Our Beloved Angus....A Friend Lost

[dukedogsmom]

Robyn, that was so very sweet. More tears at work. I need to stop looking in here while I'm working.

[Vermontcat]

Anna and Mark, I'm so sorry to hear about Angus.
He lived a long and happy life with you and he was a very special part of Pet Talk.

[ComedyDevil]

Farewell old friend
You dancing Rottie boy
A daily inspiration
A treasure and a joy
Your life was full and happy
For 13 golden years
The memories of which, for now
Are blurring through our tears

Farewell old friend
We know you understand
Why Anna had to let you go
To the Rottie's ‘promised land’
You're happy now and free from pain
The choice was right to make
And so for you we’re willing to
Endure this cold heartbreak

Farewell old friend
It hurts to say goodbye
But Pet Talk will remember you
A laid back, loving guy
We knew someday you’d leave us
Our time with you seems short
But Angus, you’re forever loved
And always in our thoughts.

[Sudilar]

Oh no, not our dear Angus.......

I can't describe the pain that I feel, Anna. The tears are flowing freely and I can hardly see to type. Even though I have never met Angus in person, through you, I knew him in my heart. Now it feels that a piece of my heart is missing. Words mean nothing right now. I know your pain, the emptiness in your soul, the quiet, the longing to pet him just one more time.......his smiling face.
My heart goes out to Mark, too, and especially Huney and Roxey, for they don't know where their beloved friend had gone. Their bond is broken and you just can't explain to them why. How hard that must be!
Know that I am with you in your pain (as are we all here at PT). Let the sharing of the pain help you to start to recover. Know that Angus had the best life ever. He was blessed and so where you. Our pets are never with us long enough, but we still continue to keep them in our lives. Angus will live on in your heart forever.

Hugs,
Sue, Killian and Shiloh

[senorita02]

I have posted on Angus a few days back, but i keep reading what everyone has written and i can't help but cry, he was such a wonderful beautiful boy, i used to look on at Pet Talk before i became a member recently , and i always came back to see more pictures of that adorable fun loving Rottweiler named Angus, i loved him sooo much and i never even met him, all of these poems people have written are so wonderful , Angus is in Doggie Heaven now playing with my lost Princess who passed in 1999.

[senorita02]

Here is a poem i found for those suffering in grief over there lost doggies i found it very comforting...


Lend Me A Pup

I will lend to you for a while, a pup, God said,
For you to love him while he lives and mourn for him when he's dead.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three
But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me.
He'll bring his charms to gladden you and (should his stay be brief)
you'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay since all from earth return
But there are lessons taught below I want this pup to learn.
I've looked the whole world over in search of teachers true
And from the folk that crowd's life's land I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to take my Pup back again.
I fancied that I heard them say "Dear Lord Thy Will be Done,"
For all the joys this Pup will bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness we'll love him while we may
And for the happiness we've known forever grateful stay
But should you call him back much sooner than we've planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
If, by our love, we've managed, your wishes to achieve
In memory of him we loved to help us while we grieve,
When our faithful bundle departs this world of strife,
We'll have yet another pup, and love him all his life.
-author unknown

[Tonya]

I don't even know what to say right now. Angus, you and your sisters were the first PT dogs that I "met" in cyber world. You've always been my favorite. I will miss you sorely. Rest in peace, Angus.

[pipersmom]

I am so, so sorry for the loss of your precious boy. I don't get to spend time pet-talking much, but I felt compelled to write something for you.

It's not quite as eloquent as some of the other poems, but it's from the heart. God Bless your family and Angus.

Hi there Mom & Dad, it's me
Just wanted to let you know
I made it safely to Rainbow Bridge
And I still love you so

Please don't cry and grieve for me
Because it makes me sad
I want to kiss and comfort you
And bring back the smile you had

I am happy and healthy here
I scamper and play and run
I'm helping all the younger pups
And we're having lots of fun

So please don't worry about me now
For I need you to know
You did the best thing for me
You had to let me go

And when you and Dad get here
Call my name and wait
And I'll come running fast and hard
To meet you at the gate

Then we'll never part again
We'll have all the time we need
Cause you see Mom & Dad we'll cross the bridge
And spend eternity
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With sympathy and sadness at your loss,
Cora

RIP Angus Boy-You are beautiful.

[Stenograsaurus]

I am at a loss for words right now. Angus was special to all of us. We will miss him. My prayers are with Anna and Mark and the rest of the family. Rest in Peace, Angus. There will never be another like you.

[anna_66]

Angus, how do I even begin to tell you how much I, your dad and the girls are going to miss you?
We will miss every little thing about you.

