prayers sent

I would go outside and do yardwork, come in and the happy dance would start, even if I was only out for a few minutes. My wife said many times "You were gone forever in dog years".......how true.

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I want to thank everybody here that has responded. We will heal, it just will take time.....


....So to everybody who reads this, hug your dog tonight and think happy thoughts for her. She is free of pain now, hope she finds Scarlett and they will be forever friends, I'm pretty sure they will.

Goodnight.

I've been following this.....
Shovelhead I'm sorry for Lola's passing, and for how I KNOW you feel. I lost Milo and swore I'd not have another dog, and didn't for a number of years. But I caved and rescued "Sophie" who's 5 now and laying on the sofa beside me. She's getting a hug right now as I'm thinking of you and Lola. Dogs are man's best friend for a reason.

Sorry for your loss Shovelhead. We lost both of our huskies in 2015, one to cancer (hemangiosarcoma) and one due to a broken heart and old age. It is difficult to lose loved ones and the furry ones are especially hard. I know how you feel.

Condolences, Shovelhead.

So sorry. Prayers for you both.

I'm sorry for your loss. Take care.

So sorry my friend. I just got up off the floor, my morning ritual of telling my golden what a good boy he is. I dread the day.

My sincerest condolences. My prayers are with you. There is nothing better for our hearts and souls than a loving dog. God give you strength.

This is starting out rough. Wife gets up early, lets me sleep in. No Lola stealing the covers or putting a paw in my back.

Helped with grandkid's breakfast, no Lola circling the table like a shark waiting for a morsel to drop. Left the table, Lola wasn't there to appropriate my breakfast.

Shower time, she usually followed me into the bathroom and laid at the tub making me walk over her.

And had to watch "Puppy Dog Pals" on Disney with the oldest grandson without Lola at my feet. At least he has not realized yet that Lola is not here, he's only a bit over two.

It will get easier but not today.

Hug your puppies and dogs for me today, ok?

I'm sorry to see that you're walking through this misery, shovelhead. I've been there and watched hundreds of others walk this road, and it isn't ever easy if you loved them.

Prayers for solace and grace to make it through your days.

I’m so sorry to hear of Lola’s passing. We’ve been through it twice and absolutely dread the next time it will happen. It does get easier as time goes by, but the pain will never truly disappear since they take a piece of our hearts when they leave. I can’t even post this without tears of my own welling up.

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I would go outside and do yardwork, come in and the happy dance would start, even if I was only out for a few minutes. My wife said many times "You were gone forever in dog years".......how true.

Our best friends just don't live long enough. Godspeed, Lola.

I really appreciate everybody "talking" to me here. I hope the ramblings of mine are not getting to be an annoyance.

I came home from work tonight, my oldest daughter, youngest grandson and oldest granddog were here. They had a power outage at home for about four hours at that point and there was no sense of them sweltering in the heat. So when I walked in I was greeted by her Pit Bull, a big lovey lunkhead she adopted a few years back.

After the power returned she offered to leave Bentley for a sleep over. I thanked her but declined, he is her dog but it was a nice gesture. And I know he would be looking for the three of them all night. Whenever I go to their home and sit on the couch he decides that he is a lapdog.

I still miss my girl with all my heart, so does my wife. She would complain about how Lola would lay on the back of the loveseat and beat the cushion down, how she would take her treats, jump on the couch and eat them there usually after she just removed the coating of Lola's white fur. And how she would rearrange our bed and pillows to her liking after they were made up. She today said that she wishes that Lola was here to do all this again. My wife tries to be a hardass but inside she is a marshmallow, I've figured that out over the 40 years we have been together and 39 married.

So very sorry for your loss Shovelhead. It hurts terribly, but does get better with time. God bless you.

Since losing my girl a week ago, I think it's been helpful to look at pictures and videos of her every day. At the moment it's almost a ritual before I go to sleep to look at my favorite few pics on my phone. I'll often look also simply when I'm thinking of her. Seeing her alive, happy and healthy brings some pain, but also a lot of fond memories. Every day it seems the warmth gains ground on the sadness.

So sorry for the loss. It is so hard. And nice to be able to share those thoughts with others who understand.

So very sorry to hear. They take part of your heart.

When one's companion and friend (and as selfless as a dog) is loved beyond words, it will take a great deal of them to scratch the surface of the depth of that love.

You keep talking about her as long as you want.

I, for one, will be diligent to read about Lola.


My youngest daughter had to put down her 14 year old border collie yesterday and I went over to her house and dug Willa's final resting place.

I put her tennis ball in with her.

RIP Willa and condolences to the Monkey family.