tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post7626127245005523292..comments2024-03-28T23:25:53.221+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Old DogJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67926417106067345162013-07-20T05:51:10.814+00:002013-07-20T05:51:10.814+00:00Some say knowledge of mortality is the price we pa...Some say knowledge of mortality is the price we pay for self-awareness...and it is rubbish. Animals know. What helps is kindness. And from what I've learned at your blog, you are clearly a kind man. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15147186609211708002013-07-19T20:38:04.760+00:002013-07-19T20:38:04.760+00:00It is heartbreaking...enjoy each day, hour, minute...It is heartbreaking...enjoy each day, hour, minute you have with them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54973096896606120812013-07-19T02:05:54.379+00:002013-07-19T02:05:54.379+00:00Mine too John. My pup turns 14 this month.
As lon...Mine too John. My pup turns 14 this month.<br /><br />As long as she is happy and comfortable, each day is a gift.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103330862645878161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58250421101511582622013-07-19T01:56:12.107+00:002013-07-19T01:56:12.107+00:00Yes, it's heartbreaking, for sure.Yes, it's heartbreaking, for sure. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58500690311550673522013-07-19T01:50:18.342+00:002013-07-19T01:50:18.342+00:00Faulkner was deaf for the last year or so of his l...Faulkner was deaf for the last year or so of his life. Then he started falling. Then he started falling and couldn't get up. I felt as if I were dying.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27027556054722655282013-07-19T01:11:43.900+00:002013-07-19T01:11:43.900+00:00... old cats, too ...... old cats, too ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84474669567600733402013-07-18T21:11:29.930+00:002013-07-18T21:11:29.930+00:00What a sweet, sweet picture. Our Sophie girl is 1...What a sweet, sweet picture. Our Sophie girl is 12...can't bear to think about losing her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4816822778071296452013-07-18T21:01:29.766+00:002013-07-18T21:01:29.766+00:00Sweet little Meg. Beautiful photo, really "ca...Sweet little Meg. Beautiful photo, really "catches the moment". <br /><br />For the first time in many many years I have no animal companions, it feels very strange. But like Joanne and Andrea above I can't bear the thought of an animal outliving me, so no more puppies or kittens for me. When the time is right I will adopt an older dog (or two.) Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5995605119055606122013-07-18T19:12:30.323+00:002013-07-18T19:12:30.323+00:00Struggling with grief following the loss of my bel...Struggling with grief following the loss of my beloved old girl who left us a month ago. She was nearly 15. But I wouldn't have given up her time with me before she left us. Total unconditional love. Miss you Dolly.LisaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126999177770725693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64189440492307740942013-07-18T18:21:25.626+00:002013-07-18T18:21:25.626+00:00My Tess is 12, almost 13, a German Shepherd mix th...My Tess is 12, almost 13, a German Shepherd mix that is arthritic and losing her hearing and getting cataracts. I look at her everyday and think....."I have no idea how I'm going to say goodbye to you Tessy dog". <br />She's on meds, but she still has trouble getting her back end off he floor at times and we have to help her. But she's not ready to go, I'll see it in her eyes when she is and until then I will enjoy her and love her just like you do with your dogs. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966566655228721549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27186483392303837212013-07-18T16:52:56.709+00:002013-07-18T16:52:56.709+00:00Oh bless John I know what you mean. That's the...Oh bless John I know what you mean. That's the flip side to the unconditional love we gain from them! But in my humble opinion, the greater tragedy would be the scenario wherein the human dies first leaving the dog lost, wondering what happened?Andrea from Neathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267657439747515679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8319763914334995122013-07-18T16:12:35.993+00:002013-07-18T16:12:35.993+00:00
I am at tears at this post.
