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It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of
my beloved Rudyard on Thursday morning, 4-30-15.
His departure was most unexpected.
He was never ill a day in his life.
He passed away in his favorite spot; on my bed,
curled up next me to me, Magnolia snoring softly by his side.
Rud came from a rescue group down near the Mexican border.
He found me more than ten years ago, and he found me for
a reason.
He was a special being; lighter than air, almost ethereal.
He gave me everything he had and expected nothing in return.
He basked in happiness and his joy and exuberance were
infectious. His very presence lit up a room.
His final hours on this earth made me think back over 20 years
of being a vet tech, all the things I've seen and learned,
and all the things I could do better. He has sharpened my resolve
to be the best I can be, to never quit, and to always remember
why I chose this profession.
I know this is why he found me.
I know this is why he gave me his heart.
Happy travels, Rud.
Thank you for all you have done for me.
Your naughty sister and I miss you very much,
and I will shower you with snacky bits next time we meet.
my beloved Rudyard on Thursday morning, 4-30-15.
His departure was most unexpected.
He was never ill a day in his life.
He passed away in his favorite spot; on my bed,
curled up next me to me, Magnolia snoring softly by his side.
Rud came from a rescue group down near the Mexican border.
He found me more than ten years ago, and he found me for
a reason.
He was a special being; lighter than air, almost ethereal.
He gave me everything he had and expected nothing in return.
He basked in happiness and his joy and exuberance were
infectious. His very presence lit up a room.
His final hours on this earth made me think back over 20 years
of being a vet tech, all the things I've seen and learned,
and all the things I could do better. He has sharpened my resolve
to be the best I can be, to never quit, and to always remember
why I chose this profession.
I know this is why he found me.
I know this is why he gave me his heart.
Happy travels, Rud.
Thank you for all you have done for me.
Your naughty sister and I miss you very much,
and I will shower you with snacky bits next time we meet.
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I'm crying. ;;;;___;;;;
My so sorry to hear about his passing. He was such a good boy and I'm honored I could've had the chance to meet him and pet the beautiful soul that modeled so many of the badges I'd made my friend. He was such a beam of light and I know that somewhere out there he's just chewing on a bone, waiting for his friend to meet up with him in the sun.
I love you Tony and my heart is with you.
My so sorry to hear about his passing. He was such a good boy and I'm honored I could've had the chance to meet him and pet the beautiful soul that modeled so many of the badges I'd made my friend. He was such a beam of light and I know that somewhere out there he's just chewing on a bone, waiting for his friend to meet up with him in the sun.
I love you Tony and my heart is with you.
Thank you, I really do!
I guess I'm at the far end of the bell curve when it comes to dogs.
They go to work with me, sleep with me, run with me, go on vacations with me...
we are together pretty much 24/7, and I think that's why it seems to hurt
worse when one is suddenly absent.
I suppose it's a fair trade off. I get years of happiness in exchange for a short
period of intense discomfort when they pass. I keep telling myself that this is
the correct order to life, and things will return to normal in due course.
I believe that's true, and I look forward to feeling balanced again.
In the mean time, I really appreciate all the support and love from wonderful
folks like you.
Thank you again. It means a lot to me.
I guess I'm at the far end of the bell curve when it comes to dogs.
They go to work with me, sleep with me, run with me, go on vacations with me...
we are together pretty much 24/7, and I think that's why it seems to hurt
worse when one is suddenly absent.
I suppose it's a fair trade off. I get years of happiness in exchange for a short
period of intense discomfort when they pass. I keep telling myself that this is
the correct order to life, and things will return to normal in due course.
I believe that's true, and I look forward to feeling balanced again.
In the mean time, I really appreciate all the support and love from wonderful
folks like you.
Thank you again. It means a lot to me.
A person much wiser than me said, "You don't get the dog you want; you get the dog the you need." Sounds like you had both in Rudyard. I understand the pain and sense of loss from losing a wonderful companion and hope are doing well in the aftermath. Dogs simply don't last long enough and seem to take our hearts with them when they go.
Take care, my friend.
Take care, my friend.
*hugs you tight*
The things we feel
They bless our lives in ways many can't imagine.
I have told others many times... those that do not know the love of a Dog, lead a somehow lesser life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWsh85P2T4
The things we feel
They bless our lives in ways many can't imagine.
I have told others many times... those that do not know the love of a Dog, lead a somehow lesser life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWsh85P2T4
Hoka Hey.
Many seem to think that this phrase means,
"It is a good day to die."
They are fools.
It is never at good day to die.
The meaning in Lakota is,
Hold fast! There is more!
And there is.
There is always more!
Hoka Hey!
There is another day!
There is another song!
There is another love!
Hoka Hey!
We must go on.
How can we not?
