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| Re: Puppy [message #4525 is a reply to message #4511 ] |
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| Katherine wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 22:21 |
Combined with mild panic at the thought of losing my cats. I seriously wish I could claim bereavement time at work in the unthinkable event that one dies...
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I did take bereavement time when I lost my first pony. I was given her when I was ten years old, and kept her for over 20 years, riding her until 3 days before she died. She was pretty much my best friend by then - and I mean that in the best way.
I was working in a ward of depressed people and there was no way I could have been professional at that time, so I just told people at work that a very close long term friend had died, and took a week off... and I still miss her sooo much.
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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| Re: Puppy [message #4536 is a reply to message #4525 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 18:02 |
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| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 17:43 |
I did take bereavement time when I lost my first pony. I was given her when I was ten years old, and kept her for over 20 years, riding her until 3 days before she died. She was pretty much my best friend by then - and I mean that in the best way.
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I was overseas when my mare died and I nearly lost it. I was a mess. I would burst into tears just thinking about her. It will be 8 years in about 2 weeks .... I still tear up if I think about how special she was.
(I guess animals don't worry so much .... a wombat is determined to dig his holes into her grave. grrrr)
I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder
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| Re: Puppy [message #4558 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:21 |
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Yes. I love my Mesquite, he's wonderful, but my dear Sadie--I will never stop missing her.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4559 is a reply to message #4536 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:23 |
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| b_twin_1 wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 23:02 |
| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 17:43 |
I did take bereavement time when I lost my first pony.
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I was overseas when my mare died and I nearly lost it. I was a mess. I would burst into tears just thinking about her. It will be 8 years in about 2 weeks .... I still tear up if I think about how special she was.
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It will be the anniversary of my pony's death in about 4 weeks. It's been a few years now, but I still can't think of losing her without tears, and that week is always hard. Hugs all round (thanks ajlr), and remember the good times - sniffly smile.
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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| Re: Puppy [message #4560 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:26 |
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I want to bite those puppies...
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4562 is a reply to message #4559 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:26 |
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| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:23 |
| b_twin_1 wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 23:02 |
| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 17:43 |
I did take bereavement time when I lost my first pony.
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I was overseas when my mare died and I nearly lost it. I was a mess. I would burst into tears just thinking about her. It will be 8 years in about 2 weeks .... I still tear up if I think about how special she was.
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It will be the anniversary of my pony's death in about 4 weeks. It's been a few years now, but I still can't think of losing her without tears, and that week is always hard. Hugs all round (thanks ajlr), and remember the good times - sniffly smile.
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Interesting that their anniversary's are so close together. I'll never change vets - mine had to put my mare down on his birthday. His wife said he cried.... And I can always remember when his birthday is now :/
{Sniffly hug}
I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder
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| Re: Puppy [message #4563 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:27 |
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(((southdowner)))
[Updated on: Mon, 10 November 2008 19:27]
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4569 is a reply to message #4557 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:35 |
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[quote title=southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:18]| Robin wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 22:51 |
They are very cute and enormous time wasters - I've just spent hours looking through photos - these are nice baby photos of:
Dougal
and Sumo
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Oh oh, so cute! Love those little noses! And the splotch over Dougal's eye! Meep!
Smooshes!
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| Re: Puppy [message #4571 is a reply to message #4559 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:40 |
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| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:23 |
| b_twin_1 wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 23:02 |
I was overseas when my mare died and I nearly lost it. I was a mess. I would burst into tears just thinking about her. It will be 8 years in about 2 weeks .... I still tear up if I think about how special she was.
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It will be the anniversary of my pony's death in about 4 weeks. It's been a few years now, but I still can't think of losing her without tears, and that week is always hard. Hugs all round (thanks ajlr), and remember the good times - sniffly smile.
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*hugs across the oceans* It's just about the anniversary of my first horse's death, too. What a rough time of year!
Smooshes!
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| Re: Puppy [message #4572 is a reply to message #4571 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:41 |
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| jmeadows wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:40 |
| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:23 |
| b_twin_1 wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 23:02 |
I was overseas when my mare died and I nearly lost it. I was a mess. I would burst into tears just thinking about her. It will be 8 years in about 2 weeks .... I still tear up if I think about how special she was.
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It will be the anniversary of my pony's death in about 4 weeks. It's been a few years now, but I still can't think of losing her without tears, and that week is always hard. Hugs all round (thanks ajlr), and remember the good times - sniffly smile.
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*hugs across the oceans* It's just about the anniversary of my first horse's death, too. What a rough time of year!
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Heck! Maybe we need a Sniffle Party where we bring out the old pics and a huge box of tissues.
I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder
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| Re: Puppy [message #4575 is a reply to message #4572 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:46 |
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| b_twin_1 wrote on Tue, 11 November 2008 00:41 |
| jmeadows wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:40 |
| southdowner wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 19:23 |
| b_twin_1 wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 23:02 |
I was overseas when my mare died and I nearly lost it. I was a mess. I would burst into tears just thinking about her. It will be 8 years in about 2 weeks .... I still tear up if I think about how special she was.
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It will be the anniversary of my pony's death in about 4 weeks. It's been a few years now, but I still can't think of losing her without tears, and that week is always hard. Hugs all round (thanks ajlr), and remember the good times - sniffly smile.
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*hugs across the oceans* It's just about the anniversary of my first horse's death, too. What a rough time of year!
