kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2011 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 219)

RIP Cammie Bleakley  8/1/00-11/16/11

      We had to put my beloved Labrador down yesterday, her kidneys had failed and she was getting worse every day.  For a non dog person, this would normally be no big deal, but i am a dog person.  This sucked....major.  I got her as a birthday gift when i was 30, she was my best friend, a loyal companion and a member of my family. She was my original daughter.  Words cannot describe the loyalty a dog shows it owner, their love is unwavering, their trust complete, they become a part of you, and when they go, they take a piece with them,  I was there till her very last breath, as i watched, with my wife, the Dr put a needle in her front leg, a simple sedative to keep her calm. Then he put the final needle in the rear leg, a strong anesthesia, it lasts only mere seconds, the Dr listening to a failing heartbeat, then it is over. I am not a crier, have not cried in some 20 years, yesterday i was blubbering little girl. My wife and i pet and comforted her as she passed, it was one of the most difficult things i have ever had to do, but i owed Cammie that last act, I wanted us to be the last thing she remembered before she went, to know i loved her unconditionally till her last moment, like she did for me for 11 and a half years, i owed her that, it was the least i could do.

   My human daughter will not really remember her, she is too young, she had just started to call her by her name instead of Dodo, she looked for her briefly this morning, then moved on. While i ran this morning, every time i heard a leaf rustle it reminded me of her nails on the hard wood floor, i looked in the picture window when i was finished, the place she would normally be sitting, on the top of the couch, waiting patiently for my return, she was not there this morning, i cried.    

     I swore I felt her nose on my hand last night, letting me know she was next to me on the floor of the bed room, like she always did "dad i am here and watching out for you"   Non dog people will not understand, i was a dog person, you don't have to, i do.

3 words......This sucks balls

RIP Cammie Bleakley  8/1/00-11/16/11

      We had to put my beloved Labrador down yesterday, her kidneys had failed and she was getting worse every day.  For a non dog person, this would normally be no big deal, but i am a dog person.  This sucked....major.  I got her as a birthday gift when i was 30, she was my best friend, a loyal companion and a member of my family. She was my original daughter.  Words cannot describe the loyalty a dog shows it owner, their love is unwavering, their trust complete, they become a part of you, and when they go, they take a piece with them,  I was there till her very last breath, as i watched, with my wife, the Dr put a needle in her front leg, a simple sedative to keep her calm. Then he put the final needle in the rear leg, a strong anesthesia, it lasts only mere seconds, the Dr listening to a failing heartbeat, then it is over. I am not a crier, have not cried in some 20 years, yesterday i was blubbering little girl. My wife and i pet and comforted her as she passed, it was one of the most difficult things i have ever had to do, but i owed Cammie that last act, I wanted us to be the last thing she remembered before she went, to know i loved her unconditionally till her last moment, like she did for me for 11 and a half years, i owed her that, it was the least i could do.

   My human daughter will not really remember her, she is too young, she had just started to call her by her name instead of Dodo, she looked for her briefly this morning, then moved on. While i ran this morning, every time i heard a leaf rustle it reminded me of her nails on the hard wood floor, i looked in the picture window when i was finished, the place she would normally be sitting, on the top of the couch, waiting patiently for my return, she was not there this morning, i cried.    

     I swore I felt her nose on my hand last night, letting me know she was next to me on the floor of the bed room, like she always did "dad i am here and watching out for you"   Non dog people will not understand, i was a dog person, you don't have to, i do.

3 words......This sucks balls