Little dog. Big space.

[Jersey Girl]

Oh dear. I am so sorry. Rest in peace, little one.

Thank you, Lem. It is such a deep loss for us.

[Jersey Girl]

sorry to hear that. Dogs are the best. people, in general, don't deserve them.

Gad thank you so much and I agree with you. Dogs are better than people could ever hope to be. Here is the quote that I put on my Facebook.

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

― Will Rogers

[Jersey Girl]

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Thanks, Mok. I am sorry that I jumped on you not long ago for your joke. We were dealing with coming to terms with our loss at the time and although you couldn't have known, it felt like a slap in the face. Please forgive.

[Jersey Girl]

Best wishes for you at this time of your loss Jersey Girl.

dantana thank you so much. I appreciate you.

[Jersey Girl]

I had dogs all my life growing up. My apartment/roomate situation doesn't allow for one now, but I spend an inordinate amount of time looking at dogs on YouTube. Your heart breaks in a special way when you lose a dog like Sadie. Just remember there are other pugs out there that need your love, and their love will help heal you.

I would be less than honest if I didn't say that our hearts are shredded right now. We were together with her almost 17 years. I don't know that we'll ever have another Pug on account of the disabilities that some Pugs develop and we were blessed that she didn't develop them earlier. She needed a lot of increasing nursing care the past year but I feel confident that we met her needs. But I think and hope that one day we'll find a pup that wants to rescue us because we're gonna need that.

[MeDotOrg]

But I think and hope that one day we'll find a pup that wants to rescue us because we're gonna need that.

Exactly. I had a friend that went through your situation a few years ago. In some ways getting a new dog feels like a betrayal, and to do it right now would be a betrayal. But of all the pugs in the universe, Sadie got to be yours, for almost 17 years. How lucky you were. How lucky she was. Cherish that.

[Gunnar]

That was a very touching story, Jersey Girl. Sorry for your loss. Losing a pet as loving and special as that can be as heart wrenching as losing a child. We still miss our cats, Rosie and Ember. No wonder you have such a fondness for pugs! I hope you weren't offended when I wrote about my Son and his wife's pugs, who were not nearly as admirable. They were almost completely untrainable. They looked cute and were eager for attention, but they couldn't be broken of the habit of showing their affection by nibbling and chewing (sometimes painfully) on people's fingers and hands, and despite the best efforts of my son and wife, they never became reliably house trained, unlike the beautiful, clever and very athletic dog they have now.

[Jersey Girl]

But I think and hope that one day we'll find a pup that wants to rescue us because we're gonna need that.

Exactly. I had a friend that went through your situation a few years ago. In some ways getting a new dog feels like a betrayal, and to do it right now would be a betrayal. But of all the pugs in the universe, Sadie got to be yours, for almost 17 years. How lucky you were. How lucky she was. Cherish that.

You are exactly right, MeDot. 17 years is a tremendous blessing. The vet tech called our vet that day. He retired but came back out of retirement to work every other weekend, but not this past Saturday. He has taken care of all of our pets from start to finish over the years. She said he told her to tell us that "Sadie couldn't have asked for a better home than with the two of you. You gave her the best life that any dog could have."

Big burly man with a heart of gold he is.

[Jersey Girl]

That was a very touching story, Jersey Girl. Sorry for your loss. Losing a pet as loving and special as that can be as heart wrenching as losing a child. We still miss our cats, Rosie and Ember. No wonder you have such a fondness for pugs! I hope you weren't offended when I wrote about my Son and his wife's pugs, who were not nearly as admirable. They were almost completely untrainable. They looked cute and were eager for attention, but they couldn't be broken of the habit of showing their affection by nibbling and chewing (sometimes painfully) on people's fingers and hands, and despite the best efforts of my son and wife, they never became reliably house trained, unlike the beautiful, clever and very athletic dog they have now.

I think I felt a little defensive when I read your comments but I was fighting against impending loss at the time. I think I replied in a friendly way, I don't remember right now. Our pugs never nibbled or chewed fingers or hands. They never hurt anyone except for each other when they went through a period of intolerance for each other. They drew blood, that's how bad it was. One (the older one) used to try licking our arms--I always had a skin rash in reaction to that, but she eventually stopped doing it. I don't know why your Son and DIL's pugs behaved that way. We have so many good memories of all of our pets.

I talked about the cat in my OP and how they were buddies. Yesterday my husband took her kitchen bed and put it out on the deck pending a decision since we are only making small and obvious decisions about things right now. He replaced the bed with Sadie's stuffed toys and boppy pillow. This is what happened this afternoon when it was regular siesta time.


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I don't know if that means he was missing her or that he's simply an opportunist. Probably a bit of both but the bed belongs to him now.

p.s. I have no idea what that weird streak is in the photo. Looks like a random pine needle dangling in mid air.

[Gunnar]

I think I felt a little defensive when I read your comments but I was fighting against impending loss at the time. I think I replied in a friendly way, I don't remember right now. Our pugs never nibbled or chewed fingers or hands. They never hurt anyone except for each other when they went through a period of intolerance for each other. They drew blood, that's how bad it was. One (the older one) used to try licking our arms--I always had a skin rash in reaction to that, but she eventually stopped doing it. I don't know why your Son and DIL's pugs behaved that way. We have so many good memories of all of our pets.

Yes, you did respond in a friendly way, but I didn't see or respond to your previous response until I looked for it just a minute or so ago because of your mention of it. Somehow I missed seeing it before. I guess I was too preoccupied with other topics at the time. I'm glad I looked it up, because I enjoyed your comments about your other pugs and pets. Maybe my son and DIL were just unlucky in their choice of pugs. They were certainly needy and demanded lots of attention from not only My son and his family, but any other human who came to visit. They didn't get along all that well with each other, though. The older and larger one, Gracie, bullied the smaller one, Lucy, and always tried to hog her food. When Lucy tried to eat from her own dish, Gracie would immediately push her away and start eating Lucy's food. Lucy would then run to Gracie's dish and try to eat, whereupon Gracie would immediately abandon Lucy's dish and run back to her own dish, and push Lucy away again. When Lucy went back to her own dish again, the same cycle started again. Whatever dish Lucy tried to eat from, Gracie would push her away and try to eat it instead. Lucy would have starved if Gracie were not constrained from stealing her food whenever Lucy tried to eat. I thought it was very weird behavior!

I talked about the cat in my OP and how they were buddies. Yesterday my husband took her kitchen bed and put it out on the deck pending a decision since we are only making small and obvious decisions about things right now. He replaced the bed with Sadie's stuffed toys and boppy pillow. This is what happened this afternoon when it was regular siesta time.

I don't know if that means he was missing her or that he's simply an opportunist. Probably a bit of both but the bed belongs to him now.

p.s. I have no idea what that weird streak is in the photo. Looks like a random pine needle dangling in mid air.

I have very little doubt that the cat misses her buddy. I have read and seen lots of touching stories of what seems to be genuine love and affection between seemingly odd couples of animals of disparate species, including even predator species that adopted and cared for individuals of a species that they normally preyed upon.