Put the family dog down last evening. 13 year old yellow lab was the best thing to happen for our daughter.....
Amazing how each "first" is so bad. Not there to greet me/us, not barking at something outside, not looking to go outside, that look of "hey I'll come...."
"Santa" brought her to my daughter when she was five.
I was worried how we'd do with this. As any dog lover knows, the grief is huge, but, as I've told my daughter, each day will get better quickly.
Our sadness = all the days that dog showed us her love.
When we got her, my daughter asked "how old will I be when she dies?" I told her(5 at the time), "sweetheart, you don't need to worry about her until after high school.
Sadly, our daughter leaves for college in two weeks.....
Amazing how each "first" is so bad. Not there to greet me/us, not barking at something outside, not looking to go outside, that look of "hey I'll come...."
"Santa" brought her to my daughter when she was five.
I was worried how we'd do with this. As any dog lover knows, the grief is huge, but, as I've told my daughter, each day will get better quickly.
Our sadness = all the days that dog showed us her love.
When we got her, my daughter asked "how old will I be when she dies?" I told her(5 at the time), "sweetheart, you don't need to worry about her until after high school.
Sadly, our daughter leaves for college in two weeks.....