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Feb 14th, 2008
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have lost several beloved pets during my life, but this story is actually not about my pet, but my neighbor's. My next-door neighbor is a single 36-year old woman. She is pretty, and sweet, but for some reason she never settled down with anyone--not for lack of interest on her part, but I suppose sometimes you just don't find the right person, and before you know it time has slipped away.
Anyway, my neighbor was happy with her life, even though she wanted a guy to share it with, because she already had her perfect companion: a cute little Sheltie named Carlie. Carlie was the sweetest dog ever! By the time I met her, she was already pretty old. My neighbor did everything to keep her in the best of health: fed her well, researched remedies for Carlie's skin condition, treated her like a Queen, everything. I used to call Carlie "Princess," because she was so proper, and so regal. When you pet her, she would turn her back to you so that you would scratch her butt. She was very sweet, and absolutely charming.
A few weeks ago, my neighbor took Carlie in for a routine checkup. The doctors noticed that something was wrong...a few tests later, and they told my neighbor that Carlie had bladder cancer. My neighbor did everything to help Carlie: medicine, she wanted to do surgery, she was wonderful. Unfortunately it was too late...a few days ago my mum went in to check on Carlie, and she was dead.
My neighbor is devastated. Her companion is gone, and I think she feels like she has nothing left. The rest of us are heartbroken. I keep having dreams where Carlie is still alive, and full of energy! She prances over with her tongue hanging out, wanting me to play with her, wanting me to scratch her butt and call her Princess one last time.
We all miss you, Carlie. I only hope your mommy will find a way to be ok without you. :{
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  | Posted Jul 14th, 2008 at 12:07AM I lost 2 of my beloved dogs 2 years ago where they were so bad I had to put them to sleep. I held them as they drew their last breath. Then 3 months later, their companion cat that they had grown up with was attacked viciously and killed. I had all three, sixteen years. They were my best friends, my companion, my consolers. My heart was and still is broken. I still cry, after 2 yrs. I have lost other animals but these guys were the first animals I had after my divorce. I pleaged to them that they would have the best life I could give them. I did, They were treated like my kids, and they thought they were people too. they did the same turn around and scratch my butt thingy, too. +2 nods   |
 | Posted Jul 24th, 2008 at 9:37AM I have lost my dog too about 3 years ago, it was like a baby for me and she was so cute, I am still so sad about this lost. +4 nods |
 | Posted Aug 6th, 2008 at 12:44PM thats so sad poor dog but at leat u know she is in a better palce she isout of her pain im so srry 4 her bless her amen. +4 nods |
| Posted Aug 15th, 2008 at 3:20PM that story is so sweet and heart breaking.i know the feeling of losing a pet myself. +2 nods |
 | Posted Aug 22nd, 2008 at 9:07PM I had two dogs, they were both brother and sister. But one day i dont know why one of them couldnt move i was so heart broken when i had to take him to the vet and the vet said he haid to be put to sleep, i cried all day :(. But after my other dogs brother died she started to not be able to move either i was so sad because i knew she had to be put to sleep, i was and still heart broken after about 2 years. I treated them like royalty and they had the best life i could give them. But these pets i grew up with and my father still cant get another dog because he still misses them. They also did the butt scratchy thing :( +2 nods |
 | Posted Dec 18th, 2008 at 1:21PM I know how your neighbor feels about losing her little princess:( A year and a half ago I lost my two boys to heart failure. buy the time we found out it was past to late...We had to put them to sleep the same day we found out because they had a build up of fluids in their lungs... (I've posted that story if you want to see it. It's called When will I stop missing them?) I still don't go a day without thinking about them. Today I thought I saw my boys looking through my bedroom window and I looked again they were gone and I just started crying. I still can't get over them and I think they're trying to tell me to let go so they can be free as well. We grieve for them because we love and miss them but we need to let them go eventually. +3 nods |
| Posted Jun 7th, 2009 at 3:01AM Hugs to Carlie's family. I hope the woman considers getting another dog. I lost one, and felt no one could replace him. I wouldn't have, except an older dog came to my attention. She needed a home when her human died. I took her in. She never replaced my other dog, but she got me over feeling so alolne. +2 nods |
| Posted Aug 22nd, 2009 at 8:06PM ah u poor luv, i lost my sammy after sixteen years of makin me laugh, he's now in a little box so he can keep an eye on sammy 2 who 4 some reason is as daft as a brush 2. Go to the pound love cause there r so many animals just waitin for an owner like u x +2 nods |
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