AkitaSam

Thanks Everyone .. We feel Honored to have loved him and to give him a family. He sure was a big beautiful boy and such a Character also (and he knew it ;) .. ) He loved life, loved to play and was so gentle and compassionate. If he wanted to play and I was tired he would not give up, he would simply disappear into our bedroom and come back with something he was not allowed to have .. my sock, my slipper … even the bed sheet, and just stand in front of me and wag his tail, he made me smile, he made my days complete. He is very loved by his family.

Hi Bonniebank Kim is just the same, seems a little lost. We have talked to the Vet this morning and i will let you know how she is doing in a few days. Knowing Kim, she would settle down with a Puppy or an old doggy, she would get a bit touchy with say my sons BC jumping around. We are looking at a new Akita Pup soon, they were born yesterday ... so fingers crossed. Kim will just mother him boss him around Hi Warley Thanks also, yes he was loved very much, still is. He went every where with us and was a solid part of this family. We miss his more each day, even this morning when i got up i called both names to go 'outside' when Sam didnt come i went looking for him .. then remembered. Its going to be a long road.

Thanks Donniebank. No disrespect taken, I have looked at her in the back of the wagon and said to myself 'she's thinking WOW look at all the space i have now'... I understand what you are saying and feel the same way, they don’t understand what’s happened but they do know something is missing. If we had 3 dogs I'm sure they would find other things to occupy their days and thoughts and simply get on with life. We humans are much weaker. We are worried that she may be sensing something very deep, I guess at this stage we just need to keep reassuring her and if this persists over the weekend take her to her Vet on Monday.

Your replies are all beautiful, thank you so much from all our family. Sam was a real character and we shared a great life and adventure together, we all miss him so very much it hurts. The other Akita with him is his life long partner and friend, she has been with him all her 8 years and after 5 weeks is only now showing real signs of grief and confusion. We are all she has now and are helping her but we are not her Sam. Thank you again Sue, Tony and Family.

She reminds me of our dear collie Jess who also left us at age 16. So sorry for your loss Sam.

Wonderfull! Thanks for sharing it ... it sounds just like Sam also.

Thank you Bonniebank Yes, Sam was a very handsome boy ... and he knew it! When he was a little naughty he would just give you one of his 'I’m handsome looks' and you would just melt on the spot. He never got away with it but always had another 'puppy look' in his arsenal just in case ... he is such a lovable character. It’s still so hard to come to terms with this though, everything brings back such happy memories and there are thousands of them. After 3 years with his Cancer in full remission for him to be taken so quickly by something else was so unfair to him. I fear the tears and sorrow are just the start of this families rollercoaster ride ... we still find it difficult to talk about him without tears flowing.

Thank you collie angle Sam was just amazing … so friendly, so intelligent, such a wuss sometimes but still so dignified. The puppy/doggy stories would be another War and Peace. He was family and cared for us as much as we cared for him, we truly miss him so much.

Dear Sammy, today is the day you left us for another place, 5 weeks this morning and every second has been unbearable. The tears and pain just dont go away, we all love you so much, miss you so much, need you back in our lives. Nine short years my darling boy, suddenly taken from us, your family misses you so very much. Rest easy sweet puppy boy. Love from your family.

For our darling Akita, Sammy, the most incredible dog we have ever known .. so loved and now so missed. He suddenly died 5 weeks ago, tomorrow, age 9 yrs. We miss his big brown head ... and everything else about him ... we miss him so much. We have created this Photo Montage, with a lot of tears, so we can share his life with you .. you can see him here .. with his life long Akita partner Kim. http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=aa107...medium=text_url Thank you.