MaryP Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh my goodness. How terribly heartbreaking. I am so sorry this happened. What a shame for such a young puppy to have this happen to him. I'm so sorry. Lots of hugs coming to you from FL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Vicki, I'm so very sorry. Run free, Obi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenlion Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I am sorry Vicki that Obi never made it to his forever home. I am glad you were there for him. Toni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCBell Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh no, thank you for taking care of Obi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted June 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 thank you to all of you. I really couldn't have handled this by myself. This is a particularly hard one. Obi came to me at 5 months of age, an owner surrender. His family lived in a rented house and Obi demolished the kitchen linoleum. The landlord told them that he had to go. He was a pleasing little guy right from the start. I picked him up only a week after my surgery in December. There was a girl there, about 11 yrs. old, who was in tears having to give up her puppy. I was about the same age when my parents divorced and my mother "got rid" of my beloved dog, my best buddy, my confidante - the only being I could turn to during to get away from all of the tension in the home. And then he was gone and that seemingly insignificant act, of "getting rid" of the family dog, insignificant for adults - had a profound impact on my life. That kid crying at losing her dog, touched something inside of me I thought was long gone, and I took her to the side and promised her that I really did understand and I would take the best possible care of Obi that I could. I watched Obi grow from a klutsy pup to a klutzy adolescent and last week I was looking at him and I could visualize the final product, the adult dog that was going be an important part of someone's life. Because of how he came to me, he already was an important part of mine, more so than most of the other rescues who had come to me. Now Obi's dead and in his wake, there are a lot of unanswered questions and unresolved feelings. I feel like shit. I did a lot, yeh, but I think I could have done more, done better - for Obi and for a promise I made to a little girl. I guess I just need time. Thank you, all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindi Mom Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I'm so sorry for your loss. Hugs to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy in AZ Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Vicki, Please don't beat yourself up over this. Your grief is certainly understandable, but you have nothing to feel guilty about. Far from it, you did what was in your power to give this little guy a future. I'm so sorry about Obi. I know it hurts like hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickkers Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I'm so sorry about Obi. My thoughts are with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoku's mum Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Try not to be hard on yourself, you did so much for Obi, and now he is free. I know how those things that touch off those old buried memories can really hurt. Let yourself cry for Obi, for the little girl who lost her pup in December and the one who lost her pup many years ago. Big big hugs to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra s. Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 This is so horribly painful all around, I'm sorry...! You did everything you could for him, and would have done more if you had been given a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebC Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 So sorry to hear about Obi - I was hoping he would rally. As others have said, you did do the right thing to let him go. Why is it that sometimes the right thing is also the hardest? Take comfort in the thought that he has no more pain. My sympathies to you and the prospective family, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackspack Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I'm so sorry about your loss. Obi was so lucky to come into such a caring home to live the short life he had. You did everything you possibly could and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie&MeBC Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Oh no. I'm so, so sorry. We're here for you- as a group of dog lovers I'm sure many of understand what it's like to lose a companion so dear. RIP sweet Obi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I'm so sorry to hear this, Vicki. I had the exact same experience as you growing up, with parents getting divorced when I was 7 and our beagle going to the pound as a result. It's easy to feel you did not do enough to honor your promise to the little girl, but you gave her the gift of always feeling just a little better about having to give up her dog, and you truly did all you could for little Obi. It simply wasn't meant to be. My thoughts are with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rockie's mum Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Poor Obi I'm so sorry to hear your sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 So sorry to hear about Obi, Vicki. I have been out of town and am just now catching up on the Board. Life is unbearably short sometimes, but you did what you could. Best wishes at this sad time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK dog doc Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 What she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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