Those we love and yet, still die,
They died giving all of what they are...
To us.
So that we may yet still walk.
We may walk alone for a while?
We will grieve, as is only right and good.
But we will walk.
Because there ismore.
There is another day!
There is another song!
There is another love!
Hoka Hey!
There are others lives we must touch!
There are other roads we must walk!
There are other games we must play!
There are other lessons we must learn!
Say it!
Shout it!
Hoka Hey!
Hoka Hey!
Hold Fast! There Is More!
Many seem to think that this phrase means,
"It is a good day to die."
They are fools.
It is never at good day to die.
The meaning in Lakota is,
Hold fast! There is more!
And there is.
There is always more!
Hoka Hey!
There is another day!
There is another song!
There is another love!
Hoka Hey!
We must go on.
How can we not?
Those we love and yet, still die,
They died giving all of what they are...
To us.
So that we may yet still walk.
We may walk alone for a while?
We will grieve, as is only right and good.
But we will walk.
Because there ismore.
There is another day!
There is another song!
There is another love!
Hoka Hey!
There are others lives we must touch!
There are other roads we must walk!
There are other games we must play!
There are other lessons we must learn!
Say it!
Shout it!
Hoka Hey!
Hoka Hey!
Hold Fast! There Is More!
I am at a loss of what to say, but I try to borrow from the best ...
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." - Anonymous
*hugs*
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." - Anonymous
*hugs*
Oh Tony, I am so, so sorry.
As you recently comforted me on the passing of my baby Casper, I would like to comfort you as well. My baby died curled up next to me too, and I am sure Rud couldn't have been in a better and safer place, than curled up beside you and his sister. i am so sorry it was so sudden, that must be a difficult thing to handle. I know it would be for me. But you are so inspiring, your story about him, how he was so wonderful to you, the lessons he taught you… you inspire me with your words, you remind me to not sit here sadly missing my kitty baby, but to remember what he did for me, the blessings he gave to my life.
I know your Rud must have been a special dog. And I know you are a special person. I know he must have been so very spoiled. I am positively sure he had a wonderful life with you.
Let him chase my Casper around animal heaven, and then they can hang out and be lazy and have some treats.
All my love is with you. *hugs*
As you recently comforted me on the passing of my baby Casper, I would like to comfort you as well. My baby died curled up next to me too, and I am sure Rud couldn't have been in a better and safer place, than curled up beside you and his sister. i am so sorry it was so sudden, that must be a difficult thing to handle. I know it would be for me. But you are so inspiring, your story about him, how he was so wonderful to you, the lessons he taught you… you inspire me with your words, you remind me to not sit here sadly missing my kitty baby, but to remember what he did for me, the blessings he gave to my life.
I know your Rud must have been a special dog. And I know you are a special person. I know he must have been so very spoiled. I am positively sure he had a wonderful life with you.
Let him chase my Casper around animal heaven, and then they can hang out and be lazy and have some treats.
All my love is with you. *hugs*
*hugs*
Thank you so much!
Crying happy tears here.
Indeed, our furry pals are having a ball in heaven, with lots of chasing and treats and long naps...
Doggie and kitty heaven. I hope we are lucky enough to get there one day!
Thank you again for the lovely comment and support. I value your friendship very much.
Thank you so much!
Crying happy tears here.
Indeed, our furry pals are having a ball in heaven, with lots of chasing and treats and long naps...
Doggie and kitty heaven. I hope we are lucky enough to get there one day!
Thank you again for the lovely comment and support. I value your friendship very much.
You're in my thoughts, buddy, and I know that Rud is happy up there, playing with my puppy Sansa we lost last year, and all the other dogs who have went over the Rainbow Bridge. Stay strong friend, and know you've given your mutt friend the best darn life he can get. Sometimes, I envy your dogs, they're treated better than i am occasionally. ;)
It's hard when a dog passes but I found something that brought me a bit more solace, I don't know who wrote it but it's beautiful and it make me want to cry and smile at the same time...
Dogs never die. They don’t know how to. They get tired, and very old, and their bones hurt. Of course they don’t die. If they did they would not want to always go for a walk, even long after their old bones say:” No, no, not a good idea. Let’s not go for a walk.” Nope, dogs always want to go for a walk. They might get one step before their aging tendons collapse them into a heap on the floor, but that’s what dogs are. They walk.
It’s not that they dislike your company. On the contrary, a walk with you is all there is. Their boss, and the cacaphonic symphony of odor that the world is. Cat poop, another dog’s mark, a rotting chicken bone ( exultation), and you. That’s what makes their world perfect, and in a perfect world death has no place.
However, dogs get very very sleepy. That’s the thing, you see. They don’t teach you that at the fancy university where they explain about quarks, gluons, and Keynesian economics. They know so much they forget that dogs never die. It’s a shame, really. Dogs have so much to offer and people just talk a lot.
