~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

Who Princess

I've been so afraid that this news was coming.

Like Rob said, Sammi was gorgeous. She always seemed so noble looking.

Even though this news makes me sad, I'm so very glad that you were with her to say goodbye. I'm sure it eased her passing.

RIP Sammi.

78FLH

RIP Sammi.

PJ_ROCKS

i am so sorry to hear this speechless right now.



RIP Sammi

SENROCK

You would not even believe how sadd this news made me. Im crying my eyes out as I add sammi to the first post in this thread. Its much harder when its one of "our own" from this thread, after getting to know them so well. It just seems so close to home. I'm gonna miss the sammi stories and pictures. :( Stay close to here ok? More hugs to you...

haffajappa

Thanks everyone for your kind words and support.
I know reading about everyone's losses, it hurts. So I hate to bring you all the bad news... But you guys have all been amazing in Sammi's life and now when she's passed. ♥

Enkidu

So sad, but such a beautiful story. Of course she waited for you. What a fabulous dog.

RIP Sammi.

Austicman

Rest in Peace Sammi

I'm glad that you got to see each other one last time.

Wobbie

imalive wrote:

Sammi was the most gorgeous dog in this thread...that's how I'll remember her.

I will also always remember that you gave sammi some privileges she didn't get from other family members. I'll bet she loved you best.

pandora

"loyal to the end"

yes they are

I'm so sorry

PJ_ROCKS

Sophie trying to sleep as i took these pictures last night...




She is trying to keep an eye on me...

haffajappa

imalive wrote:

imalive wrote:

Sammi was the most gorgeous dog in this thread...that's how I'll remember her.

I will also always remember that you gave sammi some privileges she didn't get from other family members. I'll bet she loved you best.

hehehe... yeah, like I always snuck her into bed.
:P :oops:

haffajappa

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Sophie trying to sleep as i took these pictures last night...




She is trying to keep an eye on me...

I always wondered what they were thinking when we take pictures of them.
More often than not they look unimpressed hahaha

PJ_ROCKS

haffajappa wrote:

imalive wrote:

I will also always remember that you gave sammi some privileges she didn't get from other family members. I'll bet she loved you best.

hehehe... yeah, like I always snuck her into bed.
:P :oops:

indeed i do remember those stories. those are what i thought of, when imalive wrote that.

norm

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Sophie trying to sleep as i took these pictures last night...

you gotta be stealthy

Fifthelement

haffajappa wrote:

Hi friends...
Vedderfan's post was about me. She took it down when I said I was hoping to let you all know what happened - she's too thoughtful i really didn't mind :oops:

For those of you who don't know, I'm helping my dad run his restaurant on Mount Washington, Vancouver Island. I go home about once every 2 weeks for a day or so, barely enough time to see the family, catch up with friends, and spend some quality time with my baby Sammi. We found out a month or so ago that Sammi has had a mass growing on her colon and they weren't sure if it was a tumour or if it was a mass of fat. A bunch of expensive tests later and they still couldn't determine which it was, and the only option after that was to have an expensive MRI done. By this point we felt even if the MRI determined what kind of surgery she should have, that she was too old to go through that and recover from it. The vet said to give it a bit of time, but that the mass would likely grow big enough that she wasn't able to go to the washroom at all, and soon after that the inevitable would happen.

Today I got "the call" from my family that she would have to be put down, that she hadn't eaten or had water in a week, and that she was in a lot of pain last night. They scheduled her to be put down at 10:00am, that she wasn't going to last much longer. But at this point it was already 8:30am, and it takes me 2 hours to get to the ferry and another 1.5 hours to cross. I told them to tell her to hold on, that I was coming home and that I hadn't abandoned her, and to tell her to wait as best she could. I got to Vancouver at around 2:30 and she was in the car wrapped in a blanket unable to move much, save for putting her head on my lap and giving me her paw. So we rushed home during rush hour, it took us over an hour to get to the vet. On the way she breathed heavy and threw up bile. She was moaning pretty badly the last 10 minutes before the vet.

I'll never forget the way she flopped her head back on my uncles shoulder when he picked her up. I was literally watching her die when we carried her through the parking lot. We got her to the vet and lay her on the table and they were amazing and got us to take our time as they sedated her. I held her and my family stood by and said goodbyes. Then the doctor injected her and waited til her heart stopped. She passed away around 4:30pm.

Everyone said she waited for me. As soon as I got off the ferry and into the car I held her the whole way home and talked to her. She kept using her last bit of energy to push her body on top of my lap. She was loyal to the very end.

RIP my gorgeous lady.




thanks for listening all

Aww, Steph, I'm so sorry to read this. My thoughts and prayers go out to you, your family and of course to Sammi. May she rest in peace.

I'm very relieved to hear that she waited for you. I know the past couple of months must have been brutal for you being away from her and all. I'm sorry her and Nikita never got to romp in the sand on the beach together. Let me know when your back on the island. I'm heading up to Ukee and Tofino next week. Perhaps we can meet up in Nanaimo or something.

((((Hugs and good vibes))))


Selena xx

Wobbie

the intrepid snow dog, exploring the park



I know there's sticks under here!

PJ_ROCKS

norm wrote:

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Sophie trying to sleep as i took these pictures last night...

you gotta be stealthy

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

the intrepid snow dog, exploring the park



I know there's sticks under here!

is that what snow looks like :wtf:

Wobbie

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

is that what snow looks like :wtf:

we got a decent little dump....did it miss you?

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

the intrepid snow dog, exploring the park



I know there's sticks under here!

Helluva view in that park!