We said good-bye to Chile at noon today. She's hung in there
with her bad hips, knees, spine and heart for so long, but her
poor little body was giving out. She was having difficulty
walking and eating and drinking, was nearly blind and showing
more and more confusion, and she had not eaten for a couple of
days. And then this morning she began vomiting. We so wanted to
diagnose and treat this last thing, but we knew that it was time,
probably past time. It was so hard to let her go.

Sweet, spunky, independent little Chile. We think that she was
trying to outlive that interloper, Oppie. Lap-melder, tummy dog,
defender of the gate, stuffed bunny-gutter, boss of the other
dogs, joined at the hip with her litter-mate Gordo. She could
relax so completely, I wanted to be able to extract that 'relax'
and bottle it. When I tickled her tummy, it had to be just so,
and if I put my fingers in the wrong spot, she'd push them to the
correct place with her paw. She has left a huge hole in our hearts.

http://picasaweb.google.com/furrealp...nsSweetSixteen

FurPaw

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To reply, unleash the dogs

In article ,
FurPaw wrote:

We said good-bye to Chile at noon today.


I'm so sorry. Almost 17 years is a long time to have a friend and then
have to say goodbye.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

FurPaw spoke these words of wisdom in news:T4-
:

We said good-bye to Chile at noon today. She's hung in there
with her bad hips, knees, spine and heart for so long, but her
poor little body was giving out. She was having difficulty
walking and eating and drinking, was nearly blind and showing
more and more confusion, and she had not eaten for a couple of
days. And then this morning she began vomiting. We so wanted to
diagnose and treat this last thing, but we knew that it was time,
probably past time. It was so hard to let her go.

Sweet, spunky, independent little Chile. We think that she was
trying to outlive that interloper, Oppie. Lap-melder, tummy dog,
defender of the gate, stuffed bunny-gutter, boss of the other
dogs, joined at the hip with her litter-mate Gordo. She could
relax so completely, I wanted to be able to extract that 'relax'
and bottle it. When I tickled her tummy, it had to be just so,
and if I put my fingers in the wrong spot, she'd push them to the
correct place with her paw. She has left a huge hole in our hearts.

http://picasaweb.google.com/furrealp...nsSweetSixteen

FurPaw


I'm very sorry.

In article ,
FurPaw wrote:

We said good-bye to Chile at noon today. [...]
It was so hard to let her go.

It always is, even when you know it's the right thing to do.

Godspeed, Chile.
--
Bright eyes/burning like fire, * * * * * | Kevin Michael Vail
Bright eyes/how can you close and fail?* |
How can the light that shone so brightly | . . . . . . . . . .
Suddenly shine so pale?/Bright eyes* * * |* . . . . . . . . .

"FurPaw" wrote in message
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We said good-bye to Chile at noon today. She's hung in there
with her bad hips, knees, spine and heart for so long, but her
poor little body was giving out. She was having difficulty
walking and eating and drinking, was nearly blind and showing
more and more confusion, and she had not eaten for a couple of
days. And then this morning she began vomiting. We so wanted to
diagnose and treat this last thing, but we knew that it was time,
probably past time. It was so hard to let her go.

Sweet, spunky, independent little Chile. We think that she was
trying to outlive that interloper, Oppie. Lap-melder, tummy dog,
defender of the gate, stuffed bunny-gutter, boss of the other
dogs, joined at the hip with her litter-mate Gordo. She could
relax so completely, I wanted to be able to extract that 'relax'
and bottle it. When I tickled her tummy, it had to be just so,
and if I put my fingers in the wrong spot, she'd push them to the
correct place with her paw. She has left a huge hole in our hearts.

http://picasaweb.google.com/furrealp...nsSweetSixteen


Blessed little Chile....believe in the Rainbow Bridge and know that she
waits whole and healthy, waiting only for that blessed day to be reunited
with you, her beloved mistress and her family again.

My deepest condolences...

(the)duckster

"FurPaw" wrote in message
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We said good-bye to Chile at noon today.


Godspeed Chile. I'm sorry.

Sue and Atty

"FurPaw" wrote in message
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We said good-bye to Chile at noon today. snipped


http://picasaweb.google.com/furrealp...nsSweetSixteen

FurPaw


What a sweet baby. My candle is lit for Chile tonight. Sincere
condolences.

best,


td

On Sat, 17 May 2008 13:22:39 -0600, FurPaw
wrote:

We said good-bye to Chile at noon today. She's hung in there
with her bad hips, knees, spine and heart for so long, but her
poor little body was giving out. She was having difficulty
walking and eating and drinking, was nearly blind and showing
more and more confusion, and she had not eaten for a couple of
days. And then this morning she began vomiting. We so wanted to
diagnose and treat this last thing, but we knew that it was time,
probably past time. It was so hard to let her go.

Sweet, spunky, independent little Chile. We think that she was
trying to outlive that interloper, Oppie. Lap-melder, tummy dog,
defender of the gate, stuffed bunny-gutter, boss of the other
dogs, joined at the hip with her litter-mate Gordo. She could
relax so completely, I wanted to be able to extract that 'relax'
and bottle it. When I tickled her tummy, it had to be just so,
and if I put my fingers in the wrong spot, she'd push them to the
correct place with her paw. She has left a huge hole in our hearts.

http://picasaweb.google.com/furrealp...nsSweetSixteen

I'm so sorry. That's a good long life for a dog, which only makes the
loss more difficult.

Mustang Sally

On 2008-05-17 15:22:39 -0400, FurPaw said:

She has left a huge hole in our hearts.

I'm so sorry. I've really enjoyed reading about her. She was a very
special girl...