Archie - final day today
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Hi all
I don't know why I'm writing this for strangers to read but i know after many years that PH has many decent people. I guess I'm looking for kind words i dunno.
We took Archie on as a 2year old rescue dog - I've loved him from the moment he walked through the door. He was with me when i went through a very dark point in my life a few years ago which led to a suicide attempt.
He was with me everyday during my recovery and really made life worth living for me. I dont know why i tried to end it all - I have a good life. He always loved me and never judged - made me laugh everyday.
Over the past few years he has had x2 rear ACL operations one each year for two years, he's went blind and had a collapsed windpipe but he never let anything get to him - loved life.
But recently hes not been himself - started coughing a lot - que expensive x-rays and this weeks scans - he has a large tumor on his left lung and nodules on his right lung.
Today we take him to the vets for the last time - he's not himself and he is ready to leave us. Today I'll drive him to his favourite place for a final walk in the woods together and then home for a steak dinner. Before saying goodbye in the afternoon.
I'm absolutely gutted - writing this throught tears. PLease excuse bad grammar. We love you son much wee man.
I don't know why I'm writing this for strangers to read but i know after many years that PH has many decent people. I guess I'm looking for kind words i dunno.
We took Archie on as a 2year old rescue dog - I've loved him from the moment he walked through the door. He was with me when i went through a very dark point in my life a few years ago which led to a suicide attempt.
He was with me everyday during my recovery and really made life worth living for me. I dont know why i tried to end it all - I have a good life. He always loved me and never judged - made me laugh everyday.
Over the past few years he has had x2 rear ACL operations one each year for two years, he's went blind and had a collapsed windpipe but he never let anything get to him - loved life.
But recently hes not been himself - started coughing a lot - que expensive x-rays and this weeks scans - he has a large tumor on his left lung and nodules on his right lung.
Today we take him to the vets for the last time - he's not himself and he is ready to leave us. Today I'll drive him to his favourite place for a final walk in the woods together and then home for a steak dinner. Before saying goodbye in the afternoon.
I'm absolutely gutted - writing this throught tears. PLease excuse bad grammar. We love you son much wee man.
Sorry to hear. He’s a good looking boy.
It’s hard to let go of a wonderful dog, easy to forget that they have such a short time in relation to us. You will always have the memories of him and the way he helped you through your darkest times and hopefully the fact that you saved him from his darkest times and gave him such a great life will console you. Now you have the duty and honour to help him again by helping with his pain.
I hope it goes as well as it can today.
It’s hard to let go of a wonderful dog, easy to forget that they have such a short time in relation to us. You will always have the memories of him and the way he helped you through your darkest times and hopefully the fact that you saved him from his darkest times and gave him such a great life will console you. Now you have the duty and honour to help him again by helping with his pain.
I hope it goes as well as it can today.
Sorry to hear this, but you are absolutely doing the right thing for Archie.
Sounds like you’ve given him a great life and now you are helping him all the way to the end, with kindness.
Did the same with our dog a year ago after 13 years with her. Still think about her every day, but am comforted that she had a good life and we didn’t let her suffer when her time came.
Sounds like you’ve given him a great life and now you are helping him all the way to the end, with kindness.
Did the same with our dog a year ago after 13 years with her. Still think about her every day, but am comforted that she had a good life and we didn’t let her suffer when her time came.
I feel for you, we went through the same thing with our old boy ozzy around 5 weeks ago, one of the worst days I can remember.
But, we have to be strong and remind ourselves of what these dogs give us, we are their everything and in return they give us the kind of love that cannot be put into words, it cannot be described.
You have a hard time ahead, no getting away from that, but he has given you the best of him, give him the best of you, stay strong, cry, laugh and remember just how much you needed each other.
I still have my morning brew on his sofa with our oz and he's been gone over a month, but it's what we did for 13 years, it brings me comfort.
Bloody dogs!
Thinking of you.
But, we have to be strong and remind ourselves of what these dogs give us, we are their everything and in return they give us the kind of love that cannot be put into words, it cannot be described.
You have a hard time ahead, no getting away from that, but he has given you the best of him, give him the best of you, stay strong, cry, laugh and remember just how much you needed each other.
I still have my morning brew on his sofa with our oz and he's been gone over a month, but it's what we did for 13 years, it brings me comfort.
