never got to say good bye..

...My first time on here.. i started looking for pet forums becuz today my family and i had to put our beloved baby to sleep. He was a Doberman Pinscher, AMIGO, and he was about 8 yrs old (in human time). I don't live at home anymore, so i wasn't there to see him go. But my mother kept in contact with me and let me know through time how we was doing - from the moment he got sick till now. I left my home in May of this year and it wasn't till that week when i left was when he got sick. I never was able to go back home since then and when i was told that the vet was saying that he was in "bad shape" i couldn't take it. Everyone knows that I was the one that was crazy about him. Just leaving my home was hard enough saying goodbye to him.. now knowing that i would never see him greet me at the gate ever again if i come back home puts needles in my heart. He was like a baby brother or a son.. he was definitely my best friend. I took care of him, i bathed him, i fed him, i changed his water when needed, i played with him, i talked to him, i took naps with him, i laughed with and at him, i fought with him, i studied my schoolwork by him, i ate with him, i gave him his blanket and told him that i loved him every night... i had nothing but LOVE for him.. and as with any dog, he was always loyal to me and his love in return was truly unconditional. Even when i scolded him or lost my patience with him and then walked away from him or restricted him from his treats or ignored him, he was ALWAYS still there for me and always greeting me at the gate when i come home or seeing me off when i go somewhere. He always saw me off when I would leave the house - walking with me to the gate and then just standing or sitting there until the car pull out of the driveway. It was weird becuz that morning i left, he barked like crazy, instead. Spinning around in circles, his hair on his back standing up, and everything. My favorite was when he would ALWAYS be on time reminding me when it was time to have his dinner - 5:00 SHARP. If he hadn't eaten around that time, he would find me wherever i was in the house and look at me through the windows from outside and just stare at me. He had a lot of cute tricks. He was extremely smart and uncanningly responsive whenever someone spoke to him. I can't believe i couldn't tell him myself how much i love him and i'll miss him and i never wanted to leave him. This is too hard... i miss him soooooooooo much...

I am sooooo sorry that your first post is in the Pet Memorial Forum.



My first post was too!!!! :(


You have chosen a wonderful circle of cyberspace friends on "Pet Talk".

I welcome you as I Extend My Heart Felt Sympathy.

Rest in Peace, Amigo

Oh, dear, Amigo sounds like a great dog. He is surely watching you from the Rainbow Bridge, where one day you will meet again.

Welcome to Pet Talk, sending you comforting hugs, even though we've just met.

thank u for the condolences.. like i said, AMIGO was and is my best friend, he was and is my baby. I've had to go thru this with another dog, too, before AMIGO. Each time harder or just as hard than the first. Unlike my first dog, he was different as far as character was concerned. I guess every pet is different and i'm surely going to miss the things i love about him just as i missed the things i loved about my other dog.
The first time we had to go thru it, my family definitly wanted another dog right away, i guess so we could love another dog and make happy memories with another dog as much as we did the first time. However, this time, i don't know about my family, but as for me, I don't know if i'd want another pet for a looooooong time.
Thanks for the love and support here. I think that this thing is great for people who are fortunate enough to have or have had the opportunity to be blessed as we are.
Love and aloha,
iloveamigo