tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213487178824395987.post1021550548696554301..comments2019-12-09T05:49:22.332-08:00Comments on Fringe Dweller: One LifeJordan Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213487178824395987.post-60729676788347900282012-04-06T08:30:05.708-07:002012-04-06T08:30:05.708-07:00Kathryn--Just when I thought I couldnt shed anothe...Kathryn--Just when I thought I couldnt shed another tear for my perfect pet, I did this morning when I read your amazing post. Thanks so much for caring enough to do this--for me and other people who will read this at another time. <br /><br />Being a writer, the only way I could get past the grief was to write about her. Once I did that, I had an outpouring of comments from other pet owners who shared thoughts like you did. Mostly dealing with the fact that it's not about the pain of loss, but about opening our home to a new rescue animal that deserves a good home. When I got my head wrapped around that, I was able to feel the legacy Feliz left me and we have 2 rescue cats and 2 rescue dogs now. None of them are like Feliz, but they are uniquely their own personalities and it's been sheer joy discovering them.<br /><br />Thansk again for sharing. I will never forget your kindness.Jordan Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213487178824395987.post-67363968840832710382012-04-06T07:58:03.989-07:002012-04-06T07:58:03.989-07:00I don't know who wrote this, but I have had wo...I don't know who wrote this, but I have had wonderful dogs pass through my life, and my number one dog right now has only another year or two of comfort left before I'll have to make The Decision. This little verse can help us all keep up both perspective and courage:<br /><br />"When humans die, they make a will<br />To leave their homes and all they have<br />To those they love.<br />I, too, would make a will if I could write;<br />To some poor wistful lonely stray<br />I leave my happy home,<br />My dish, my cosy bed, my cushioned chair, my toy,<br />The well-loved lap, the gently stoking hand,<br />The loving voice,<br />The place I made in someone’s heart,<br />The love that, at the last, could help me to<br />A peaceful, painless end,<br />Held in loving arms.<br />If I should die, Oh! Do not say,<br />“No more a pet I’ll have<br />To grieve me by its loss”.<br />Seek out some lonely, unloved dog<br />And give my place to him.<br />This is my legacy I leave behind<br />‘Tis all I have to give."Kathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213487178824395987.post-16469034144126422272012-03-09T08:00:28.590-08:002012-03-09T08:00:28.590-08:00Well said, Marty. Must be why you're a writer....Well said, Marty. Must be why you're a writer. Sounds like you went through the same thing as I did, but at the time I had no idea how to cope until I blogged about it and heard from countless sympathetic people like you. That allowed me to move on and open my home to the pets we have now. I only wish I had a bigger house.Jordan Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213487178824395987.post-71614299296399858332012-03-09T05:31:22.366-08:002012-03-09T05:31:22.366-08:00I know exactly how you feel. I've had plenty o...I know exactly how you feel. I've had plenty of dogs over the years and losing them was painful every time, but the last one was the hardest because I was living on my own. Beauty was a hybrid wolf and I had her for about 13 years. She was a little pup when I got her and I had this idea to eventually get another one and name it Beast... but then the little puppy turned into a 100lb dog so that idea went away :P<br /><br />For weeks after she passed, I'd wake up and think it was just a bad dream, imagine hearing her at the door wanting to come in, and assorted other things. I went through the typical 'I'll never own another dog' phase but it eventually passed, although Beauty will always hold a special place in my heart.<br /><br />Losing pets is always sad but it's a price worth paying because of the joy they bring when they're here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com