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ironman25

(26 posts)
28. So sorry
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 05:49 AM
Nov 2017

I am so sorry for your loss, it is like having your heart ripped out. Upon being born he was going to live somewhere in this world and he was lucky enough to end up with you. I can only say cherish the memories and be thankful he was yours.

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so sorry MFM008 Nov 2017 #1
Thank you. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #4
Oh, no! I am so, so very sorry! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #2
Yes, I'm going to give special attention to Rosie. We will miss him together. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #5
When I lost my previous cocker, I had adopted a tiny Brussels Griffon, age 9, whose owner had died Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #8
What a great story. Yes...I expect she'll be upset or depressed. I am retired.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #16
Thanks - and I know. Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #24
Oh, I'm so very sorry. They are family. catbyte Nov 2017 #3
Thank you. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #6
Sorry Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #7
Thank you for the hugs. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #17
So very sorry. CurtEastPoint Nov 2017 #9
Thanks. :) :( nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #18
My heart is with you. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #10
Yes, it is. The pain...I don't know how a person could take losing a child. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #19
I'm really sorry--what an awful shock... just a few days renate Nov 2017 #11
Thanks. He did have a sweet spirit. A happy little fella, tail always wagging. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #20
So Very Sorry to Hear This DarthDem Nov 2017 #12
Thanks. He'd like that "RIP" kickoff. :) nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #44
Pets are our angels get the red out Nov 2017 #13
Thank you. He was a little angel. They are so pure of heart. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #52
I am sorry for your loss. Doreen Nov 2017 #14
Yes. Just as hard. Sometimes harder...they're so helpless. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #53
Not that I'm a religious sort, far from it but have always liked this saying Thekaspervote Nov 2017 #15
I agree! I take the position that.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #46
It is so hard to lose these family members. democratisphere Nov 2017 #21
Thank you. Yes, he was part of my family. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #54
Aw. The loss of a special dog hits hard, I know. My heart goes out to you. n/t pnwmom Nov 2017 #22
Thank you. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #55
I have 1000000% empathy with you. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #23
Oh, my goodness! 14 1/2?!? Oh, my...and you're seriously ill, too? Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #47
All of the smaller dogs that my family BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #74
Very smart thing to do. Plan ahead. I've thought about whether I should get future dogs.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #79
If you are healthy and expect to live another 10-15 BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #81
That's true about the health benefits...plus they're fun. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #86
Yes, they have it all don't they?! BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #87
My deepest condolences... Moostache Nov 2017 #25
It's a little too fresh right now, but I'm trying. I'm sure I will. Lots of good memories.nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #48
A friend of mine lost a Spaniel recently LeftInTX Nov 2017 #26
What a sad story. That poor dog, and that poor man. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #49
I am so very sorry. CottonBear Nov 2017 #27
Thank you. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #50
So sorry ironman25 Nov 2017 #28
What nice thoughts. Thank you so much. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #58
Rest in peace shenmue Nov 2017 #29
Thank you. (hugs) nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #59
I'm so sorry. I KNOW how much it hurts... hlthe2b Nov 2017 #30
An excellent thing to do. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #60
I'm sorry. lapucelle Nov 2017 #31
Thank you. Yes...special attention for Rosie. As another poster said, she'll be mourning, too.nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #61
Im so sorry for your loss. May all of the good memories livetohike Nov 2017 #32
Thank you. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #62
I am so sorry for your loss, please take care of yourself. FM123 Nov 2017 #33
Thank you. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #63
Sorry TEB Nov 2017 #34
I am sorry thay Roy has passed away. I know it hurts. irisblue Nov 2017 #35
Sorry to hear that. It's never easy. I bet it was fun being your dog though. That's what to brewens Nov 2017 #36
Thank you. I hope he had fun. I took him for walks frequently & spoiled him rotten. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #42
I am so very sorry for the loss of your best friend and fur child... samnsara Nov 2017 #37
Thank you so much. (hugs) nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #57
Our heart is with you roscoeroscoe Nov 2017 #38
I will. Lots of good memories. Thanks. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #56
I am going through this too. Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #39
Oh, I hate to hear that. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #41
I'm very sorry for your loss. sinkingfeeling Nov 2017 #40
Thank you so much. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #43
You gave him 11-12 wonderful years as a beloved companion. Fla Dem Nov 2017 #45
Thank you so much for your thoughts. I'll scratch Rosie behind the ears for you. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #51
My heart goes out cilla4progress Nov 2017 #64
I'm sorry for your loss. n/t sl8 Nov 2017 #65
I so sorry for your loss. MelissaB Nov 2017 #66
Very sorry. I have had the "special welcome" experience too. They know and want to comfort you. Hoyt Nov 2017 #67
My sister's ex in laws were named Roy and Rosie... Phentex Nov 2017 #68
Wow. That's a coincidence. Yes...the pain. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #73
R.I.P., Roy. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #69
So sorry. All dogs, but Cockers are SO intelligent, loving UTUSN Nov 2017 #70
So sorry, for loss of Roy, friend + angel peacebuzzard Nov 2017 #71
((((((((((hc))))))))))) I am so very sorry for your loss. niyad Nov 2017 #72
I'm so sorry... lunamagica Nov 2017 #75
Condolences and love. Corvo Bianco Nov 2017 #76
I feel you, my friend hispanic white guy Nov 2017 #77
I'm sorry. My dogs were all rescues, and all cocker mixes. LisaM Nov 2017 #78
Thank you so much. Spaniels are my favorite. They're such happy little dogs... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #80
RIP dear Roy. May we all be loved and missed as much as your dear one. MLAA Nov 2017 #82
What a nice thought. Thank you so much. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #91
He will be waiting for you on the other side, and he will live in your heart until that day. Jack-o-Lantern Nov 2017 #83
I choose to believe that. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #88
That is so hard.. Permanut Nov 2017 #84
Thank you. A Jack Russell? What feisty, funny little dogs. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #89
I had cockers. What great dogs. rurallib Nov 2017 #85
Thanks. Yes, Cocker Spaniels are happy dogs. I'm partial to them. I've had two. Thanks.nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #90
So sorry to hear this. spooky3 Nov 2017 #92
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