Thread:CorgiMom/@comment-34076922-20190611014509/@comment-29989042-20190731144227

Reading your description of what you went through yesterday with Cuddles has my heart aching for you. We are so alike when it comes to animals and suffering. The dog we had before Bixby was a black lab named Jasper. He was the BEST dog we could have ever have dreamed of when choosing a pet that would fit well into our family of three at the time we got him. (Our oldest had just turned one, and our youngest wasn’t even on the radar yet!) Our boys grew up with a four-legged brother, and to this day when either boy (jokingly) asks me who my favorite son is, I tell them Jasper and that it’s a tie for second place between the two of them. About two months before Jasper’s 13th birthday, we found out he had cancer and that it was aggressive. Yes, we could have had surgery, but it would only prolong his life and not cure or remove all of it. We chose to love him like mad and enjoy whatever time we had left with him. We, too, eventually had to give him medicine for pain, and we so wished he could tell us when he couldn’t take it any more. My mom had once told me that she always knew it was time to let our dogs go because she could tell in their face and eyes, and sure enough, one Saturday morning, Jasper’s face and eyes told us it was time. We spent a wonderful last day with him, and early that evening, we met our wonderful vet at his office, and he opened it up just for us as we said goodbye. It was one of the hardest days (and then weeks) of my life. It took 5.5 years before I was ready to even think about getting a new dog. I’m so grateful for wonderful memories and that I took lots of pictures over the years. There is comfort in knowing they’re not suffering anymore, but it’s still so heartbreaking to get used to them not being around anymore. Sending you many gentle hugs and tissues, my friend, and wishing we were closer so I could be there for you. 💖

Congratulations scoring a good deal on your new auto! The hard part is now over. Now you get to enjoy! 😊