teacher. M was telling her classmates about her cat's death. One of the girls asked her if she was going to get another cat. M said, 'Yup, just as soon as my daddy dies!' The teacher thought I should know.

I told Mr B that M was planning his demise. We decided it was ok for them to talk to him about Eddie after that.

I had a friend who had a cat and dog named Sam and Ella.

J_B - that's a good story.....

Took me a minute to get that one...

BBB


That should teach them to be careful what they eat.

BBB

I know I am a little late on this subject but I thought that I should post anyway. I just had to put my 13 year old Beagle Polly Pockets (polly) to sleep. I am only 15 and have had her almost my entire life and I just can't see it without her! She had a stroke and went blind, she thought that she was alone (already deaf) so she would bark constantly, she could no longer walk and was just out of it. I wished that she would have died in her sleep so that I would know I didn't end her life too soon for she was not suffering in pain when I put her to sleep, she just wasn't happy. She is buried outside in our beautiful garden under a tree we planted for her called a weeping peach tree. We thought that is was a good choice for it is "weeping" over her death. We also planted flowers over her grave, its so pretty. It just makes me sad that she is forever dead and I will never be able to hug her again! ummm... ya so I feel your pain. Polly could also not walk but that was for about 3 years she has been like that, she didn't experience any pain and we felt that putting her to sleep just because we didn't want to carry up the stairs was a bit silly, and that gave us 3 more great years with her! If the only thing that is ailing your dog is not being able to walk but she has no pain, i say keep her alive until her bad days outweigh her good days. If she is happy, you should be happy! I couldn't imagine knowing that I put my dog to sleep 3 years too soon just because her back legs weren't working too well. That is all I have to say! lol I miss her... soo much.
Rest in peace PomPom! Love you!

Exactly, bluemoon. And you see it coming a long ways away, and it's still a shock when you have to do it, isn't it?

Yes, I have gotten wise about all this over the years, but am still a marshmallow in person.
Never easy.

Bluemoon, regarding Polly. Polly will always be somewhere in your mind - you won't forget her, even after many years go by. Truth be said, I might not either, as your writing about her was memorable.

But what I remember isn't important, relative to what you remember. We know you cared. I think she did.

Bluemoon - your wisdom is amazing given your age. Thank you very much for posting here. You've made me stop and think.

I have only now discovered this sad news, Lil Kay. I agonize to contemplate what you will go through. Your little canine Sweetie is very fortunate to have you, and i suspect could she know, she would not trade your love and company for a better lease on life.