Chest hurts

[Leanne]

So sorry Swampy.

 

[Jacqui-S]

 

[SwampDonkey]

Its hard , I know to my cost , throwing out is symbolic but I also think its a form of healing . x

Yep it was time for me push out the last of the bad to leave with the good memories of a norty happy life. It's a good new year ritual, now it's time for the next dog.

 

[kateincornwall]

Yep it was time for me push out the last of the bad to leave with the good memories of a norty happy life. It's a good new year ritual, now it's time for the next dog.

Exactly this x There is no right or wrong time to cleanse , its when we feel ready . I thought I could never love another Labrador , that the time would never be right but look whats happened ! Our hearts are big enough to love many xx

 

[SwampDonkey]

Yes and I do now know I'm not a one dog person too and that any dog I take in will be loved for themselves. Things just have their time and season. I feel ok and ready

 

[Jen]

Such a darling, evil and twisted but still a darling.

She was an absolute queen x

 

[SwampDonkey]

Empress please all I can often think of is her stamping her foot at me and squealing at me to jump too it. She was just so bossy

 

[Stacia]

She will never been forgotten, a cleansing is good when you are ready for it, as you were. I still have my beloved dog's ashes in the cardboard box on my desk and he has been dead for over 18 months, though I don't feel that it is him in there.

Enjoy your new dog, it is a testament to the lost dog that gave so much to us that we feel able to love another dog.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

So hard to get rid of things when they are gone, even things that remind more of the hard times than the good.

(I've been doing my regular pre-move clean out and still finding things of Brogan's from three years ago that I should have gotten rid of but still can't seem to manage...)

 

[jazzmynn]

 

[SwampDonkey]

I've still got her coat and collars those I will keep. I thought I would manage to let them go but like you no not yet. It was important to reread and remember her illness how she still remained true to her pirate ways and finally just remember the good bits. The medical stuff was hard to face but for me necessary. I needed to do it

 

[Lab_adore]

Oh Swampy

 

[HAH]

You’re very strong Swampy x

 

[Atemas]

@SwampDonkey

 

[SwampDonkey]

It's a year end thing every year i get rid of stuff. It helps me feel free of things take stock and understand how I'm feeling. It prepares me for the year ahead

 

[Kelsey]

 

[Bruer]

Big hugs Swampy x on our back door still hangs Diesel and Nevis's collars, just couldn't get rid of them x

 

[SwampDonkey]

They are very personal things and it's a comfort to have them.

 

[edzbird]

I keep stuff. There's no harm in that. Belle's lead and harness STILL hang in the porch. So what? She's still my girl, even if she's not here in body. I have her collar & Scooby's collar in a cupboard, I take them out from time to time. As you say, they are very personal & it is a comfort.

 

[Loraseal]

Oh Swampy the loveprint they leave us with stays forever.