My sweet Axel

Lisa

Lisa

Moderator
Location
Alberta, Canada
:hug: The first time I went for a walk without my previous dog, a Border Collie who died at 17, it felt like I was missing an arm, or something. Just incomplete. But I did two memorial walks, on the two routes we had travelled the most. The first was through the neighbourhood on the walking trails that wind through town. The second was the one along the trails near our house, through the woods. Really hard but it was just a necessary way for me to honour all those years we had together. Just as I was finishing that last walk a Border Collie suddenly burst out of the bushes to my right and ran across the trail and disappeared into the bushes on the other side. So strange, as that had never happened before, and it’s never happened since. It was comforting. I hope you find comfort in your walks, too. :heart:
 
Kelsey

Kelsey

Lisa said:
:hug: The first time I went for a walk without my previous dog, a Border Collie who died at 17, it felt like I was missing an arm, or something. Just incomplete. But I did two memorial walks, on the two routes we had travelled the most. The first was through the neighbourhood on the walking trails that wind through town. The second was the one along the trails near our house, through the woods. Really hard but it was just a necessary way for me to honour all those years we had together. Just as I was finishing that last walk a Border Collie suddenly burst out of the bushes to my right and ran across the trail and disappeared into the bushes on the other side. So strange, as that had never happened before, and it’s never happened since. It was comforting. I hope you find comfort in your walks, too. :heart:
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Oh that would be comforting 💕 And wow, 17 years old, that’s amazing :hug: Incomplete is exactly how I felt, like a part of me was missing. But you’re right, trying to look at it as a memorial walk is a good idea. The sun was shining bright and strong on my walk, and I kept thanking Axel for such a beautiful day. i even snapped a photo as I felt he sent the sun for me ❤🐶 He would have loved today.

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Emily_Babbelhund

Emily_Babbelhund

Mama Red HOT Pepper
Location
Regensburg, Germany
Wonderful photos of Axel, @Kelsey&Axel , I remember so many of them from here on the forum. Sending more good thoughts and hugs for that first walk - missing an arm is exactly what it feels like. For me it also felt hugely pointless to take a walk without a dog, so I started walking shelter dogs and borrowing friends' dogs to walk just because it seemed so bizarre to walk without a dog at all. Of course that's no substitute for the one special dog we are missing, but it helped and also it was like I could feel Brogan cheering me on for being brave enough to get outside without him.

Lisa said:
But I did two memorial walks, on the two routes we had travelled the most. The first was through the neighbourhood on the walking trails that wind through town. The second was the one along the trails near our house, through the woods. Really hard but it was just a necessary way for me to honour all those years we had together.
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I love this idea. All the places I was first with Brogan and now go with Carbon, I do "Brogan's Walk". Cadiz, Ronda, Florence, Lucca, Venice, Regensburg...all have a Brogan's Walk which I have now done with Carbon. ❤
 
Kelsey

Kelsey

Emily_Babbelhund said:
Wonderful photos of Axel, @Kelsey&Axel , I remember so many of them from here on the forum. Sending more good thoughts and hugs for that first walk - missing an arm is exactly what it feels like. For me it also felt hugely pointless to take a walk without a dog, so I started walking shelter dogs and borrowing friends' dogs to walk just because it seemed so bizarre to walk without a dog at all. Of course that's no substitute for the one special dog we are missing, but it helped and also it was like I could feel Brogan cheering me on for being brave enough to get outside without him.
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Yes, that’s something I will be doing soon, is walking a few other chocolate labs I know. It definitely won’t be the same, but it will still bring me happiness and fill some of the void 💕
And I like that, I’ll think of Axel thinking the same, cheering me on ❤
 
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