Root Beer Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I am very sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'm so sorry, AJ. It's never easy, even when you know it's the right decision. Your family is in my thoughts. Run free, Sage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 AJ, I'm so sorry to hear about Sage. The most difficult decision we face is knowing when to let go. Sage will be with you always. By Ben Hur Lampman "We are thinking now of a setter, whose coat was flame in the sunshine and who, so far as we are aware, never entertained a mean or an unworthy thought. This setter is buried beneath a cherry tree, under four feet of garden loam, and at its proper season the cherry strews petals on the green lawn of his grave. Beneath a cherry tree or an apple or any flowering shrub of the garden is an excellent place to bury a good dog. Beneath such trees, such shrubs, he slept in the drowsy summer or gnawed at a flavorful bone or lifted head to challenge some strange intruder. These are good places, in life or in death. Yet it is a small matter. For if the dog be well-remembered, if sometimes he leaps through your dreams actual as in life, eyes kindling, laughing, begging, it matters not at all where the dog sleeps. On a hill where the wind is unrebuked and the trees are roaring, or beside a stream he knew in puppy hood, or somewhere in the flatness of a pastureland, where most exhilarating cattle graze. It is all one to the dog and all one to you, and nothing is gained and nothing is lost .... if memory lives. But 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 frontiers 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. The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbo Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 KrisK, That was unbelieveable, thank you so much for sharing. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'm sorry to hear about Sage, AJ. It's always so hard to say goodbye to a beloved friend. Best wishes to you and your family. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoBC Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Thanks you guys. Reading your posts really did help. It still isn't any better tonight. It seems so quiet here. Poor Black Jack keeps going from room to room trying to find her. He really misses her and so do we. It will never be the same without her. You guys have helped me so much. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordercentrics Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 We are so sorry, AJ. It is always too soon, no matter how long we have known it was coming. Knowing doesn't make it any easier. You did the right thing and gave Sage the greatest gift you could. Take care. Kathy and Steward Robbins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustopherJones Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I hope this poem might bring some comfort. My precious girl passed away, no more to breathe a sound. I held her for the last time, then entombed her in the ground. Day and night I wept so much, in tears I thought I'd drown. I searched my soul for comfort, but no peace therein was found. In great despair, I hit my knees and then began to pray. "Father, will I ever see my dog again someday?" I raised my eyes and saw an angel standing near a gate. I sensed an inner peace I'd never felt before that day. The angel smiled and said to me, "Oh ye of little faith! God sees every bird that falls; He knows your puppy's fate. I have met your little dog, I saw her pass my way. Your precious dog is still alive; she just walked through this gate. Paradise is lovelier than you can comprehend. No pain or grief, no tears or fears, and life will have no end. God gave to man His only Son, to cover all his sins. So why would God withhold from you, your pure and loving friend?” The angel took me by the hand and said, "Now come with me. A glimpse of paradise I'll give, to you so you can see." Through the gate and o'er the Rainbow Bridge we did proceed. Through green valleys filled with flowers, rolling hills and trees. “Wow, so this is paradise!” The place was filled with joy. I saw my puppy playing there, with dogs and cats and toys. She also had some doggie treats, and food that she enjoyed. She'd made a lot of new friends there, including girls and boys. Then I saw a child come near, and hug my little mate. She said to her, "I love you so," and kissed her on the face. The angel said, "The child just crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. Now she needs a little friend, to love and help her play. God’s love for her would be enough, in that make no mistake. But in His love, He knew full well, the child would want a mate. This is why God called your dog unto this splendid place. God’s entrusted her with your baby, ‘til you pass through the gate." I pleaded, “May I hug them both?!” The angel answered, “No! You’d violate a sacred site, and now it’s time to go.” He led me back across the Bridge and through the gate to home. He left me there with new-found hope and peace within my soul. If someone ever asks what happens to a dog that dies, Just give a gentle smile of joy and look them in the eye. Take their hand and comfort them and tell them not to cry. For dogs don’t die, they simply cross a bridge to paradise. Dan Atcheson Via con Dios, little one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 AJ, I'm so sorry to hear this. As others have already said, you gave Sage a wonderful life and eased her passing out of it. We send you and your family our good thoughts. Ruth n the BC3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewie'sMom Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 My deepest condolences at the loss of your precious girl. It’s never easy. They never leave us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 AJ, I'm very sorry to hear about Sage. I'm glad you were there to hold her at the end of her life. Cherish your good memories, and she'll always be with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha J Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Sorry to hear about Sage AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esox Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I was very sorry to hear about your loss. Your family will be in my prayers. You did the right thing for your girl. Esox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sassy Girl Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I'm so very sorry...it's never easy to lose our beloved dogs and definitely never easy to be the one to say when it is time. You did the right thing for Sage, bless your heart.... Your in our hearts and prayers, take care.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Oh gosh I am so sorry to hear about Sage's passing AJ. I never seem to be able to summon the right words for these situations - so just know that you are in our thoughts. May your wound heal quickly and may you never ever forget your dear Sage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm so sorry for your loss. Sounds like she was a wonderful girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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