When I caught my little boy pulling the dog’s ears, I sat him down and talk to him about being kind of animals. (talked)…
Death and beatings, the most struggling events that require you to be able to persevere. In Call of The Wild, Buck deals with unwillingness loss and beatings that he will have to face. In contrast, most people have to deal with the passing of a friend or loved one every day, but my mother dealt with it for her first time. While a dog and a human may differ, they have some things in common, they both deal with the departure and pain and to accomplish it with perseverance. Even though animals are different than humans, we all have to persevere in life, whether it's death, pain or becoming a new person.…
Copper, my dog that I had had since I was borne, was dying. I couldn’t believe my ears. I ran up to my living room and saw Copper lying on the floor. He was a thirteen year old dog and that was a very good age for a dog to die at. I ran up to him and lay there beside him until my dad had to take him to the vet to get put down.…
Have you ever been ran over by your dog? Well if not then you can just listen to my story. I was about five years of age when this tragedy happened. My mom, dad, sister, and some other family members were at my house. I was just playing around with my dog like a normal kid. My cousins, Buster my dog, and I were just playing tag. I don’t remember who was it, but I’m guessing Buster thought it was him.…
I have only lost one dog in my lifetime; I empathize with the author’s anguish over the…
1. Getting my first dog, Candy: One life altering experience for me was when I got my first dog,…
The first step of getting my dog began we went to the rescue to take dogs out on walks which I really wanted to do. While we were there I saw on a flyer, my soon to be dog without knowing it, a dog as cute as a baby bunny. It turns out, I was not old enough to walk the dogs, which was like emotionally being hit by a truck. I had to just walk while my mom walked the dogs, which was okay. My mom got more involved with the rescue, and one day while I was at school she was washing dogs, and the dog from the flyer was scared and ducked…
From the looks of her, we were not sure if she would make a full recovery or not looking at the condition she was in. You could easily tell right off the bat, the doctor was not completely sure about this dog yet from just looking at her. She was utterly amazed at how this dog, given her circumstances, would still be alive. Sitting in the waiting room with my mother, one minute felt as if it was five minutes, waiting for the doctor to come back. Finally, she had come back out and asked to speak to just my mother privately. My heart started racing. Every possible worst case scenario that could happen, ran through my mind. Maybe if I would have noticed her outside earlier than I did, she would be in a better condition. Maybe if I would have done something different, she would still be…
Last night when I let the dogs back in from their evening outing in the back yard, Butters, my one and a half year old Pekingese darling, was a terrifying no show. After frantically calling and searching, we finally found her, lying near the house, unable to get up on her own. She was nearly unresponsive and covered in bloody diarrhea and drool, a limp, pitiful little “rag” in my arms. We called the emergency number for Dr. Childers, a simply wonderful man who has patiently dealt with more doggie emergencies of mine than I care to count. He met us there within half an hour. Diagnosis: hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, a terribly dangerous condition unless early and aggressive treatment is received. She got there just in time, he said, and…
Have you ever have you ever had to let go of something, you weren't ready to let go of. Well I have our first family dog i knew it my whole life it's been around before i was even born. Although it wasn't my personal pet, and i wasn't around it’s whole life Dawson being put down had a big impact on me. I was eight and i really didn't understand why we had to do this i found it inhumane at first.…
The loss of a pet is never easy; to me he was part of my family, my third hair kid. I could not even consider replacing that dog, none would be able to live up to the greatness that he was. Oh, how I loved that dog, that Toby! I didn’t need to go through that kind of pain again. The thing is though, he taught me so many things and was such a wonderful dog, he rescued me. He taught me how to love a dog. In my mind I heard him saying in his doggy voice” you need a dog, Mom. Go get her mom. Find her, she needs you, save her!” I was ready and I did. Toby gave me…
“Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.”…
I'm so nervous and worried but they called us into the room to get her ready for the surgery. My little baby girl didn't know what was about to happen. My heart was falling apart to see her so small and having to experience this. They finally take her in so I tell her how much I love her and cry. After seven hours of waiting, they call me and tell me that the surgery was over and I could go in to intensive care to see her. That moment was the worst seeing her in so much pain. She passed out on me twice and doctors were so concerned of her reaction. Being there for a month wondering if she was going to make it or not is something I don't wish no one will ever have to go through. But my little angel, my warrior, fought so hard, she overcame it and we left the hospital on January 29th making our way back to El Paso,…
Some nights I dream about Michael. He’s coming home from college for christmas break and he’s brought a girl with him. Our family is sitting at the dinner table and he’s giving my sister’s new boyfriend a hard time. He’s sitting in the audience, whooping and hollering as I walk across the stage and receive my diploma. Other times, he’s standing in a waiting room, introducing my sisters and me to his little girl. I dream about all of the moments my family and I never got to have with him and my heart breaks every single time. Michael has been gone for almost 16 years and yet he is still with me every day. I dream about him and what could have been; what should have been. Michael’s death teaches me something new almost every day. I have learned what loss is, how to deal with it, and how to grow from it.…
She has no more pain and is thriving here at Shady Paws. She does what she likes and is continuously in the way, tripping the staff over and searching for "meatballs"!!! She comes to the gate each time it opens to see who is coming in or going out. She stands in front of the vans so we can't move, She is the first thing people see when they come into the centre…