This past Tuesday, my wife and I had to make the most difficult decision in our lives, to put our 14 1/2 year old min pin, Scooby Doo to sleep. Scooby was the light of our lives and was by our side at some of the most difficult times of our lives. In 2004 our oldest son passed away. They say that dogs can sense pain and our pain was almost insurmountable. Scooby stayed by my wife’s side and comforted all of us with his gentle kisses and love. He always greeted us when we got home from work and when he wanted something, he would brush his head against our leg to let us know. He has been our life since we got him and his passing has us sick with grief. As I type this, my heart is killing me and the lump in my throat is awful.
For the past few days when I come home, there is this void that I can’t explain. Over the past year he has had quite a few health issues and with all that he has given us for support, we have tried to give back to him. But this week he kept us awake all night panting and pacing. Last year he had a stroke and when laying on his right side, could not get himself up. So we had to be with him 24 hours a day. For us it was not a sacrifice. We wanted to be there. He always greeted my wife at the door when she got home from work.
The past couple of days have been horrible with out him being there. The pain is terrible and my wife has trouble eating and talking. They say that the pain gets easier to deal with. I’m not so sure it will go away so soon. Anyway, I thought I could get rid of some of the pain by writing about our baby. Thanks for letting me do this here. I hope things ease up with time because right now the pain of him being gone is horrible.
We will love you until we are all together again,
| Scooby |
| Jim, Jean and Chris |