It’s a dread we’ve learned to live with. I wrote about this day in fiction a couple of months ago so I would have the choice not to write about the facts today. I can make death beautiful — big deal. Nothing can make death tolerable, nothing but time.
But: He died as he lived, game and eager, his face alight with love for everything. Cathleen was there to hold him and his favorite vet, Doctor Blackwell, was there to say goodbye and I was there to make fun of the most adorable big dumb doofus I ever knew and he left this life with a smile on his face.
One last time: “Lay down, Puppy. Go to sleep…”
Teri Lussier says:
Such a beautiful soul. Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
June 5, 2013 — 2:38 pm
Geno Petro says:
The rest of us are mere men in comparison
June 6, 2013 — 9:20 am
Jeff Brown says:
My deepest sympathy for both of you.
June 6, 2013 — 12:27 pm
John Ducey says:
What a touching tribute. It brought a lump to my throat. The love is very apparent in the words you used. My sympathies.
June 6, 2013 — 4:59 pm
Thomas Johnson says:
There is a hole in the world tonight. My sympathy is with you both.
June 7, 2013 — 6:53 pm
Andrew says:
One of the hardest things in the world is losing your pet,my sympathies
June 8, 2013 — 8:32 am
Damon Chetson says:
Very sorry to hear about your and Cathleen’s loss. We have an older English bulldog, Lollie, who still acts like a puppy but is beginning to show her age. And we are dreading what you’ve had to endure.
June 8, 2013 — 9:34 am
Jim Whatley says:
losing any dear friend is a terrible loss.
June 21, 2013 — 8:20 pm