Miss my little stinkerdoodle all the time but time has made the pain and loneliness without her less severe.
A friend sent this to me a while back and it has new meaning to me as the days, weeks and months pass, so I thought I would share it here…
“It came to me that every time I lost a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will become dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are.” -Nancy Wenner
I have a lot of dogs that are coming in and out of my life lately with volunteering and each one does add a little bit of itself to help fill the hole and void that losing Lupe has left me with. I know that it will never fully close because she will always have a piece of my heart but I do treasure the love and joy that I have experienced since she crossed the rainbow bridge. Extra snuggles and belly rubs to all of your Tripawds and Monkey Butts today…they deserve it 🙂
That is the most beautiful saying I’ve ever read and I truly believe in it. I am keeping it and know it will help us get through what you are going through one day.
My favorite saying in the past has been:
Dogs are the only relatives we get to choose
I really wish they could stay with us so much longer. Their love is so unconditional and it makes my heart skip every time I come home to our dogs whenever I’ve been away… be it a minute or most of the day.
My heart goes out to you. It’s wonderful that you have exposure to dogs with your volunteering. They will help you through this. I also volunteer and I enjoy giving comfort to all of the dogs as well as receiving comfort from them.
Take care,
Hunter’s Mom
Oh, and gosh Lupe was such a cutie pie!!
Thanks…I think so too but I’m VERY biased. She reminded me of a muppet in so many ways (would be a cross between Fozzie Bear, Rolf the Dog and a touch of Animal).
As Maggie’s Mom says, we should all be more dog and the saying above makes me realize even more how true that is.