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I am so sorry for the loss of your companion. Dogs are special gifts from God to us. I cling to those verses in Romans and expect to see all our dogs when God calls us home.
I am so sorry for your loss. I went through this in February, and still feel the loss.
Tears. I must go hug my pup, also named Maggie.
I’m very sorry.
I lost both of mine within a year.
Seems like every time I get new dogs I end up with even better friends.
Sorry to hear of your loss. I experienced the same grief about a month ago when I had to put down my Cane Corso. Quality of life was failing due to cancer. They sure take a big piece of your heart when they leave. Sorry about your loss. Here is a little something for you to ponder:
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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Putting down our 14 year old Lab, Bo, a few years ago was one of the worst things I ever had to do. I liked him better than most people I ever met. Now we have Jed. So it will happen again. Jed is worth the bother...
So sorry for your loss.
Our family has lost a beloved dog in a similar fashion. Bless your family and lost companion.
People shouldn’t become so emotionally invested in animals.
I learned this as a small child, after being heartbroken by pets killed in the road more than once.
It’s a heartbreaking situation. Our oldest daughter always wanted a puppy, and 3 years ago we bought her one. It was a little Chihuahua. We wrapped it up in a little box and gave it to her. She was the happiest I’d ever seen her when she opened it. She still has the dog, and loves it as much as she does us I’m sure, but I know that eventually something will happen to it.(I dread the day) That dog literally follows her around everywhere and guards her. She can’t even play tag with other kids, because the little dog will go nuts when anyone makes an aggressive move against her.
What sucks, is I’m a little attached to the dog too, even though I tried not to be. Aside from my daughter, I’m the only other person the dog will ‘respect’. Anytime I enter a room the dog is in, she’ll run up and look at me as if she’s awaiting orders or something. Then she’ll roll over for me to pet her.
Damn.... I’ll probably be nearly as sad as my daughter when that dog eventually dies. I just hope it’s a long time from now..... (I think I’ll go pet it now)
Prayers for Matt. It was only a little over a year ago that my little warrior lost her battle with cancer. Never a week goes by that I don’t contemplate the gift that she was too me and my wife.
I’m sorry for your loss.
The thing I don’t get is why people think it’s morally justifiable for Asian cultures to eat dogs on the grounds that Westerners eat chicken and beef. A dog is not a chicken. These people cannot face up to the fact that there are some cultures in the world that are less advanced than others.
I’m glad to see the author, Matt Kennedy, has found solace and refuge in scripture. The lesser creatures have hope. They were subject to vanity because of the fall of man. God did not create anything for futility and oblivion. John Wesley and Martin Luther had a few very compelling things to say along these lines, too, based upon scripture.
I was profoundly affected by the death of my own longtime friend and companion, a Lab named Woody, in October of 2007. I have complete faith that he’ll greet me when my turn comes to leave this world.
They are part of the family and as such, it is painful to see them go.
A memorial to her is at Maggie's YouTube Memorial
this is a such a sweet song about the greatness of both God and his creation of man’s best friend. Hope you enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY
It would not be Heaven if there were no dogs there.