remember guys..... when you start getting up there in age remember that a chi can live 18-20 years easy. you don't want a senior loved one dumped at the pound and end up only god knows where maybe with lots of kids tormenting her/him I'm 66 now and should NOT have got my last one he is now 16-18mo old. But i couldn't leave him at the pound when we went to take in a big stray dog that i couldn't find it's owner. i should have stayed in the car and not gone in....... if/when i start to get really old/sick i will find new homes.....good homes w/o kids or have them put down. I scares me to death that something might happen to me before i can take measures about them. At the rate CRICKET is going it might be 20+ because she is about 19 now and going strong and in great health the vet says. i will not have them go through hell because of my death, I love my dogs to much for that! I am 66 now..........if Smudge lives 20 years I will bee 84-5..........
CHARLENE....Oklahoma Strangers Are Friends...Not Yet Met To See GOD's Wonders... Travel From: Nancy <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:17 AM >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sad, sad day > > > >When we lost Boo Bear my husband said there would be no more dogs. > > > >We have three now! LOL I think he lasted 3 months.... > >Nancy, Pepper, Rascal & Rocky > >From: Becky Stewart <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:40 PM >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sad, sad day > > > >Funny that you should tell me this Kay. I was just talking with my husband in >between tears, and he said, "This is what I don't like about having the >animals". I was quick to tell him, but I have many, many more happy days from >having them, verses what I am going through right now. I would be lost with >out them. > > >And as far as being with them as they pass, it is very difficult. But with a >lot of courage, I want to be right there by their side gently rubbing their >head and telling them how much they are loved, before they leave me. It is >the least I can do. But oh sooo hard. > > >You know the rain started immediately when I finished covering his grave, and >I said it felt like Heaven was crying with me, as I stood there in the rain. >And you know I have cried on and off all afternoon, and the rain kept falling >too. > > >It is always amazing how much our furkids become so involved on our lives. My >little pug filled 16 years of our lives, going through all of the changes that >life brings. But even though the dog ages, it's desire to please and love >ALWAYS remains the same. Thank God for dogs!! > > > Becky & the girls > >Sent from Becky's IPad > >On Sep 18, 2012, at 5:49 PM, "K. Ritchie" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>A couple of weekends ago I was talking to a man that really wanted a dog but >>said he would never get one. I asked why and he said because they die and >>break your heart. I told him it broke my heart that he wasn't able to have >>all the joy that I have gotten from my pets. I have a Lab/Golden Ret cross >>and every morning that she wakes up with me is another treasured day. She >>will be 15 in Feb. I know her time could come any day, and I know I'm not >>ready to let her go, but I hope I have the strength to be with her and see >>her tail wag as she sees her way to the Rainbow Bridge. >> >> >>She will be able to come back long enough to leave a tuft of hair, move a >>favorite toy or I might hear her bark in my mind, just to let me know she >>made a safe journey. >> >>Kay >>Her Royal Highness Princess Geraldine of Crap-a-lot >>Jax >>Kia >> >> >> >> >>From: Mommabear7772004 <[email protected]> >>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 1:14 PM >>Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sad, sad day >> >> >> >>So so sorry Becky . I know how >>heartbreaking it is . He had a good >>long life and knew how much you >>love him. >> >> >>Sheryl >> >> >> >>Sent from my iPhone >> >>On Sep 18, 2012, at 1:43 PM, "stewartgang" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>Today, I had to make that awful decision to let go of one of my dogs. I had >>>to part with my 16 year old pug. He was born June 24, 1996. >>> >>>This is one of the hardest things to do. Even when you know in your heart it >>>is the right thing at this time, it does not make it any easier. >>> >>>He had lost his eye sight, his hearing, and this last month really did not >>>want to get up much and walk. I would have to carry him outdoors to go >>>potty, sometimes even helping him to stand for that. He lost most of his >>>appetite this last two weeks and was not eating enough to sustain him. Lost >>>a lot of weight quickly. He also lost control of his bladder and bowels this >>>past week. Absolutely breaking my heart! >>> >>>I stayed with him and cared for him one final time, while he crossed the >>>rainbow bridge. >>>The thing that killed me most was he wagged his tail while the procedure >>>took place. >>> >>>I came home bringing him with me, and layed him to rest near his mother's >>>grave who we lost 3 years ago. She too made it to 16. >>> >>>As I finished completing his little grave, the sky poured down with rain, as >>>if all of Heaven was crying with me. >>> >>>This is very tough. He will be extremely missed. I know he isn't a >>>chihuahua, but I needed to vent. God Bless his little heart. >>> >>>Becky & the girls >>> >>>= >> >>= > > > > >
