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What Pets Can Do: Health and Healing
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Oct 1, 2023 | Replies (237)Comment receiving replies
@becsbuddy We had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that we had to put to sleep when he was 14. That breed generally lives from 8 to 12 years so we were fortunate to have him with us for longer than that. He was deaf and could barely get around though so it was time. I still get tears in my eyes when I think of the day I brought him to the vet.
He was such a sweet dog, loved everyone. My daughter and I named him Keller, which is Gaelic for "little companion" which he was. Of course when I was out with him and people heard me call him, they thought I was calling this gentle little dog Killer!
Here he was napping on my son when we were up at our summer camp in Maine.
JK
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@becsbuddy, JK, Oh, be still my heart. That picture is so adorable.
I found a painting of Roxie that caught one of my favorite Roxie looks.
It says.....Don't you know it's 5:00 pm? Where is my dinner? @johnbishop, can you make this image smaller. I can't even grab it.
My little Roxie used to like to lie on folks. I have just let my last Cavalier King Charles Spaniel cross the rainbow bridge and fly with the angels. They are truly "Love Sponges". Oh, the joys and the memories. I don't trust myself physically to care for another Cavalier. And I don't want to leave one behind. Two of my three Cavaliers were therapy dogs in an Alzheimer's center where my father was housed.
Unbelievably, I am still grieving for Roxie. When I first wake up, I listen for her snoring at the foot of the bed. I am waiting for the day when the joyous memories of having Roxie will far outweigh the pain of losing her. It's not happening. Please be safe and protected from harm. Sleep well. Chris