Heart is broken re: my dog Kona

These things are never easy, especially as the years roll by with your faithful sidekick. My condolences for the loss of your friend. :(
 
I'm very sorry to hear about Kona, Shann. I know it does not seem like it right now but the days will eventually get brighter. What you are feeling is very normal, grieving is the first step in the healing process, as difficult as it is right now.

Thank you for giving her such a wonderful life and for being such a faithful companion for her, too. You made her life.
 
i had a english bullterrier for 9 years and had to put her down skin cancer got to deep ,that was10 years ago and i still feel the loss ,so mate i know what yout feeling ,go out and get yourself another puppy it will take allot of your grieving away
 
RainbowBridge.com

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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Thank you for all your kind words. I am able to think about her without crying now, so I am making progress! It is still hard.

I am so grateful to this community which has become an important part of my life over the past decade.
 
So sorry for your loss. There is just no replacement for a good dog. Did they ever find the exact cause? You said she had Lyme disease, was that it? I only ask because the symptoms sound very similar to what I experienced with one of our Mini Dachshunds and a Hartz flea collar. Put her to bed one night and she was fine, next morning she was on death's door. She lost the ability to stand, eat, drink and was in physical pain. If I didn't have a good friend whose wife is a vet tech and was familiar with the symptoms we probably would have lost her.
 
Thoughts and prayers from MI. My wife and I will never have kids (she can't due to childhood problems and I never wanted any) so our dog IS our child. I've been down that road before and it is never easy. Never forget that Kona was lucky to have you as well.
 
I've always had Pointers my whole life, they are such a great breed. The only thing that made me feel better was to know others have felt the same, and that you are not alone in grieving the loss of a loved family pet.

My buddy, after loosing his, said he would get a new dog, but it would never replace the old one. The one that he had lost, he said would be in the all time dog hall of fame. It's a good way of looking at it.
 
Sorry for your loss. I went through the same thing this past November with my Lab Hank.
 
Few things are worse in life than losing a cherished member of the family. Any one of us who's been in your position, understands and can empathize with your loss. Sorry and my sincere condolences.
 
I feel for you man. We lost my friend's dog, a truly amazing chocolate lab, to osteosarcoma a few years ago. I was left sucking my thumb in the fetal position after that one as I really, really loved this girl. No signs whatsoever until she started limping a little, we immediately go get her x rayed, they tell us she has bone cancer that has more thank likely already spread to the lungs. They were correct. Watching her slowly die of cancer at age 9 was absolute torture for everyone involved. :(
 
All I can do is shed a tear with you. Very deepest sympathies. :( You have my heart-felt, and I mean that literally, sympathies.
 
I appreciate all the kind words and thoughts. I went on a long planned vacation and it was good to get away and not be among all of the things that remind me of her. But when we got home and there was no little face looking through the window to see me it was hard. Of course, it is a little easier. I don't miss her any less, but the hurt is a little less. I still sing her her song every day when nobody else is around.

I met a really cute little black lab at the shelter where I volunteer and she got me thinking about getting a new dog. I'm not ready yet, but this is the first time that I looked at a dog and "kind of" wanted to take her home.
 
Just saw this and am sorry to hear about the loss of your dog.
Time will help, but these friends are not forgotten. The make their mark on our lives, that isn't easily erased.
 
Aye, me too. Shann I've only known of you for a brief time on the cooking boards, but know of your loss, the pain and outcry of your heart. As the others here have so wonderfully have said, cherish and relish the memory of your beloved Kona. May God Bless Kona up there in heaven Shann.
 
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”
―*Will Rogers
 
Wmitty said:
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”
―*Will Rogers
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"No Dogs In Heaven"

An old man and his dog were walking down a hot, dusty road lined with a beautiful white fence on both sides. As they walked along, the old man and his dog became very thirsty and tired.

Soon, they came to a gate in the fence where, on the other side, they saw a nice grassy, wooded area surrounding a cool clear pool of fresh water. "Just where a thirsty 'huntin' dog and a man would like to rest!" thought the old man. But there was a sign over the gate that read "No Dogs" so they walked on.

Further on, they came upon a man in flowing white robes standing just inside a strong iron gate across a path that led to a beautiful, sunny meadow with a cool clear stream running through it.

"'Scuse me Sir," said the old man, "My dog and I have been on this road all day. Mind if we come in and sit in the shade for awhile?" "Of course!" The man said. "Come on in and rest. You look thirsty and tired." The old man said, "We sure are!" and started through the gate with his dog.

The gatekeeper stopped him. "Sorry, you can come in but your dog can't come with you. "You see, this is Heaven, and dogs aren't allowed here. He has to stay out here on the road." "What kind of Heaven won't allow dogs?" said the old man. "Well, if he can't come in, then I'll stay out here on the road with him. He's been my faithful companion all his life and I won't desert him now."

"Suit yourself," said the gatekeeper, "but I have to warn you, the Devil's on this road and he'll try to sweet talk you into his place. He'll promise you anything, but dogs can't go there either. If you won't leave that dog on the road, you'll spend all Eternity on the road with him. Better if you stay here."

"Well, I'm stayin' with my dog," replied the man and he and the dog walked on. Gradually, the fence became more and more faded and rundown until they finally reached a spot where the boards fell away completely leaving a gap. Another man dressed in old, ragged clothes sat just inside the broken fence under a shady tree.

"'Scuse me Sir," said the old man, "My dog and I have been on this road all day. Mind if we come in and sit in the shade for awhile?" "Of course!" The man said. "Come on in and rest. There's some cold water here under the tree. Make yourself comfortable."

The old man paused, "but what about my dog? Can he can come in, too? The man up the road said dogs weren't allowed here, and they had to stay on the road." The other man answered, "Well, you look pretty tired and thirsty. Would you come in here and rest if you had to leave that dog?"

"No sir!" the old man replied, "A glass of cold water and some shade would be mighty fine right about now but I won't come in if my buddy here can't come too. I didn't go to Heaven because my dog couldn't come with me, so I sure as how ain't about to go to Hell without him neither."

The man smiled and said, "Welcome to Heaven, and bring your dog!" The old man exclaimed, "You mean this is Heaven? And my dog can come with me? Then why did that fellow down the road say they weren't allowed in Heaven?" The man replied, "That was the Devil and he gets all the souls who are willing to give up a life-long companion for small comfort because they think it will make their lives a little easier."

The man continued, "They soon find out their mistake, but, then it's too late. The dogs come here, the fickle people stay there. God wouldn't allow dogs to be banned from Heaven. After all, He created them to be man's companions in life, why would he separate them in death?"
 
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