When you think your dog has died, it has just fallen asleep in your heart. And by the way, it is wagging it’s tail madly, you see, and that’s why your chest hurts so much and you cry all the time. Who would not cry with a happy dog wagging its tail in their chest. Ouch! Wap wap wap wap wap, that hurts. But they only wag when they wake up. That’s when they say: “Thanks Boss! Thanks for a warm place to sleep and always next to your heart, the best place.”
When they first fall asleep, they wake up all the time, and that’s why, of course, you cry all the time. Wap, wap, wap. After a while they sleep more. (remember, a dog while is not a human while. You take your dog for walk, it’s a day full of adventure in an hour. Then you come home and it’s a week, well one of your days, but a week, really, before the dog gets another walk. No WONDER they love walks.)
Anyway, like I was saying, they fall asleep in your heart, and when they wake up, they wag their tail. After a few dog years, they sleep for longer naps, and you would too. They were a GOOD DOG all their life, and you both know it. It gets tiring being a good dog all the time, particularly when you get old and your bones hurt and you fall on your face and don’t want to go outside to pee when it is raining but do anyway, because you are a good dog. So understand, after they have been sleeping in your heart, they will sleep longer and longer.
But don’t get fooled. They are not “dead.” There’s no such thing, really. They are sleeping in your heart, and they will wake up, usually when you’re not expecting it. It’s just who they are.
I feel sorry for people who don’t have dogs sleeping in their heart. You’ve missed so much.
Excuse me, I have to go cry now.
Dogs never die. They don’t know how to. They get tired, and very old, and their bones hurt. Of course they don’t die. If they did they would not want to always go for a walk, even long after their old bones say:” No, no, not a good idea. Let’s not go for a walk.” Nope, dogs always want to go for a walk. They might get one step before their aging tendons collapse them into a heap on the floor, but that’s what dogs are. They walk.
It’s not that they dislike your company. On the contrary, a walk with you is all there is. Their boss, and the cacaphonic symphony of odor that the world is. Cat poop, another dog’s mark, a rotting chicken bone ( exultation), and you. That’s what makes their world perfect, and in a perfect world death has no place.
However, dogs get very very sleepy. That’s the thing, you see. They don’t teach you that at the fancy university where they explain about quarks, gluons, and Keynesian economics. They know so much they forget that dogs never die. It’s a shame, really. Dogs have so much to offer and people just talk a lot.
When you think your dog has died, it has just fallen asleep in your heart. And by the way, it is wagging it’s tail madly, you see, and that’s why your chest hurts so much and you cry all the time. Who would not cry with a happy dog wagging its tail in their chest. Ouch! Wap wap wap wap wap, that hurts. But they only wag when they wake up. That’s when they say: “Thanks Boss! Thanks for a warm place to sleep and always next to your heart, the best place.”
When they first fall asleep, they wake up all the time, and that’s why, of course, you cry all the time. Wap, wap, wap. After a while they sleep more. (remember, a dog while is not a human while. You take your dog for walk, it’s a day full of adventure in an hour. Then you come home and it’s a week, well one of your days, but a week, really, before the dog gets another walk. No WONDER they love walks.)
Anyway, like I was saying, they fall asleep in your heart, and when they wake up, they wag their tail. After a few dog years, they sleep for longer naps, and you would too. They were a GOOD DOG all their life, and you both know it. It gets tiring being a good dog all the time, particularly when you get old and your bones hurt and you fall on your face and don’t want to go outside to pee when it is raining but do anyway, because you are a good dog. So understand, after they have been sleeping in your heart, they will sleep longer and longer.
But don’t get fooled. They are not “dead.” There’s no such thing, really. They are sleeping in your heart, and they will wake up, usually when you’re not expecting it. It’s just who they are.
I feel sorry for people who don’t have dogs sleeping in their heart. You’ve missed so much.
Excuse me, I have to go cry now.
Oh, he looked like an absolutely lovely, wonderful dog (but aren't they all? <3)!
I'm sure he was really precious, and even if it has been some months now, I wanted to say that I am truly sorry for your loss. Losing such a friend and family member is always hard. But I'm sure that we will see our lovely companions one day again~
I'm sure he was really precious, and even if it has been some months now, I wanted to say that I am truly sorry for your loss. Losing such a friend and family member is always hard. But I'm sure that we will see our lovely companions one day again~
Honestly seeing this post made me happy to know hes reunited with a friend he had lost awhile ago. Who knows,maybe a talking dog will stop by and say hi to my mother for me since she passed a day after my bday this feb. I bet shed get a kick out of it and maybe a few good drinks and laughs. I hope theyre both happy and free.
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