Your story about your dogs is very inspirational. We had our dog daughter Maggie, who lived for 18 years, she was a gorgeous, sweet, kind, loving dog. Since we have no children, we were blessed to have Maggie in our lives. Earlier this year, Maggie got to the point where she couldn’t sit up and eat her food, she had many problems with her heart, so after several visits to our vet, we decided to let Maggie go, it broke my heart, and I’ll never be the same without her. Here is a story that we sent to our friends who loved Maggie like we did.
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Mark, I feel your loss. Pets can be such a huge part of the family. Last Thursday 11/1/07 our miniature schnauzer Molly that we have had for six years was taken by a coyote from our back yard while I was outside with her and one of her two year old pups that we could not resist keeping. Needless to say when I tracked the coyote down what I found was devastating. I have had to put pets down over the years but I am afraid this will very difficult to overcome. Regards,

Dave from Washington

Not long after getting home from work, I was sitting at my computer when I heard Mikey cry out. I turned to look, and he was curled up in his usual spot on his bed, which also serves as my bed.

At first I thought that maybe he was just dreaming. A couple of minutes later he cried again. I walked over to him and put my hand on his head. He opened his eyes but didn’t move. I knew then that something was wrong.

I layed down next to him and gently stroked his head.

“What’s the matter sweetie?”

He had a look in his eyes that really scared me, and I began to notice an aweful odor.

He had wet the bed.

I scooped him up in my arms. His body was totally limp, and I began to cry. I knew right then that my little buddy was preparing to leave me.
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Dear Mark,
I will soon have my dog(Rusty)put to sleep ,he is 16years old.Rusty is a wounderful pet.I worked in a nursing home and once a mouth I took him there, he did tricks for the residents and loved to work there.Now he cant walk to far and falls down and starting to loose control .

Florence from Florida

mark, your killing me. I lost my tibet 7 years and I’m sitting here hysterical.
I was a Head Nurse in a famous Emergency Rm in Brooklyn NY. I’ve seen thousands of patients die. But the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with was the loss of my cat. She was 18 years old and I knew she was going. I would sleep next to her on the floor, feed her with a spoon, and finally she walked into her bed and passed away. I had her to the vet a week before and he explained that she was old and couldn’t find anything wrong with her. She would die of natural causes which she did.
It took 7 months to stop crying until my detective friend called and begged me to take a black cat that she found in a backyard. he was a mess. Fleas, paws burnt, emaciated. I brought him to the vet and he said, well nurse you have a lot of work to do. I nursed him back to health and he’s my baby boy. He was and is a blessing. they are our children totally dependant on the care and love we give them.

Jacalyn from New York

My dog Precious was a Dobe/Spaniel mix. She deeply loved me and could tell my moods. Often she came to me to comfort me when I was in trouble. I lost my job and we had to move into an apartment where we could not keep her. It was the hardest thing I ever did. For years I have wondered how she made out in her new home. Did she know where to sleep. Were they kind to her? I will never forget her.

Norman from TX