A year ago today we said good bye to our sweet boy Django. What an awesome dog he was.
I just want to say thank you once again to all the people who post in this thread, for all the kindness, sympathy, and love you expressed to me when I was grieving. It meant a lot to have a safe place to come when I was so sad and to know I was talking to people who truly understood how hard it was.
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He really likes to jump. He springs into the air to come down on Penny. Too fast to get a picture.
Rob previously asked about pictures of Scout's mass destructions. He really hasn't destroyed much other than his toys because we are good at keeping an eye on him. It helps that we've been through this puppy business many times.
We have a large back porch with planters all around the edges. The house was built in 1947 and I wouldn't be surprised if the planters were that old.
I've never known a dog to be interested in the planters. Until Scout. He jumps on top of them like he's king of the world and squashes the plants. He also digs in them and eats the dirt. This is some of his handiwork.
Anybody ever heard of a dog that eats dirt? What do you do about it? I'm thinking about dumping cayenne all over them to see if that will work.
Hi everyone. It’s taken me a few days to have the fortitude to come here again. It’s with a broken heart and tears streaming down my face that I write this. My beautiful Downey has passed away. We discovered she was full of cancer at the young age of 8. Never ever did I think it would be so hard. She was my happiness at the end of a difficult day. My constant companion, who never judged only showered me with love. She was my walking partner, my motivator and the ear of many conversations. I miss her eyes peeking over then end of my bed, the surprise visits while in a bubble bath, the excitement when she would hear the leash or asked if she wanted to go for a car ride. I’m so sad; she truly was my best friend. Rest in peace Downey. Until we meet again.
Also very sorry, was. What a sweetheart. I bet she's having a great time with all her doggie friends from the forum in doggie heaven and I hope she meets Ernst, Keiko, and Brian. It's super hard to lose a pet you love so much. She was very lucky to have you.
Oh, Wasa, I'm so sorry to hear about Downey . She was a beautiful dog. We've lost two dogs and it's just about the worst thing to bear. Please believe me when I tell you things will get better...very slowly but surely. I hope the following can bring you some comfort:
If you’ve ever loved an animal, there are three days in your life you will always remember. The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked opinions of many friends or done research finding a breeder. Or, in a fleeting moment, you may have chosen that silly looking mutt at the shelter, simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore…when you feel it brush against you for the first time, it instills a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through many years to come.
The second day will occur years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surprising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. You will see sleep where you once saw activity. You will begin to adjust your friend’s diet and you may add a pill to her food. And, you may feel a growing uneasy feeling until the third day arrives.
On this day, if your friend or your higher being has not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own on behalf of your lifelong friend. Whichever way your friend leaves you, you will feel as alone as a single star in the dark night.
If you are wise, you will let the tears flow freely as they must. If you are typical, you will find that not many family and friends will be able to understand your grief. But, if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul, smaller in size than your own, seems to walk with you at times, during the lonely days to come. At those moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary, you may feel something brush against your leg. And, looking down at the place where your dear friend used to lie… you will remember those three significant days. The memory will be painful. As time passes, the ache will come and go. You will reject it and embrace it and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache.
But, there will be a fourth day when, along with the memory of your pet, and piercing through the heaviness in your heart, there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with the pet we have loved and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love, like the heavenly scent of a rose. This Love will remain and grow, and will be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It’s the legacy our pets leave us when they go… and it’s a gift we keep with us as long as we live. And until we leave, perhaps to join our beloved pets, it is a Love we will always possess.
If I had known then what I know now...
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piper and her best buddy sasha. the next pics I post will most likely be in the snow!
If I had known then what I know now...
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Thank you for the kind words, and Rob your post brought me to tears yet again. I truly can't remember ever being this sad. I will visit here often and take joy in the fact that you all have such love in your life.
It was a hard day. Full of frustrations; The world succeeded In beating me down No matter how hard I fought. Home at last, I opened the door To your admiring, loving face, And kisses like I'd been gone A lifetime. Warm caresses, healing love-- I felt the cares of the world Slide off my back. I held you in my arms And only love and happiness Surround me. and I remembered Why I love, so much, Coming home... You're such a good little dog.
my mom found that somewhere and passed it to me.......to all the dogs past and present......you're good little dogs.....:)
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We'd be happy to have you pay us a visit.
I just want to say thank you once again to all the people who post in this thread, for all the kindness, sympathy, and love you expressed to me when I was grieving. It meant a lot to have a safe place to come when I was so sad and to know I was talking to people who truly understood how hard it was.
Thank you.
That damned pain always lingers, and lessens. Fluctuates too.
Cushions, shoulders, the whole shebang...always here.
Love that schnozzer!
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1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Scout!
Rob previously asked about pictures of Scout's mass destructions. He really hasn't destroyed much other than his toys because we are good at keeping an eye on him. It helps that we've been through this puppy business many times.
We have a large back porch with planters all around the edges. The house was built in 1947 and I wouldn't be surprised if the planters were that old.
I've never known a dog to be interested in the planters. Until Scout. He jumps on top of them like he's king of the world and squashes the plants. He also digs in them and eats the dirt. This is some of his handiwork.
Anybody ever heard of a dog that eats dirt? What do you do about it? I'm thinking about dumping cayenne all over them to see if that will work.
(now I'm thinking of Peter Gabriel's Digging in the Dirt, courtesy of Scout's antics)
And thanks about the planters. There are several of them and I just love them.
Rest in peace Downey. Until we meet again.
If you’ve ever loved an animal, there are three days in your life you will always remember. The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked opinions of many friends or done research finding a breeder. Or, in a fleeting moment, you may have chosen that silly looking mutt at the shelter, simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore…when you feel it brush against you for the first time, it instills a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through many years to come.
The second day will occur years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surprising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. You will see sleep where you once saw activity. You will begin to adjust your friend’s diet and you may add a pill to her food. And, you may feel a growing uneasy feeling until the third day arrives.
On this day, if your friend or your higher being has not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own on behalf of your lifelong friend. Whichever way your friend leaves you, you will feel as alone as a single star in the dark night.
If you are wise, you will let the tears flow freely as they must. If you are typical, you will find that not many family and friends will be able to understand your grief. But, if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul, smaller in size than your own, seems to walk with you at times, during the lonely days to come. At those moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary, you may feel something brush against your leg. And, looking down at the place where your dear friend used to lie… you will remember those three significant days. The memory will be painful. As time passes, the ache will come and go. You will reject it and embrace it and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache.
But, there will be a fourth day when, along with the memory of your pet, and piercing through the heaviness in your heart, there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with the pet we have loved and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love, like the heavenly scent of a rose. This Love will remain and grow, and will be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It’s the legacy our pets leave us when they go… and it’s a gift we keep with us as long as we live. And until we leave, perhaps to join our beloved pets, it is a Love we will always possess.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14