Hafhafa Hounds Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) How often have I sat here and read DOLer's Bridge stories and let the tears well up? Here I am today, with my own post... Sally Matriarch of our pack, for almost 17 years. Given your wings on 29/7/2011. Missed by k9s Zoom, Tom, Arella, Moss & Meg, and by ppl Sonia & James. Reunited with Bullitt, Blitz, Max & Jess at the Bridge. You have been my dog, my friend, my life for so long. You're gone, but you're still here, forever in my heart. Your spirit is free. You are everywhere. Rest easy now, old girl. Sonia Edited August 4, 2011 by Hafhafa Hounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Sonia I had to put my girl to sleep 2 mnths shy of her 17th birthday. It has taken a lot of getting used to. When you have them for so long they are interwined with every facet of your life. She will live on in your memories and it will get easier to remember she is gone from your house but never your heart. Alyson xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyMilo Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 RIP Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Oh she's beautiful. RIP old girl. So sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySoaringMagpie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Sonia, have only just seen this here in the bridge forum tho' I knew she had passed. Lovely tribute to an old companion. Run free Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I have only just read this. So sorry to hear of your loss Hafhafa. My thoughts are with you. R.I.P. Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Rest in peace lovely Sally, I am sorry for your loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafhafa Hounds Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 It is 4 weeks since I last kissed you good night and snuggled with you under the covers. I try to remember the good times with you and each day it gets a little easier, but some days... I weep for your soft, warm body, just to touch you once more. So this is where we part, my friend, And you'll run on around the bend, Gone from sight but not from mind, New pleasures there you'll surely find. I will go on, I'll find the strength, Life measures quality, not its length. One long embrace before you leave, Share one last look, before I grieve. There are others, that much is true, But they be they and they aren't you. And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought Will remember well all you've taught. Your place I'll hold, you will be missed, The fur I stroked, the nose I kissed. And as you go to your final rest, Take with you this -- I loved you best. (Author unknown). I miss you, Sally. xxx xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It sure is hard isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 so sorry for your loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafhafa Hounds Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Missing you today... no special reason. I got the meat order - maybe that's why. It was always one of your favourite times... Please look out for Bobby the Whippet. He's on his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Reading your post has made me all teary. I know exactly what you mean. My old girl used to do the same. When I did the meat run of a Saturday, she'd be waiting anxiously to see what goodies I'd bring home. She'd smell the boxes and hang around while I cut and bagged the meat. Tonight OH bought some pig ears home from the shops. They were her favourites. All I could think about was Gyps and how she'd be hanging about for her share. It's heartbreaking isn't it? Hugs to you and hoping tommorow is a better day. Edited September 15, 2011 by k9angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafhafa Hounds Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's heartbreaking isn't it? Hugs to you and hoping tommorow is a better day. I thought I was ok... but every now and then I just feel awful and break down completely. Thank you for your kind thoughts. It makes it better to know others (who I don't even know) care just that little bit. Sonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's heartbreaking isn't it? Hugs to you and hoping tommorow is a better day. I thought I was ok... but every now and then I just feel awful and break down completely. Thank you for your kind thoughts. It makes it better to know others (who I don't even know) care just that little bit. Sonia I know the feeling and feel your pain. Some days are better than others. Just when you think you are starting to feel better, you see something or hear something, or even just smell something that reminds you of them and that's it.. the memories come back and the tears flow. Hope today was a better day for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortfurball Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 From Kuga's thread: I only just lost my Sally 2 months ago this coming Friday at nearly 17. It takes a long time for the pain to go then, I guess. Sorry I didn't post in your thread earlier HH, I just popped back to the rainbow bridge for the six month anniversary of Kuga's loss and didn't really feel up to posting much. I try not to come here too often because I always end up in tears. Reading about someone else's pain always freshens mine. Your beautiful poem brought tears. To answer what I quoted above, the searing and all-encompassing pain of the first few weeks over the next few months becomes a dull ache that occasionally flares. Like me, you had your girl so long that she was thoroughly entwined into your memories of all the milestones in your life for the last 16+ years. Kuges saw me through pretty much my entire adulthood til now so I didn't know what it was to 'be' without him. It still seems slightly surreal that he's not here. Your pain will gradually ease but you will never forget your girl and what she meant to you for so long, and yes, by 6 months, I can think of my boy without bursting into tears, so presumably will you be able to think of Sally sometimes with joy, sometimes with sadness but without the dreadful pain of the new loss. You are surrounded here by likeminded people who understand the bond you had and the pain you feel at her loss. We know what it is like to lose a family member with fur. To you and any others reading this Run free little Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafhafa Hounds Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Like me, you had your girl so long that she was thoroughly entwined into your memories of all the milestones in your life for the last 16+ years. Kuges saw me through pretty much my entire adulthood til now so I didn't know what it was to 'be' without him. It still seems slightly surreal that he's not here. Sally isn't the first dog I have lost, but she was my in a way the others aren't. I have found it much more difficult to cope with her death than I imagined. I have known for a while that her time was limited, that she was getting old. She just kept on keeping on, was happy & healthy, ran and played, begged(!) despite some small aches and pains. She was okay right up until 4am on her final day with me, when she slipped away and I knew she wouldn't come back. I am glad I was spared a long illness, or terrible trauma. I am glad it was over quickly. I am glad I was there for her, due to family circumstances (I should have been at work and would have felt terrible if I hadn't been there for her). I have so much to be thankful for... I think I'll go hug a dog now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortfurball Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Sally isn't the first dog I have lost, but she was my in a way the others aren't. Same. You may find the bond with the others grows. I know my bond with Ella has. I think I'll go hug a dog now. ...and THAT is why we have more than one! Nothing smothers tears better than a dog's fur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafhafa Hounds Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 I miss you more than you can imagine... and my FB friends think I'm weird, still posting about a dead dog!! (Thanks DOLers!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogee Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Oh Sonia, just reading this has made me all emotional too May time make your grief ease a little for dear Sally xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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