Bloody dogs!
Thinking of you.
Really tough read that OP, and it rings so true with when I lost my Archie a couple of months ago. Your boy looks a fabulous chap, I wish you both well and would encourage you to keep posting if you think it will help, especially on the 'photos of your dogs' thread. We've all been through it and we're all here to listen to what you might want to say and to enjoy any pics you might want to post up.
In my own personal experience nothing has pulled on my heart strings like my 4 legged friends. It would be nice given they can't talk if they could all just drift off painlessly in their sleep of old age but they seldom do. My last dog was just really old became incontinent, struggled with mobility so really tore myself up if the time was right or not.
I hope you can find comfort that you've given your boy a good life, and making this decesion is an act of kindness, no matter how difficult it is.
I hope you can find comfort that you've given your boy a good life, and making this decesion is an act of kindness, no matter how difficult it is.
Sorry for your loss,
Having let Bill go just a couple of days earlier I understand why you want to share the memory of Archie's life. I couldn't have been any more proud of Bill as the dog he was and the pleasure and companionship he gave. For me I just wanted to share for one last time my best mate because I knew how wonderful they were and felt that everyone else had the right to know.
Archie looked like the best character and hopefully he is somewhere giving Bill the run around!
Best thoughts are with you
Having let Bill go just a couple of days earlier I understand why you want to share the memory of Archie's life. I couldn't have been any more proud of Bill as the dog he was and the pleasure and companionship he gave. For me I just wanted to share for one last time my best mate because I knew how wonderful they were and felt that everyone else had the right to know.
Archie looked like the best character and hopefully he is somewhere giving Bill the run around!
Best thoughts are with you
0Ohhh God what great replies......... i'm off again.
I'll miss him every single day of my life - I don't think i cried this much when I lost my father last year ffs. I've had many dogs over the years (mainly retrievers) but Archie was a special one. I guess rescue's are. We nearly gave him back after a 2 week trial period.....as all rescues do he had issues and i thought he might be too much for us.......the rescue place asked us to try another 2 weeks.....i think both parties knew he would never go back then lol.
Think it took him a year to come out his shell....what a boy he became. Confident, gorgeous, loving and very playful.
This does help typing this.....I dunno why....I always have had awful grammar but at 48 I don't care, My birthday very soon - the only time I really take for myself - not into xmas or new year but i always celebrate my birthday and joke with colleagues I celebrate for the entire month. Not this year.......I couldn't care less. Telling you lot all this is weird......I'm meant to hate people - especially in my work where i deal in the aftermath of everything humans do to each other - when i say humans I generally mean men. Yet here I am crying at your replies. Crying typing this - yet i really want to. I want to tell you all about him and the strong bond I had with him........faceless strangers I'm meant only meant to discuss cars with.
Thanks to all for sharing your experience...genuinely thanks for helping a grumpy old s
t who's meant to hate humans (clearly i don't!).
With everything going on in the world right now you have all shown me there's people out there who do care.....
Baz
x
p.s - will i ever sleep again? lol
I'll miss him every single day of my life - I don't think i cried this much when I lost my father last year ffs. I've had many dogs over the years (mainly retrievers) but Archie was a special one. I guess rescue's are. We nearly gave him back after a 2 week trial period.....as all rescues do he had issues and i thought he might be too much for us.......the rescue place asked us to try another 2 weeks.....i think both parties knew he would never go back then lol.
Think it took him a year to come out his shell....what a boy he became. Confident, gorgeous, loving and very playful.
This does help typing this.....I dunno why....I always have had awful grammar but at 48 I don't care, My birthday very soon - the only time I really take for myself - not into xmas or new year but i always celebrate my birthday and joke with colleagues I celebrate for the entire month. Not this year.......I couldn't care less. Telling you lot all this is weird......I'm meant to hate people - especially in my work where i deal in the aftermath of everything humans do to each other - when i say humans I generally mean men. Yet here I am crying at your replies. Crying typing this - yet i really want to. I want to tell you all about him and the strong bond I had with him........faceless strangers I'm meant only meant to discuss cars with.
Thanks to all for sharing your experience...genuinely thanks for helping a grumpy old s
t who's meant to hate humans (clearly i don't!). With everything going on in the world right now you have all shown me there's people out there who do care.....
Baz
x
p.s - will i ever sleep again? lol
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