I remember when I first checked out your journal profile and saw the pictures of Chip -- I went, squee, can I have him?! I was obsessed with collies/shelties when I was a kid, and still find them to be gorgeous dogs, with Chip being no exception. I also remember thinking to myself how cool it was that you also had an older dog who you'd grown up with, that was obviously still a huge part of your family.
I know I'm pretty much a complete stranger here, but every time I read one of your posts about Chip, I felt like you were talking about Nikki. I think we're about the same age (I'm 26) and I know when we had to put Nikki down, it wasn't just like saying good-bye to childhood (as cheesy as that sounds) because she was with me through my teenage years, high school, even college. She lived with me for over half of my life. I really did (and do) feel like I lost a part of myself with her.
Not exactly cheery thoughts on my part, but I am thinking about you, and hoping you're hanging in there -- and don't apologize to anyone for being a mess right now, because it will be absolutely understandable to anybody who's ever really loved an animal (which are the only people worth knowing, IMHO). *more hugs!*
I remember when I first checked out your journal profile and saw the pictures of Chip -- I went, squee, can I have him?! I was obsessed with collies/shelties when I was a kid, and still find them to be gorgeous dogs, with Chip being no exception. I also remember thinking to myself how cool it was that you also had an older dog who you'd grown up with, that was obviously still a huge part of your family.
I know I'm pretty much a complete stranger here, but every time I read one of your posts about Chip, I felt like you were talking about Nikki. I think we're about the same age (I'm 26) and I know when we had to put Nikki down, it wasn't just like saying good-bye to childhood (as cheesy as that sounds) because she was with me through my teenage years, high school, even college. She lived with me for over half of my life. I really did (and do) feel like I lost a part of myself with her.
Not exactly cheery thoughts on my part, but I am thinking about you, and hoping you're hanging in there -- and don't apologize to anyone for being a mess right now, because it will be absolutely understandable to anybody who's ever really loved an animal (which are the only people worth knowing, IMHO). *more hugs!*
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