tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4351223402773033004..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Losing a Dog.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27242534236951419212020-08-13T05:58:07.049+01:002020-08-13T05:58:07.049+01:00Menagerie Manor got its name because it was an ani...Menagerie Manor got its name because it was an animal rescue. We have had to make so many painful decisions so many times for creatures that we worked so hard to give a life of joy and happiness that all animals deserve. I can tell you it never gets easy no matter what. We love these special creatures that love us unconditionally.<br />Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68287394975145569122020-08-12T17:55:03.178+01:002020-08-12T17:55:03.178+01:00BIG STORM HERE; I'M SIGNING OFF UNTIL TOMORROW...BIG STORM HERE; I'M SIGNING OFF UNTIL TOMORROW.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72412552248485008852020-08-12T15:42:36.528+01:002020-08-12T15:42:36.528+01:00Freddie's case was quite special. He wasn'...Freddie's case was quite special. He wasn't ill or incapacitated in any way; he was just old. He died a perfectly natural death. To have tried to rejuvenate him would only have caused stress. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65733182621868882322020-08-12T15:39:11.027+01:002020-08-12T15:39:11.027+01:00I have a special look around at this time of year;...I have a special look around at this time of year; the dumping of Dogs (especially) is very common after holidays in the countryside. A few years ago we even found an abandoned Turtle on the road.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83992861843781629182020-08-12T15:11:45.045+01:002020-08-12T15:11:45.045+01:00I know Weave. The only to avoid the pain is not to...I know Weave. The only to avoid the pain is not to have them but then you miss the good times as well.<br /><br />I would love to get a couple of donkeys but my heart is full with the animals we have.<br /><br />Apparently the French abandon 100,000 pets each year as they go off for long holidays. I have cancelled vacations for an animal and only moved country when the quarantine restrictions were lifted. Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069278767333726796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75111600521144478262020-08-12T15:05:34.525+01:002020-08-12T15:05:34.525+01:00I don’t agree. I have seen all that a vet does, it...I don’t agree. I have seen all that a vet does, it is quite peaceful and, for me, the humane way...if only we could choose it for ourselves Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069278767333726796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74013203843620997122020-08-12T14:08:56.086+01:002020-08-12T14:08:56.086+01:00Every time it happens I ask myself why I put mysel...Every time it happens I ask myself why I put myself through it - the love and companionship they give us makes parting hard . I still look for Tess every morning when I get up.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75993907783476020952020-08-12T12:34:24.372+01:002020-08-12T12:34:24.372+01:00I trust you never spoke to that uncle again!I trust you never spoke to that uncle again!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61484067059007696872020-08-12T12:29:51.770+01:002020-08-12T12:29:51.770+01:00Both our previous Dogs died quite young, it's ...Both our previous Dogs died quite young, it's possible they were poisoned. With an openly Dog hating neighbour nearby, we didn't rule out anything. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24286093658246333532020-08-12T12:28:59.531+01:002020-08-12T12:28:59.531+01:00I grew up with a wonderful dog (in my grandparents...I grew up with a wonderful dog (in my grandparents' household) when little. Their black Alsatian was born not that long before me. My first Kevin Costner (body guard). There are photos of the two of us, dog and eighteen months old toddler. Pongo on his hindlegs, next to me, taller than his charge. He gave me such freedom at such a young age. With him at my side I was safe.<br /><br />We lost him too. Not to poisonous neighbours or disease. One of my uncles (the Hellraiser) gambled him away. The debt was honoured. At some heartbreak.<br /><br />Pongo died shortly after. Relatively young. Maybe of grief having lost his family of origin.<br /><br />Who knows.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68909419055295276862020-08-12T12:25:26.958+01:002020-08-12T12:25:26.958+01:00I think Winnie adores him too, and that says more ...I think Winnie adores him too, and that says more than anything.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56638707660341870532020-08-12T12:24:13.338+01:002020-08-12T12:24:13.338+01:00You know more about this than most.You know more about this than most.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21593442256350850742020-08-12T12:23:24.366+01:002020-08-12T12:23:24.366+01:00I think that most animal lovers feel much the same...I think that most animal lovers feel much the same. I certainly do.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18508980468903775372020-08-12T12:22:18.875+01:002020-08-12T12:22:18.875+01:00I didn't think I could face having another Dog...I didn't think I could face having another Dog after Bok died, then my son turned-up with a shoe box filled with trouble (Billy).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80585663599063718952020-08-12T12:12:40.319+01:002020-08-12T12:12:40.319+01:00When our animal companions are ready to go, then i...When our animal companions are ready to go, then if their family gather round, they can sometimes love them to death.We have only had 3 dogs in 40 years, each living to a very good age(our collie till over 19 years)Cant bring ourselves to get another yet.<br />Kathy xxxwalking in beauty carmarthenshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353481918125809808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11065877280686011372020-08-12T11:08:33.556+01:002020-08-12T11:08:33.556+01:00I think of John Gray's Winnie. He adores her.I think of John Gray's Winnie. He adores her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21439588223125054572020-08-12T10:56:17.806+01:002020-08-12T10:56:17.806+01:00No wordsNo wordsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17037778073352283702020-08-12T09:55:17.433+01:002020-08-12T09:55:17.433+01:00Before I lost a pet I just thought that I would be...Before I lost a pet I just thought that I would be sad but it’s devastating ... and so, like Yorkshire Pudding, I can’t have any more pets. It’s just too heartbreaking when they go. Our friend of 93 says she’s cried more over losing her pets than losing many humans !!! Thinking of you Jennifer in South Carolina . XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88623379700762927642020-08-12T09:42:40.963+01:002020-08-12T09:42:40.963+01:00We had two black and white cats - Blizzard and Bor...We had two black and white cats - Blizzard and Boris. I loved them so much that I cannot bring myself to have another cat.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54701937997289165092020-08-12T09:27:06.612+01:002020-08-12T09:27:06.612+01:00I used to hear my Cat, Freddie, calling me. It was...I used to hear my Cat, Freddie, calling me. It was a very eerie experience.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83261236984923507052020-08-12T09:08:50.624+01:002020-08-12T09:08:50.624+01:00I certainly cried more over my beloved cat Rupert ...I certainly cried more over my beloved cat Rupert (18) than I ever did over a relationship breakdown. And the looking for them in their favourite spots, the expectation of letting them in for breakfast, the realisation that they are just not there. It's heartbreaking. As you say, it takes a pet owner to understand.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1475147475519161542020-08-12T08:17:10.984+01:002020-08-12T08:17:10.984+01:00We always had Cats when I was small, and they seem...We always had Cats when I was small, and they seemed to simply come and go. I don't remember any angst, as no doubt my people dealt with that side of things too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4062903651632238412020-08-12T08:15:17.667+01:002020-08-12T08:15:17.667+01:00It's something that non-animal-lovers could ne...It's something that non-animal-lovers could never understand.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12817023691505992322020-08-12T08:01:34.746+01:002020-08-12T08:01:34.746+01:00Elsie (now 10) is the first dog I've owned as ...Elsie (now 10) is the first dog I've owned as an adult so I know it will be me who will be with her at the end. Before this, Dad took care of that emotional responsibility. Not sure how I will handle it.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86751436979626381562020-08-12T07:43:15.934+01:002020-08-12T07:43:15.934+01:00It really is a pain that goes with us for many yea...It really is a pain that goes with us for many years.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.com