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Heck! Maybe we need a Sniffle Party where we bring out the old pics and a huge box of tissues.
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Right, let's get organised - who's bringing the "man"size box of tissues? Wellies everyone? It's going to be kinda damp round here. And definitely some mud cake please b_twin_1 - lets enjoy a good wallow in nostalgia and memories... I'll bring some Green & Blacks ice cream, anyone?
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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| Re: Puppy [message #4577 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 19:50 |
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Count me in.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4585 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 20:01 |
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i had a papillion dog when i was 1o.she was my best friend and i still miss her a lot.my best friend just lost her horse, she was 36 years old and she would babysit fawns for the does.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: Puppy [message #4588 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 20:06 |
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I don't think we ever stop missing them. It amazes me, though, how we go on to love other animals knowing we will have to say goodbye to them as well.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4621 is a reply to message #4589 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 21:04 |
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| Black Bear wrote on Tue, 11 November 2008 01:07 |
When Orange Cat first showed up on my doorstep, one of the reasons I talked myself into taking him in was--and this seems awful to say--my other two are nearly the same in age, and getting up in years. I don't ever want to have a no-cat house again. I wanted a younger cat, not only to shake things up a bit for the older ones, but so I would have someone's fur to bawl into when the inevitable happens with Big Cat and Mean Cat.
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Oh yes! I got my second pony when my first was 24, because I knew I would be so devastated when I lost my pony that I would never get another because she was so irreplaceable, and because I can't bond with a new pet until I heal somewhat from losing the previous pet...
and some people think that having more than one pet makes you love them all less - no! it just means there is fur to bawl into when the time comes...
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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| Re: Puppy [message #4629 is a reply to message #4589 ] |
Mon, 10 November 2008 21:37 |
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| Black Bear wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 17:07 |
When Orange Cat first showed up on my doorstep, one of the reasons I talked myself into taking him in was--and this seems awful to say--my other two are nearly the same in age, and getting up in years. I don't ever want to have a no-cat house again. I wanted a younger cat, not only to shake things up a bit for the older ones, but so I would have someone's fur to bawl into when the inevitable happens with Big Cat and Mean Cat. That's still a ways off, knock wood... but I think about it.
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I didn't think about it at the time Quinn showed up on my front porch, but now that I've had him a few years and my other two cats are both past the decade mark, I do think about it. I feel bad for him being so much younger than them, and so much more energetic and playful, but I'm glad he'll be with me for a long time. I'll need it.
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| Re: Puppy [message #4646 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Tue, 11 November 2008 00:35 |
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Yeah, it's something I think about, too. Our lady dog, Jasmine, died February of last year. I skipped classes that day and the next. She was 15... Bubba is 12 and he's an old-man-dog now, it seems like he has aged so much since Jazz died... We got them from the same family who were moving to an apartment and couldn't take their dogs with them, they had each other before we had them.
Toby is nearly 6, and I don't know what he's gonna do as the only dog in the house(whenever that happens), he's always had somedog to play with and run with and chew on the ears of...
"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4650 is a reply to message #4646 ] |
Tue, 11 November 2008 02:10 |
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Ok Southdowner, I wasn't going to say anything, but I think this is the fifth or sixth time I've come back to this page today JUST to look at the pictures of the puppies you put up. THEY ARE ADORABLE!!!!! (and because I'm a dog novice [we only had cats growing up because my mom said it was mean to have dogs in the city], what kind of dog are they?) so cute.........!!! (going back to ogle again......)
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| Re: Puppy [message #4662 is a reply to message #4516 ] |
Tue, 11 November 2008 05:23 |
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| Robin wrote on Mon, 10 November 2008 22:28 |
YOu force yourself to FORGET what puppyhood is like.  I totally know what you're talking about but having *survived* puppyhood is the bond--you don't have to do anything else! (Well, food, water, shelter, training . . . but all of that pales in comparison to PUPPYHOOD.)
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Having a new puppy is like having a new baby - thankfully, though, the "must-be-aware-of-what-she's-doing-every-second" phase only lasts about six months, compared with about five years in humans!
Wish I could have a dog of my own, but I can't, so I have to be content with my parents' and siblings' dogs.
Mrs Redboots
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| Re: Puppy [message #4676 is a reply to message #4558 ] |
Tue, 11 November 2008 08:08 |
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I lost a beloved dog, Midge, who was a cockapoo, to cancer years ago and I still think of her often. I also lost a cat, Merlin, to FIV and he will always be in my heart...they both will. I had to put them both to sleep..it was time..and I sobbed as I held them as they died.
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"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4716 is a reply to message #4308 ] |
Tue, 11 November 2008 17:30 |
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Hey sis--sorry. I know you still miss Merlin (and always will). My thoughts are with you.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: Puppy [message #4736 is a reply to message #4650 ] |
Tue, 11 November 2008 18:26 |
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| Akai wrote on Tue, 11 November 2008 07:10 |
Ok Southdowner, I wasn't going to say anything, but I think this is the fifth or sixth time I've come back to this page today JUST to look at the pictures of the puppies you put up. THEY ARE ADORABLE!!!!! (and because I'm a dog novice [we only had cats growing up because my mom said it was mean to have dogs in the city], what kind of dog are they?) so cute.........!!! (going back to ogle again......)
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They are miniature bull terrorists - umm I mean terriers ;p Hazel is the big fat version - I think I put a picture of her on the pets thread... (don't encourage me, I have oodles of pics!)
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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