I had to make the decision to let our dear old boy go yesterday. He's been so happy over the last week, with my daughter home. Even yesterday morning they went for a happy walk in the woods together. But in the afternoon he suddenly started shaking and crying, and then collapsed. We got him to the vets, who stabilized him and gave him painkillers, but by the evening it was clear things were only going to get worse overnight, so we made the sad decision to let him go. We held him in our arms and told him what a good, good dog he was and how much we loved him. He was 14 years old on Christmas Day.
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Oh no! That would have been a horrific decision to have to make. One thing noone can take away from you is the memories of his existance...So sad really...Very sorry to hear ...
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Oh Karen so, so sad. I'm glad you had one last Christmas with him and your daughter together. Our thoughts are with you x
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend So sorry, Karen. Words fail at times like this. So glad he had a happy and long life with you.
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend I am so very very sorry Karen , bless the old boy, so pleased though that he had that one last Christmas wih you . You know it was the right decision , but it doesnt make their passing any easier , 14 wonderful years is something to be very proud of , thinking of you x
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend So very sorry Karen for all of you. So hard to say goodbye. Bones had a wonderful long and happy life with you. Many great memories. Lots of love Helen, Hattie & Charlie xxx A special big hug for Poppy as she will be missing her best friend too. x
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Thank you everybody. I am feeling quite bereft today, but know it was the right decision.
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend So sad. It feels like I knew him. Like all the dogs on here. Sending hugs. Jacqui x
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend I'm so sorry for you all. Sleep well darling Bones. You're in our thoughts tonight.
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Karen, that is so sad. A really hard decision but the right one. Such a difficult time.
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Oh Karen, i can hardly type for tears, I can't imagine how you feel losing your dear friend. my thoughts and hugs go out to you xxxx Carole
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend One of the last photos I took, Bones cuddling with my daughter, the day before he died. They were so happy together. I am surprised by how much I am grieving for him. :'( I know he was old and it was his time to go, but I do miss him. :'(
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Already sad for you, but that picture made me reach for the kleenex too. :'( jac
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend Awe, sensational and now much cherrished no doubt picture...He lives on in your memories...
Re: Bones - goodbye, old friend I got Boney's ashes back from the animal crematorium yesterday. I have buried half of his ashes in with a bunch of daffodil bulbs, so when they grow in the spring I will look at them and know they are 'Boney's bulbs'... I am saving the rest of the ashes until my son gets back from Nepal, when we will scatter them down at the bottom of the garden, where the bluebells grow. We did this with our other old dog Billy's ashes last year, and it really helped us both, very cathartic. Time to let go. And when the spring comes round, I shall see the daffodils and the bluebells, and think of my old boys with happiness and thankfulness for the lovely times we had together. Here they are together, back in the day:
