At this risk of this sounding like a John Cleese sketch my dog has just been killed.
Yes, I have to keep it in perspective but my two boys 11 and 8 are gutted. It’s been tears all afternoon.
The dog was a gorgrous little Jack Russell (not yappy) but a really big character. We live in the country and down a long drive. I came home about 3.30pm and he was lying at the side of the drive. Not a mark on him. My husband reckoned he’d been clipped by a car as his neck seemed to be broken.
The kids are in a state and I too had a good cry.
The oldest boy is being very philosphical - he had a happy life. The dog has been a great companion to the kids.
Sad thing is, keep thinking this is just the dog- what happens if it’s me(silly but you know what I mean).
Anyway, just thought I’d share todays woe. If any of you are dog lovers I’m sure you understand.
Muddy - commiserations to you all. It will not be you - remember to look both ways before you cross the road as my lovely Father used to say to me long after I was married with children. XX
My cat Susie has been one of my best friends this past year - every time I had to nap or was ill, she lay down and cuddled up to me. She never even used to sit on my lap before. She’s quite elderly and I would be distraught if anything happened to her, so know how you are feeling.
Susie was under the weather earlier in the year, vet said it was stress and he thought she was picking up on my illness.
Oh Muddy
I’m so sorry. I can really understand how horrible this must be for you and your family.
What a time…
All the best to you and your family.
Jo
xx
Hi all
I feel really silly - I know on this site there is so much illness. Folks have lost loved ones and all I really have lost is a dog. But I really appreciate your words of comfort. I know he was a dog - life goes on but for today, for the kids it has been hard.
I will keep it in perspective. He wasn’t my dad (I lost him this time last year), or my mum (who has lupus and given us a few scares including ruptured bowel) but he was a great little thing that I could cry with and no one had to know except me and his ears wet from my tears when I was first diagnosed.
So sorry to hear about your dog - must be tough for the kids too and of course natural for your mind to wonder and think what if it was you - not silly at all - just being a good mum!!
How gutting. We have a JR as well and a while back I was talking to my daughter, who is 9, about all the things that will get us through this nasty year - I gave her my list and then she had a think and apart from me and OH, the dog was next highest on her list! Made us realise just how careful we have to be to keep this little mutt healthy and happy. If anything happened to him we’d be in the suds emotionally!
Hope you all have happy memories and the pain isn’t too sharp!
O Muddy I am so sorry to hear about your little dog I have a little Jack Russell as well he is 4 and his name is Ben and we love him so much. I would be gutted if anything happened to him. I know what you mean about him being there for you when you had your bad days. Ben would always come up stairs with me when I had my bad days. I would cry to him and he would lick the tears away it was as if he was saying to me hey you arent going anywhere. I do hope the kids are feeling a bit better soon.I will be thinking of you Love Linda xxxx
I was really touched when you explained how your dog had been there for you when you were diagnosed. I am not a pet hater, just don’t want one myself. But it was good to hear how much comfort you had from him in your time of need, and thats good enough for me.
So sorry to hear about your beloved dog. I don’t have one myself - we have a cat, but I can relate to your feelings about them being part of the family.
Hi Muddy
Sorry to hear that your dog has died
My dog is now 15 she’s a mixture of a jack russell and poodle. She has been such a comfort to me since i was diagnosed so will be devastated if anything happens to her
Jools
Folks
Thank you all for your lovely comments and support. I know non doggy folks out there will think get a grip and I appreciate that in the scheme of life my dog is only that - but I thank you all for taking the time to reply to my thread. I am feeling ok today.
Bit of a twinge in my back so of course worried that it could be sinister - naively I imagine that whilst I’m on chemo I’m immune from spread. I’ll mention to my onc next Tues when up for planning chemo 6.
So sorry to hear about your dog, I have three dogs and no family so they are everything to me, I would be distraught if anything happened to any of them, it was bad enough when my neighbours cat was killed a few weeks ago.
All the best with your treatment.
I had a jack russell cross and she had to be put to sleep a couple of years ago. Something as sudden as this must be really horrible, thinking of you all.
We all understand so well. I have two cats, one nearly 19, and I will be devastated when he goes. That was a rotten way to lose your dog, and though there isn’t a good time, this was a very bad one. Just keep hold of the good memories, and remember he was a part of the family too.