Holly

Candy

Candy

Biscuit Tin Guardian
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West Yorkshire, UK
Jelinga said:
I lost a dog of just 8 years overnight and it is a shock. I can see you are grieving for that might have been and that adds to the heartache and it is such a heartache. You will be able to give yourselves to another dog but that won't take anything from Holly, it is because Holly was so loved that yo ucan give love again. As someone once said, "I am not replacing my dog in my heart, just creating another space". Take each day as it comes, I still have one toy in the cupboard that I have never let another dog of mine touch as it was last touched by Saffy. Do what you can feel able to do and if you can't, just wait. I feel so deeply for you x
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I agree, no dog has ever been a replacement for a dog I have loved, more like a new recruit to my list of loved dogs. The love for the new dog has taken a while, each time to equal the love for my lost dogs, but it has never, ever failed to arrive, every bit as fully and overwhelmingly as for the others, but subtley different each time. I am always so very happily surprised when I find this has happened. :heart:
You have been the most wonderful people for Holly. I can't help thinking that another dog could so much benefit from the same.xxx
 
Granca

Granca

SteffiS said:
Two of my labs have died quite suddenly, one at 8 another at 9. It's a horrible shock even when you know they are starting to show signs of being unwell, as it’s easy to assume things can be controlled and they will live to a good age.
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Yes, having lost our lab Penny suddenly when she was seven I felt a sense of relief when Wispa and then Tuppence passed that age. I’d hardly dared to hope that they would reach old age, as our previous dogs had.
Thinking of you both, @Hollysdad.
 
Hollysdad

Hollysdad

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Monmouthshire, Wales
We're still trying to move on and still expecting to see her everywhere we go.
For the last few weeks we've been doing walks which would be unsuitable for dogs. Today we ventured onto one of Holly's walks - Beaulieu Woods at the top of the Kymin. During her illness it was a lovely place to take her as it was easy ground and full of things to sniff. Her presence was everywhere so we didn't linger.
On a brighter note we've found a way of disposing of the several dozen tennis balls she found over the years. When we walk into town we drop one or two tennis balls in the local parks. Miraculously they've disappeared by the next morning. If it all goes to plan we should have none left by Easter.
 
Hollysdad

Hollysdad

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Monmouthshire, Wales
More milestones were reached this week.
The last of Holly's tennis balls were scattered and they were all picked up within 24 hours. We hope they've gone to good homes.
I also got some new slippers. My old ones were falling to pieces after being fetched by Holly for six months. Fetching usually involved bringing them to me and giving them a good shake to make sure they were dead. If I wasn't quick enough getting my feet into them she'd grab one and start a chasing game until I bribed her to give it up.
Today we went into Hereford for the first time since we lost her. She liked Hereford. We always walked in from the Leisure centre across the parks and Cathederal Green so she could have a good sniff. Waiting outside shops gave her an opportunity to catch peoples' eyes and reel them in for a pet. We usually ended up having lunch in a dog-friendly cafe near the Cathederal so she would get spoiled by the staff, then us, and sometimes other customers. It was really strange going without her.
 
kateincornwall

kateincornwall

Location
Cornwall , UK
It is so hard , all these connections bringing instant memories , not that they are ever from our minds in the first place . Thinking of you both , enjoy your new slippers although I guess they wont be the same as your old ones xx
 
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