Please say a prayer for Buddy

[AmericanGurlMLB]

Buddy is in my prays dont worry and please pray for my neighbors dog to come home soon and safe!!

[lizbud]

Thanks for all the prayers and for trying to help me
cope with the loss of my dearest Pal Buddy. It helps to
know that I am among friends who truly understand.
I have friends and even family members who try to be
kind, but really don't have an inkling how much a person
can miss & grieve for an animal companion. I feel like I can
tell you guys that I've still not gathered up Bud's toys or
put his food dishes away. His towel/sling still sits on the
dining room chair. I hope this is not denial b/c I know he's
not coming back and I must move on. There are so many
deserving dogs out there just waiting for someone to give
them a chance. I tell myself that Buddy was once one of
those "waiting" pups before I found him at the Humane
Society. I can't replace the wonderful, loyal, funny, lovable
character that Buddy was, but I sure hope I find another
one to grow to love as much as I did him. Liz.

[sammi]

Liz, You sure have had much to deal with. When I lost my Sam 2 1/2 years ago I didn't put her things away for awhile. In fact I still I have her pink sweatshirt she slept with. The pain does get better in time. I read a couple of books on pet loss and it really helped me understand better. I hope things cont. to get better for you.

[Stenograsaurus]

Liz, I just wanted to let you know that I think of you often. You know, it's been a year and a half since I lost my dog of a lifetime, Kilo. I have his collar hanging on my bedroom wall by my bed. Every night before I go to bed and every day when I wake up, I look at it and think of him. It's hard letting go.

[anna_66]

Liz,
I feel I have to say something, but don't know exactly what. I grieve for our Keisha still and it's been over a year now. It just seems like she should be here, like it's not real that she's gone, even after all this time. I know I have 3 dogs that I love and love me, but it's not the same. I can say I feel your pain, but I'm sure I don't know exactly how you feel, each of us feel different. But if it's anything like I felt when Keisha died, you feel your world has caved in and nothing will ever be the same again.
There will be something to help fill that void you have in you, we don't know when it will come, or what form it will come in, but it will, I just know it.
Take care of yourself and try to remember the good times you had together, hold onto them.

Sincerley, Anna

[Rachel]

Dear Liz, I think of you daily and keep you in my prayers at night. Please know that we have not forgotten you and hope that the dark cloud will soon be lifted. You have a whole crew of little furkats that still need you to be their companion and guardian. There will never be another Buddy, but one day there might be another dogger who will love you and need you in his own unique way, and that feeling that you can never love again will be gone, I guarantee. Until you are ready to open up your heart to a dog again, take comfort in the cats with whom you share your life. They need you too.

[tatsxxx11]

Dear Liz. Rachel and Sammi and Steno and Anna have echoed my sentiments so beautifully. There isn't a day, or a night, that goes by that I don't think of you, Buddy and the deep, deep sense of loss you are feeling. I know you don't want to hear this, nor do I want to burden you with any more distress. But, just the thought of your sweet, beloved Buddy brings tears to my eyes. But, that is as it should be, for being a doggie Mom myself, I really, really, really do feel your pain and your loss is mine as well. It will be 4 years on Sept. 5th (my Star's birthday in fact) that my most beloved of all doggers, Jingles, left this earthly life. And while I love Star and Cody with all of my heart, there will always be one scared corner of my heart and soul in which Jing lives exclusively and eternally. I know exactly of what you speak when you say that friends and family "just don't understand" how a human could feel such love and devotion for a a dog, nor understand the pain we feel at his/her passing. They become impatient after those first few days of crying, at our continuing sadness and grieving. Incredibly, I learned that this feeling of impatience in friends and family following the death of a loved one is not held exclusively for animals. When my mother died, people were very sympathetic and consoling....for a while. But when I was feeling my lowest, when I needed their support the most, after the hulabaloo of the wake and funeral and a short period of "respectable" mourning had passed, when the reality of it all was JUST sinking in, their words to me were...."It's time to move on." My sadness and need to talk made them uncomfortable and left them feeling burdened. Still, I found great solace in a select few, namely those who had true empathy, those who had experienced the same loss that I had experienced. While others sincerely felt badly for me, I realized that it is not until you yourself have gone through such a devastating loss that one can truly say "I know how you feel." That is where we come in. The stalwarts of Pet Talk are animal lovers to the core; people who have an EXTRAordinary sense of connection to their fur children. And we do, we really do know the emptiness you are feeling, the deep emotional void you find yourself in right now. We are here for you to share your feelings, no matter how incomprehensible, how "crazy" they may seem to others. You lost your best friend. There isn't too much greater a sense of loss than that. I know you as a very loving and compassionate person. And in time, you will, I know, be able to open yourself up to another doggie, so needy of your special love. Until then, please remember we care so deeply for you Liz and we are here for you, always. Love, Sandra

[jackiesdaisy1935]

They have all said what we all feel. I don't believe our own family knows the love and committment that we have for our own fur babies. I think sometimes we are known as eccentric, but who cares, we here at PetTalk understand the love, friendship, companionship, and dedication that we have to them and they to us. It is a special bond that many people cannot understand, you have to be a special person that loves animals in a special way. I think of you every day Liz and Buddy too.
Jackie

[Sudilar]

Liz, it has all been said. I've been where you are now. For myself, I found that the only way I could heal was to save a life. My daughter and I frequented the area shelters til we found Killian. For me, only then did the healing start to take place. There were others out there who needed me and their time was running out. Buddy will live on in your heart forever. I hope that you can start to heal soon. As always, my prayers are with you.

[zippy-kat]

August 25th will make 10yrs since my Tom-kitty passed. The hurt never completely goes away, but it does lessen. Though I've had other pets, none of them (with the exception of Sophie) have connected with me in the way that Tom did. I have a gentle ghost of a gentle soul purring and roaming the perimeters of my heart...and I wouldn't have it any other way.


Memories hurt
And help --
But heal
And warm.

And in the Lord's time,
You'll find a wiggling tail.
A wet nose.
A needy pup.

And Buddy will look down from the Bridge, smiling.
He knows first paw... that this lil' pup has "the bestest" home on earth.



Many prayers your way,
Tonya

[Dixieland Dancer]

Tonya,
Your post made me smile and also brought tears to my eyes. It is the truth that Buddy will smile down knowing his mom's new friend will have the best home available.

Liz,
I pray your heart will always remember the joy and love Buddy gave you and that the pain will diminish soon so you can Love again. You are in my thoughts and prayers often. Please know how much we love you at Pet Talk!

[Cinder & Smoke]

~ Buddy ~



Rest In Peace, Dear Buddy

[Stenograsaurus]

Rainbow Bridge

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[sammi]

Liz, Hope you are doing ok. Please keep in mind we are still here for you.

[Sudilar]

You are still in my daily thoughts. Hope you are doing better.