Three score and ten are given to man,
yet ours is a far briefer span.
So, though I give you all my heart,
The time will come when we must part.
But all around you, you shall see,
creatures that speak to you of me;
a wounded cat, a hunted thing,
A sparrow with a broken wing ...
Pity - and help (I know you will)
And somehow, I will be with you still;
And I shall know, although I'm gone,
The love I gave you lingers on.

When I lost my precious cat "Annabelle" to feline leukemia one year ago (this coming Sunday), a friend sent me this poem:

May I Go Now?

May I go now?
Do you think the time is right?
May I say goodbye to pain filled days
and endless lonely nights?
I've lived my life and done my best,
an example tried to be.
So can I take that step beyond
and set my spirit free?

I didn't want to go at first,
I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now
to a warm and loving light.
I want to go
I really do.
It's difficult to stay.

But I will try as best I can
to live just one more day.
To give you time to care for me
and share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and afraid,
because I see your tears.

I'll not be far,
I promise that, and hope you'll always know
that my spirit will be close to you
wherever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me.
You know I love you too,
that's why it's hard to say goodbye
and end this life with you.

So hold me now just one more time
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.

- Written for a beloved pet & friend, by Susan A. Jackson




I still feel it today.

Sorry for your loss, Kevin.

The Nugness and I will have a 30 pack of Budweiser and some PORK RIBS in Sam's memory.

Seriously I lost a long time pet about 11 years ago, due to the neighbor murdering him. I went right out and got another sharpei and named him The Nugness. We have had him for 10 years. I suggest you in sam's memory go get another dog just like him. Take care PP.

Here's to your beloved friend (apologies, its Macallan), you have my condolences. Wishing you and family the best.

Sorry to hear that, pp. What a cute mug. How lucky for him (and you!) that you gave him a chance, and all those good years. It's hard to lose any pet, but there are always certain pets in life that really seem to take a part of you with them when they go ... but I guess the solace is that they leave a part of themselves with you that you have forever. I hate to think of losing my cat ... he's the best cat I've ever met, and in many ways is my truest friend in the world.

BC, that poem made me cry at work.:(

All of mine do about the same thing.

the monk who said to a Master, "Has a dog Buddha-nature too?" The Master replied, "Wuff" —which is what the dog himself would have said. ~Gilbert Highet

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. ~Anonymous

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate. ~Sigmund Freud

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, "Wow, you're right! I never would have thought of that!" ~Dave Berry

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. ~Phil Pastoret

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from the grocery store with the most amazing haul—chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! ~Anne Tyler

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams

Sorry to hear your loss, lossing animals is very hard.

Sorry for your loss. We should all sniff a little butt tonight in his honor.

Back in 91, we adopted a Pei from a dumb **** that could not take care of her. Took care of her eyes and ears and she was my friend for life. When I was late home, she would wait in the hallway for me instead of being our bed. She was a ***** so we got a Pit since we thought he could stand up to her roughness. Turned out that she was the only one he was scared of and she could chase him into a corner, scream at him till he pees. Besides that, the pit was not scared of anything. Honey died in 96 from Amloidosis. Got another Pei, Meisha and she was also a *****. She shared power with the Pit. Back in 00, we adopted another Pit, Conan. In 01 we adopted a Rott named Molly. Well, Meisha terrified Molly. When Molly passed in 06, we got the 2 stinkers Yeti and Buddha. Meisha was back to her *****y self and imposed herself on the 2 Peis.

Sorry for your loss PP.

Sorry to hear.

THE BEST PLACE TO BURY A DOG

"There is one best place to bury a dog.
"If you bury him in this spot, he will
come to you when you call - come to you
over the grim, dim frontier of death,
and down the well-remembered path,
and to your side again.

"And though you call a dozen living
dogs to heel, they shall not growl at
him, nor resent his coming,
for he belongs there.

"People may scoff at you, who see
no lightest blade of grass bent by his
footfall, who hear no whimper, people
who may never really have had a dog.
Smile at them, for you shall know
something that is hidden from them,
and which is well worth the knowing. ..."

--- Ben Hur Lampman ---
from the Portland Oregonian Sept. 11, 1925

Sorry to hear that Kevin,

I met Sam last summer, one tough little dog and not to mention helluva' hunter. He caught that lizard-thing in the back yard thanks to his skill and unbelievable persistence.


Here's to you Sammy!

I'm so sorry for your loss. My wife and I are dog rescuers as well, I know you've done a great service and bettered the life of a loyal creature. RIP Sam.