Mother's day and I just lost our baby big dog..

[T_and_A 3]

My husband and I are mourning for the loss of our baby dog Clency. He's a golden retriever, so young, only 2 years old, full of life.. now lost. Lost to a stupid reckless speeding driver!

It was saturday and I started my day taking care of my precious doggies. Gave him a bath so he would smell good, fed him and brushed his hair... we were happy. Then my husband and I went out for the day and we came back, took care of the doggies, but since his butt hair has grown long, he made a mess on it... so my husband helped me hose it down then brushed his hair again and dry it... I also brushed our other dog's hair, Frosty's, while we were on the deck... and as i was doing that, there he was chasing Frosty's fallen hair in the air... Clency's a happy dog. They both were.

Until around 7 pm, since Frosty's tummy is upset and he made a mess earlier in the morning... The three of us rushed outside to do their usual thing. Clency is usually off leash because he always comes back to us on recall, while Frosty, being an old dog, always run away so he's on leash with me. Clency just wanted to make friends with the neighbor's dog. He grew up pretty much in an apartment and crate trained, so i guess he's anxious to meet other dogs.

He was on the edge of the road by the neighbor's side and all of a sudden, there was this speeding SUV, running about 20mph more than the speed limit... and i just saw how he hit my doggie on the side and threw him off the side of the road... Clency was hurt... and i know he's hurt bad... he managed to run back to me, halfway the front yard and i couldn't sprint towards the road fast enough to get the plate no, because im pregnant.. and my concern is for my doggie.

He made it into the house... he was just dragging his back with his front legs... my poor baby... there was a bit of bleeding.. and finally we tried calling in for vets and finally got one downtown nashville is the closest, and we rushed him to emergency.. Dr said he was pale and he was really grasping for air on the way, he also even pooped a bit while still in the car. He was x rayed... long waiting.. and it showed that his stomach was pushed all the way to his chest and cut his diaphragm open, thus constricting his lungs, causing him to have a hard time breathing. He needed to have a surgery immediately. But even before we could decide, not long after the dr announced that he just died... and so i started crying... just couldn't hold it.. been crying all the way home, while in the car... couldn't stop it.. I felt like a mother losing a child. it hurt alot... i've been crying and crying until i fall asleep... Sunday morning, i woke up, i still feel so heavy... still couldn't help it, tears just flowing off my eyes.. Wherever I go, whichever way i look, I would cry... my baby Clency is not there anymore... happily running on the yard... sprinting and just having a good time. Both my husband and I are devastated. Far more than words can express. Our baby dog Frosty is depressed too. It is so sad that he too also has to go thru this again.. the second time he lost his buddy... first one from Jake, who also died 2 years ago from cancer...

I spent more time with Frosty because i thought I had more time left with Clency after Frosty dies, since he's old... but i both love them. If only my husband would allow it, they could both sleep on the bed with us... sometimes they sneak. Clency likes my body pillow whenever i would ask him to go down. He has his funny ways of amusing us. Ohhh.. i terribly miss him. Sunday, I still feel depressed... both my husband and I... I couldn't sleep, dragging myself to work.

Now, still not over it. I went to work and tried hard to compose myself.. opened up my email, and there i saw some of my friends greeting me happy mother's day... and then tears started rolling down my eyes again... Mother's day and I just lost one of my big baby dogs...

[john & jean 37]

so sorry

[andrew&evelyn 6]

Ohhhhh...Condolence I did cry reading this. I remember hubby's dog when he was a little boy. He always told me how sweet and loving his dog to him:(

Evelyn

[Ban Hammer 12,884]

losing a pet is always sad

[epey_denz24 1]

i cried,,,,sad...

i really love doggies...i grown up always have doggies in home. i kiss them like a child,,take them into bath,, sleep with them,,,

we lost our dog lala last year of 2008. its really hurt and so much painful. she was 9 years old. lot of memories with her. we love her so much. thats why when he passed away... we cant explained the hurt that we been through

b4 she lost his breath she look at us,,,and her tail moving as waving goodbye.

i understand how you feel guys... condolence...

[Mary Lou 673]

I understand the pain you are going through.

It's very hard losing ones beloved pet.

Hugs to you

[o0pink0o 3]

I am sorry for your loss I love animals specially dogs and cats. I didn't finish reading what you post because I can't, it breaks my heart reading stories like this

[Ana1988 0]

our dog died one week ago, she was hit by the car,,accidentally she jumped out at the fence.My husband and I saw our dog in the middle of the street,. someone is driving did not pay attention that there is a white Lhasa Apsa dog in the street..

its so sad when animals died,they are part of a family,

[Nelly228 0]

sorry..soo sad, you made me cry. i love dogs too. we have 2 black lab which i love so much. the younger one when not on his leash runs like crazy, but i always make sure that their is no cars on the street and people at the neighborhood always follows the speed limit, so doggies here are safe. its ok..dont be sad..thats life.

[Ban Hammer 12,884]

our dog died one week ago, she was hit by the car,,accidentally she jumped out at the fence.My husband and I saw our dog in the middle of the street,. someone is driving did not pay attention that there is a white Lhasa Apsa dog in the street..

its so sad when animals died,they are part of a family,

yes, they are.

[T_and_A 3]

Thanks for all the responses.. and consolation. Somehow, my husband and I and our other dog is recovering for the loss. Of course, still not the same now without Clency. Frosty hadn't been eating since Clency died until this morning, but only a bit.

My husband and I have been looking around at possible adoption of another dog - like Clency.. and putting up a fence around the yard. It's still all up in the air..

My heart is kinda fifty-fifty with my decision...

another dog will bring a lot of joy to both of us and may get Frosty to be more jolly and not as lonely, will give him company when we are away for work... will make it happier and noisier and crazier at home. hehehe...

however...

im on my last trimester now, and first baby, I am scared of how we will be able to manage new born baby then another doggie and not compared to if im in the Philippines, when I have relatives and a hand to do everything and get everything done, here in US, not much hand to rely on. I am expecting that this will be really huge responsibility and really big bundle of joy too, but i fully understand that it will not be easy. Taking care of another dog... though i might be able to pull it off, will still of course need effort. Another concern will be expenses too. New baby will definitely incur lots of expenses compared to not having a baby. Putting up a fence, we don't have manpower to help and would also be costly at this point...

maybe we can put off with getting another dog for now...

Clency is my very first dog, and i've never ever thought before that I could love a pet like that as much that i would cry for it when it dies... <they would say it's just a dog...> but now that i have experienced it, somehow i think if ill be willing enough to have another one knowing how it hurts so much to loose them when they die.

now i understand why husband had tears in his eyes when we watched Marly and me!!!...

[o0pink0o 3]

Marley reminds me of our black lab dog that we have now. She is as playful and careless as Marley lol! She is smart but lazy and stubborn but we love our dog so dearly. I also cried after watching that movie.

I wish you have safe and normal delivery of your baby

Edited May 14, 2009 by o0pink0o