Piekka goodbye - though you'll never really leave me

[ealbiest]

Incredibly, my Piekka, our dog, is dead. Only nine years and some months old. Consumed by something truly fatal - in just few weeks, without a warning. It was 22.4. when he refused to take a walk - Sunday - and the next day I brought him to the vet, who took x-rays and bloodtests and could not discover anything. He was given a pain-killer and

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[aurorasinistra]

I'm so sorry, Taina. I wish there were words that I could say that would make it better...I love you and I feel your grief.

I am hugging you now. P ♥ ♥

[ealbiest]

Thank you - and I know you're there. It is important, and enough.

[aurorasinistra]

I was in my office, crying...B came in and asked me what was wrong.

When I told him, he teared up too and asked that I send his condolences. P ♥

[ealbiest]

Thank you Mr B, thank you both.

[aurorasinistra]

They don't leave us, T.

On particularly bad days, as I arrive home on the upper driveway, I am certain I hear them barking...waiting for me to come in to them.

This year, April 23, the anniversary of Gibbon's death, I found one of her toys in the living room floor. I feel certain it was Dubbing who brought it up from a basket full of them in the basement, but he never does that. And it was curious he chose that particular toy on that particular day.

Also...B sobbed when Madison died...and he never cried for his own father. Some animals just touch a special place in our hearts.

*more hugs*

[ealbiest]

Yes, they do - and it's not a bad thing though it will make us miss them.

[aurorasinistra]

Well, I meant in our hearts. They will always be there. P ♥