Jake
Rex
Dagny, now five years...
Posted on 06/28/2014 1:51:20 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
"My name is Solstice and I am 7 days and three hours pain free."
Solstice was a Majestic German Shepherd. He was mellow and just loved every one and every creature except for chickens. They scared the life out of him. I'd try to console him by telling him he ate their unborn chicks. He'd roll his eyes at me. Solstice loved to talk. He was always whining. I never stopped him from doing that because I knew that one day he will stop and I will miss hearing his voice. He loved his planet dog tennis ball. He was always chomping away at it. It made the most irritating sucking sound to a human but must have been music to his ears. Solstice was also very smart. He listened to Mark Levin
Solstice shared the last fve years of his life with me. He was a rescue. Lyme disease then Degenerative Mylopathy tormented him later in life. Despite all that he was always smiling. His last meal was a chocolate cake. He devoured it
I miss him. I miss sharing food with him. I miss his smile. I miss his whining. I miss looking for him camouflaged in some bushes. I miss his facial expressions. I miss giving him hugs. He was such a good boy.
The day I realized he was sniffing near the Rainbow bridge, panicked me. It was too soon.
I hope he was happy with me. I love him so much. He was a very good friend. I hope I did well by him.
I’m so sorry for your loss of your beautiful pet. God Bless You, FRiend!
Life is a series of dogs...the transitions always hurt.
It always brings me to tears when I hear someone loses a pet they love. Harder to lose than a relative (believe me I know) for many of us. It’ll hurt for a while. Sorry for your loss.
My poodle died in my arms when they gave her the injection. Terrible feeling, awful guilt. Max fills the void (my Malti-Poo). Great little guy.
Solstice was lucky you were his owner. You know what? You have helped destroy an old myth. I always thought dogs could not eat chocolate foods. I was warned chocolate would ‘turn any dog or cat’s stomach upside down, the reaction might even be fatal!!.” But you tell me that your Pal enjoyed a little German Chocolate for a German Shepherd. I guess that was an old wives tale.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
RIP Solstice. He sounds like he was a wonderful friend.
Jake
Rex
Dagny, now five years...
1_Rain_Drop, Solstice is still with you, and will always be with you. You will play ball, again.
Our pets are extensions of ourselves, IMO. We have been blessed with some very wonderful companions over the years, and I look forward to seeing them all, again.
Take solace in the joys you shared.
I don’t want to be a busybody (as if I could help it!) but I have always gone out and gotten another rescue dog when my one of my dogs died. It is nothing more than a suggestion; taking care of another rescue often removes the pain of the loss.
Ditto that.
So sorry to hear this sad news. I know you made Solstice as happy as he made you.
My vet tells the tale of a toy dog of some sort who ate an entire box of Godiva chocolates and showed nary a single ill effect.
He does blanch at watching our 100+lb Akita sneak black coffee (he ignores creamed and sugared) and red wine. His comment on the dog slurping stolen wine was “There goes his liver!” At least 3-4 episodes later, Sumo is in perfect health. It’s not like we offer these foods to him. He waits patiently for any opportunity to steal them. He is tall enough, with a long enough muzzle and tongue that we need to be extra vigilant. He is a very quiet guy with ninja attributes.
4 dogs over 40 years have enjoyed home cooked food that always includes some sauteed onion (I do take pains to make sure they don’t get chunks of it)and they adore guacamole. Both avocados and onion are said to be poisons. That said, they get very little of either. So far, they almost all have lived to ripe old ages of 10-12 and they succumb to the inevitable rear-end failure. One died at 10 chasing a raccoon onto thin ice (beagle) and the Samoyed got cancer and died at 9 1/2.
I’m stricter with the present guy. He is my last big dog and my last working dog, simply due to my age. If we’re lucky, he’ll be with us until I’m over 80.
My heart goes out to every owner mourning a best friend. It is devastating.
Bless you for being such a faithful friend. I completely sympathize.
Honor the memory of MIGHTY SOLSTICE; as soon as you are emotionally able (it took me five years after my ROLLY had to leave), go to your local pound and find another LIFE PARTNER to adopt.
Don’t waste five years like I did.
I believe myself to be a reasonably good man; but if there are no dogs in heaven, I AIN’T GOIN!
I am sorry for your loss.
Bless you for taking in a rescue dog. By your description of him I can tell he was very happy and you loved each other. I’m sorry for your loss.
Oh heavens, tears are streaming down my face, what you wrote is so beautiful and heartfelt.
You bring me back (it’s not hard to do) to my grief over the death of my cat Holly. I swear it’s the hardest loss I’ve ever had to bear and I know that sounds extremely silly, but we had her so briefly.
You have my deepest sympathy on your loss of your beloved Solstice.
Solstice is with my dear little Shelties.
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