My Dr. Watson is at t...<br />I am at tears at this post.<br />My Dr. Watson is at this point too.<br />Everyday is a gift but I know what is coming. I think in some way he does too but it is just what will be for him <br /><br />Lovely photo today.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20238640720875889432013-07-18T15:44:05.706+00:002013-07-18T15:44:05.706+00:00a dog lives so truly in the moment. They don't...<br />a dog lives so truly in the moment. They don't even have to work at it. I think I should love the life of one of my two terriers, Ted and Bumble. No worries about where they will sleep, what they will eat, whether they are loved and wanted - they have it so much easier than a lot of humans. Meg is blessed to have a lovely home xAllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005808036236733190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20611699201681823542013-07-18T15:24:06.487+00:002013-07-18T15:24:06.487+00:00I think of Rosie's mortality almost every day....I think of Rosie's mortality almost every day. It amazes me that I only have a limited time to look into those beautiful eyes and stroke that silky fur. Awfully maudlin of me, isn't it? She's only 9 this year.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53711216206728683782013-07-18T15:22:15.430+00:002013-07-18T15:22:15.430+00:00And we could learn from them, John. Their stoicism...And we could learn from them, John. Their stoicism about such 'human' things is wonderful. They aren't suffering half as much as we think, or want them, they are.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8456581610539493902013-07-18T14:57:20.637+00:002013-07-18T14:57:20.637+00:00Tell me about it John Gray! We are living with it...Tell me about it John Gray! We are living with it every day with Lettice, who as I type is sat contently with me in the garden.<br /><br />Arriving in my life fifteen years ago, skin and bone and only six months old, she had been beaten and kicked. A highly intelligent collie, who has been the joy of my life. Our holiday money is spent on Tena bed pads, she like many old ladies has lost her muscle tone. She even let's us know that her bed is wet, if we haven't checked for a while, by pulling off the top blanket and pads.<br /><br />You know something? She's worth it! Like you, I look at her and the pain is immense.<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48448297355248659692013-07-18T14:27:35.856+00:002013-07-18T14:27:35.856+00:00Oh John, what a sad photograph. In one way it is...Oh John, what a sad photograph. In one way it is good that they have no knowledge of this but I have now lost about five or six dogs over the years and it never gets any easier - you watch them age and get infirm and then finally you have to make a decision - and that is almost the hardest part.<br />At the other end of the scale i have heard this week of someone who has bought a pup from a puppy farm. It is a pug - my favourite breed - and they have such breathing difficulties in this weather. The poor little thing has been taken from its mum and sold and it is only six weeks old. The new owners are out at work and my heart bleeds for this little chap and yet I can do nothing. When I got Tess - at ten weeks - I spent most of the first week nursing her and making a fuss of her so that she knew we loved her. Look at your old dog and tell yourself what a lovely life she is having with you - and she might perk up when the weather gets cooler.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67247276973238337702013-07-18T14:24:22.985+00:002013-07-18T14:24:22.985+00:00Dear old Sam stumbled along, stood vacantly in cor...Dear old Sam stumbled along, stood vacantly in corners, did the same circuit over & over, was nearly blind & going deaf but at fifteen still had some life in him to live. BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85675016107131894852013-07-18T14:22:51.078+00:002013-07-18T14:22:51.078+00:00They steal your heart then they break it...They steal your heart then they break it...The Orchard Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913622318566052121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21124702564204597022013-07-18T14:19:39.673+00:002013-07-18T14:19:39.673+00:00Agreed. I've seen it ageing cats, too. They do...Agreed. I've seen it ageing cats, too. They don't feel they have to prove anything, they just want to be loved, and enjoy and live each day. As if somehow, each day is dearer than the one before.<br /><br />I didn't see it with my first dog, because i was young, and she was my first pet. But, i saw the signs in the ones that followed, and have taken care to appreciate each and every day we are allowed to share with them.<br />megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79256266318664844072013-07-18T14:11:46.973+00:002013-07-18T14:11:46.973+00:00You've said all that can be said. Nothing usef...You've said all that can be said. Nothing useful to add.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75934009908987727142013-07-18T13:47:25.559+00:002013-07-18T13:47:25.559+00:00She is well loved.
*hugs* ♥She is well loved.<br />*hugs* ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3027326027095050612013-07-18T13:45:50.626+00:002013-07-18T13:45:50.626+00:00How old are your dogs, John?
Our Finley is 6 in O...How old are your dogs, John?<br /><br />Our Finley is 6 in October but Darwin is only 10 months old.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872398104055710935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66437444359000868642013-07-18T13:30:23.870+00:002013-07-18T13:30:23.870+00:00Are dogs aware of their failing abilities, I wonde...Are dogs aware of their failing abilities, I wonder, or do they just adapt to them as if they were never aware of being fully functional?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46652732121176090992013-07-18T12:58:22.670+00:002013-07-18T12:58:22.670+00:00it hurts... it hurts... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.com