How will I remember to take my pills in the morning? You always reminded me because you needed yours
and you knew you were going to be getting a yummy treat every morning.
We will miss you laying in front of our chairs when we went to sit down, we know you just wanted to be close to us.
I'll miss you at night when I go to brush my teeth. You always had to walk by and peek in to make sure I was getting ready for bed, then you would head there yourself.
I'll miss stepping over you in the bedroom...3 steps to the side of the bed. One right before your head and one in between your legs and one by your bottom.
I just can't seem to take up the sheets you laid on.
We'll miss you standing at the door and barking to get in even though we just let you out 2 minutes ago!
That bark that could break your eardrum.. My god how I will miss it.
I miss you when I play with the girls, expecially Roxey. Playing chase in the house is no longer as fun as it used to be. I always thought it would be better if you would stay out of the way, but I was so wrong. That was part of the game, trying to get around you. That's what made it so much fun.
My heart races and my head pounds as I write this but I know you are listening, you loved us so much.
I try to think of my favorite thing you did, but there was not one thing I could single out because everything
you did was special.
I look at all the toys in your basket thinking which one was your favorite, you didn't have a special one,they were all special at different times.
I still fill your bowl, I can't seem to quit. I know Huney liked eating from your bowl so I put a little in there just in case she wants to think of you while she eats.
I have your collar hanging on the beautiful drawing that Amy did and take it down from time to time to smell it
because I can still smell you on it.
I know it's crazy boy, but I have the belly wrap you had on Saturday laying by my side of the bed. I want to be able to see you before I go to bed. Of course I have many pictures of you in the bedroom, it's just not the same. This was touching your skin and your fur, it even has some hair from you left on it.
When we came home from the vets Monday after sending you to the bridge I couldn't bring myself to wash your smell from my hands till I took a shower that night.
I miss you coming over to the computer and laying your head on the desk and drooling just a little, your way of telling me you needed to go out.
I'll miss walking around you and stepping over you when you were in the way and how I would always say "Excuse me Angus".
I'm going to miss taking pictures of that beautiful face of yours. You had such character and such loving eyes. And you almost always seemed to be smiling. You were such a happy dog despite your problems.
I'm glad that I got to take you to the park one last time
Wednesday. I know you had a good time, I could see it
in your eyes and in the pictures I took that day. I never imagined that it would be the last time I would be taking you anywhere.
I will miss the sound you made when you laid down in the other bedroom on the plastic runner and how your feet would hit the closet door.
I'll miss your floppy ears and the way they would smack me if I was standing too close.
I'd just love to give you a big hug around the neck, even though you weren't really one of those dogs who liked to be loved on.
I'm going to miss you rubbing your head on just about anything you could find, a plant, shirt, leg or whatever was close by. You loved your head and ears to be rubbed. I hope I did a good job of rubbing them when you passed to the bridge. It seemed like I did, you seemed much more relaxed than when we first got there.
I'm going to miss those cute little feet of yours and how you would lay there and let me tickle them quite a bit before you would give me the look like "ok mom, you can stop now"
You loved your big red ball so much. It seemed even if you weren't feeling that well you still could play with it. I do hope that the bridge is overflowing with balls for you to play with.
And stuffies too, we can't forget them. I never knew that you loved them so much. All you did before was rip them apart, but after your best friend Keisha passed you seemed to have a new appreciation for them.
I miss not seeing 20 toys laying in the middle of the floor when I vacuum. Some things are easier to do now that you are gone, but also so much harder than before you left us.
Your daddy is having such a hard time accepting your death, I hope you can find the right way to let him know it's ok and you are happy. Tell him he needs to give the girls the love he gave to you because they need it now more than ever. I knew your passing would be hard on him and I just don't know how he is going to get over it.
Please show him a way. He really needs it. See, I have all these wonderful people to talk to here at Pet Talk about you and your daddy doesn't. Of course he could come to PT, but you know that's not him. He needs to find a different way. I know you can help him with that.
I know there are a million more words I want to say, but I will leave it at this right now. Please know sweet boy how much you were loved and always will be. I can't tell you that enough, but I'm sure you already know it.

Love You my little man
your momma Anna XOXOXO

[dukedogsmom]

Anna, you're making it so very hard for me to work! I'm glad you can come here and remember how special Angus is to you. I sure wish Mark felt the same. We could help him so much. It's just going to take some time, is all. I so wish I could have hugged Angus before he had to leave. He was so special to so many of us.

[Samantha Puppy]

What a beautiful eulogy, Anna. You've got me in tears and my husband wondering what I'm blubbering over now! I hope I can handle Samantha's passing as eloquently as you have with Angus' though I'm not sure that's possible.

Know that we all loved Angus and we will all miss hearing about him and seeing his gorgeous pictures.

((hugs))
Jaime and Samantha

[Pam]

Anna I am totally immersed in tears. Thank you for coming here to share your heart. I am so touched by your words and I know that Angus has heard them too. Anna, Angus was so special to so many of us. It has been a hard couple of days for us and I know it is unimaginable grief for your and your hubby. I pray that that with your many friends here at Pet Talk you will be able to heal. I wish I had known these wonderful people who we call Pet Talkers when I lost my dogs in the past. I am so glad to realize that there are so many of you who feel what I (and Anna) feel when a beloved pet passed out of our lives. So many of our acquaintances in everyday life do not. Anna, if there is anything at all that I can do, please just send me a PM. God bless you and your hubby as you go forward without your special boy. Please know that he meant the world to all of us as well. (((Hugs)))

[KYS]

Hugs from me too!!

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[captain]

Oh Anna ................ tears are flowing freely here. You brought him into our hearts even more today (I didn't know that was possible).

Mark,
During this difficult time, please know that we are all here for you too. My husband finds it hard to go onto boards like this too, but please know that we are with you, and would love to help you through this as much as we can.

Love to you both, and the darlin furgirls.