We love you Chloe, RIP........

It's w/a heavy & sad heart I am sad to say Chloe our baby girl has gone to meet her buddies Sammy & Abby at the Rainbow Bridge. She was our Baby Girl, our Fat Butt, our Bed Buddy, our Riding Partner and most of all she was the love of our lives.
About 10yrs ago our son Joe was visiting his buddy Alan down the street & came home & said he found us a Lab & for only $50. Well at 13yrs old you could see the joy in his eyes, so we told him to go get her & let us see her. Well she was so damn cute we just had to have her. Chloe came into this world as "BooBoo" because she had a 6" long stub as a tail. She became Sammy's buddy(our other Lab at the time) quickly. Sam taught he everything, from drinking out of the toilet, to stripping the bark off of tree limbs and showing her the best spots to sleep(our bed). But most of all he let her know she had a GREAT family.
I want to give our son Joe.Jr a huge THANK YOU & to let him know that Chloe was the best present he had ever given us, even though she was really Joe's dog. She was one of the most loving-est dogs we had ever had & if it wasn't for him we would have never had known the joy of her company.
More pics of Chloe


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/DSC00383.jpg

I'm sure she had a happy life and I knows there's a place for dogs in heaven!

Been there - understand.

Regards,
Glenn

P.s. - not too sure about where cats fit in in heaven......

Joe,
Sorry to read about Chloe, but like Glenn said you can tell from that picture she had a good life with your family.

A friend of mine sent me a letter after my old friend, Snowtoes, passed away, entitled "where to bury an old dog?" and the letter meant so much to me in my time of grief.

You bury them in your heart where they are always near and will come to you at any time to renew old memories. The only thing that can fill the emptiness in your heart are the memories and unconditional love they have blessed you with.

My condolences to you and your family at this time of such a loss.

God Bless our four legged friends.

meller

joe i am so sorry to hear this. may you find condolence in the fact that she loved you as much as you loved her.

So sorry to read of Chloes passing,Joe...Just looking at the other pix,I can see you had no use for a shredder...You had a Chloe instead...She looked like a typical Lab..Loved a game,and of course,loved her family,and loved a nap..My thoughts are with you and your family..

Robin..

Ahh, so sorry for your loss.
I lost a 14yr black lab to cancer a few years ago so I too know your pain. :CRY:

"She is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are her life, her love, her leader.
She will be yours, faithful, and true, to the last beat of her heart.
You owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion."

Anonymous

Gemini is a 15 year old German Shepherd, blind, diabetic and lately her hind quarters have been going out on her. She has also begun to have bowel accidents in the house. I have spent the last few days, a little at a time, digging a grave for her in the back. I think that next week some time, she will rest beside Oreo, her predecessor as master of the house.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

sorry for your loss

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Originally Posted by techinspector1

Gemini is a 15 year old German Shephard, blind, diabetic and lately her hind quarters have been going out on her. She has also begun to have bowel accidents in the house. I have spent the last few days, a little at a time, digging a grave for her in the back. I think that next week some time, she will rest beside Oreo, her predecessor as master of the house.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

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Tech...thats not good..I lost my shepherd a little before his 12th birthday,,it was painful..We have a friend,who has moved back west to Bakersfield,fromTennessee,and his German Shepherd was just about 17,when she passed..Nathan was gutted,,in fact I think he took her ashes in the urn with him when he left here,and headed up to America about 12 years ago..
Arcadia...a place where shepherds and shepherdesses roam...

Sorry for your loss. It's hard to lose a buddy.. Hang in there!!

It's always hard to lose a pet after so many years.
Sorry for your loss, chin up!!!
kurt

I am sorry for your loss, it is never easy to lose a pet. They are so damn loyal, don't care what you look like, smell like or even say to them. They only want to be loved and are a major part of the family. Time will heal the hole left in your heart. I sometimes think my newest Dobe was in hot rodder in a past life. He just jams through the garage checking all my stuff out when I'm out there.

Keith

I wish there were some magic words to help a fellow animal lover through times like these, but there aren't. It is comforting to know that we gave them a lot of love, good care, and made them a true member of our family.

I feed the stray cats who live around our shop every night, and it breaks my heart that they will never know the comfort and safety of living with a family who takes care of them. When one of them stops showing up we always wonder what fate they met, but we will never know.

I am so very sorry to hear of Cloes passing and Gemini's poor health. :(

Don

Sorry to hear about Cloe. What a bummer, like losing a best friend!!!!

I am sorry to hear of this; my most sincere condolences.

Man, you can get a lot of love from dogs, (and cats),they ask for nothing.and give everything in return. My thoughts are with you,from her pictures,she looked to be a wonderful friend!

Thanks everybody.....
We found out Chloe had Hemolytic Anemia at times it is curable but it had gotten a hold of her so quickly nothing could be done even w/the meds we were giving her. In 5 days her blood count went from 23 which was already low to 15 even while on meds. Denise & I know we did was best for her but it is sure quite in the house w/out her. Chloe was a very talkative dog & let her opinion known and she loved everybody & always thought anybody coming to our house was there to she her.
She will be sadly missed but she like the rest of out dogs will always remain in out heart & mind, they ALL have been very special to us.
We have decided not to get another dog at the moment. Denise is now retired so we're going to take this time to do things we have always wanted to do but couldn't because of having dogs(normally 2 or 3).
The only thing I hate right now is it is soooooo quite in the house w/out Chloe here.

Thanks again folks.......joe

Only people who love animals can understand how you feel right now. Some of the worst days I have ever had were the days I had to say those words I didn't want to say to the vet. But being a loving pet owner carries the responsibilty to know when they are suffering and can't tell you.

You are making the right decision to hold off for a while before considering another pet. I am not a fan of getting a replacement pet because each one is unique and no new pet can take the place of the one we lost. BUT, at some point you may feel it is time to save another little life and give it the same good, loving home you gave Chloe.

Uncle Bob made a comment when we found Lucky the cat and decided to keep him. It was something to the effect that sometimes pets come into our lives for reasons we can't understand at the time. When I lost Sniffy and Scooter to old age, Lucky was there to provide a lot of comfort and has helped with the healing process.

Don

Dispatched Gemini's little soul to the Astral Plane today. God willing, she'll be waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge.

A friend sent this...

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...

tech i am real sorry to hear about gemini. you have my sympathy.

That sux but ... she is in a better place with no pain.

My 5 yr. old boy has been bugg'n me lately for a dog but my heart can't take another hit losing a friend ... again. Maybe next year.

Remember all the happy times & undying love your friend gave you.

REGS

So sorry for your loss too, Richard. No way around it, it hurts. :(

Don

Sorry to hear that Richard, but knowing Miss Chloe & being the good momma dog she was I'm sure Gemini is in good company.

And as Will Rogers once said....

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."

I'm sorry also for your lose both Richard and Joe. Don and the others have posted some very lovely verses that I could not better so I will leave it at that.

Tech,,we are both sorry for your loss,,but I am sure that Gemini is better off out of pain and suffering..We all love our pets,and this is the hardest part,saying good bye..Have done it so many times myself..