How much do you love your dog, I'm not sure my feelings are normal!!

[Gymbob]

I mean, I absolutely love and adore my dog so much, I'm not sure it's normal or right to love a dog this much. I don't go anywhere without him, and I know he adores me too.

I took him to the vet today, I was worrying about nothing, but then got thinking omg, what will I do when the time comes. the thought of it is just horrendous.

Is it just me who feels this deeply about their dog?

Sossidge that's lovely!

Yep we all love the dog far more than we love each other! Bit like when we had DDs, we really can't remember what life was like without him - he's made us a happier and stronger unit

sossidge that made me cry, everything you wrote is so true.

Not about a dog sorry but...

I once read something that said that someone's cat was their soul mate and I actually cried!

My cat is definitely my fluffy lovely soul mate.

I thought that cat's didn't have owners, they have staff!

my boy loves cats and kittens, he sits really still so they will come closer

Well yes I am fairly well trained.

when dh bought us a dog against my wishes I never expected to love her as much as I do. We've had her a year now and I love her to bits.

Just this weekend I've been in tears because there's been a few staffies stolen in our area apparently for fighting /baiting etc. Our little girl is such a softie that I know she'd be crap in a fight. Just the thought of someone taking her and putting her in that situation breaks my heart. all she wants to do is cuddle and eat - she wouldn't last 5 minutes :-(

I love my dog he is with me all day if im out the room to long he will look for me he isnt a kissy huggy dog but we have an understanding i luvs him more than my children

I love my boy to bits

my dishwasher broke but nope instead of ordering a new one my hard saved money has just gone on a freezer for his dog food did not even need to think about it

and Im freeting over aslight limp that someone way more experainced than me said likely be a simple bruise and was examined by vet to but part me sat here fretting

No it's not just you, I have more photos on my phone of my dogs than my kids. I love them the world and can't even contemplate the thought that they will cross the bridge one day.

Jaydog had a limp on sunday he caught his nail i was ready to rush him to the vet on sunday night he was hopping about he is fine now i had visions of a broken leg major operations my dh keeps me in check

that's why I started this thread. I took my dog to the vet on Monday. he had a bit of gum that had enveloped his tooth. no problem, no treatment the vet said. I had him down for a general anaesthetic, then he wasn't going to wake from it etc....pathetic

if one of the kids says, mum this bit hurts, I say here's some paracetamol you'll be fine

I love my dog she's nearly 11 and the thought of being without her makes me want to cry.

She is my baby and I say that as someone who has a 17 day old pfb cuddled up on my lap, I am besotted with DS but adore my dog too, I had an emcs and begged to be let home after 24hours so the dog could meet the baby

Yeah mum my head hurts och you are fine thing with dogs is they cant tell us whats wrong we worry. Last year he was whinging and his stomach was growling took him to the vet same day vet gave him doggy antacids dd said you took him to the vet for indigestion

Does the dog like the baby

was just going to ask the same

congrats btw

I hear you Gymbob!
I love my dog to pieces. He's enhanced our family's life so much. We took him on holiday at Easter and it was a joy having him with us, and not having to worry about him missing us at home.
One of the highlights of my day is hearing him crashing up the stairs in the morning and then launching himself onto my bed for a massive cuddle. Then he goes back to sleep in the crook of my knees.
Sossidge sums it all up very well!

we take our dog on holiday too. we used to go abroad every year, but since our boy arrived we got a tent and go camping instead so he can come with us. have to say the dog loves camping more than me

before I got my dog I was absolutely certain I would be able to put him in kennels, but I can't . he would think I've abandoned him, and I would miss him too much to enjoy a holiday.

Phaw! Loving your dogs that much! Really?

I think my dogs ok that's why I carry my little blind and deaf dog out to the garden to do his business and wait with him so he can sniff around

I take him for an occasional walk with his doggy stroller in case he gets tired

I out him in his my bed at night and he stays there squeezed up against me

If you're not keen on camping Gymbob, we took ours to Duinrell in Holland and stayed in a pet friendly cabin. It was ace, Cheaper than camping and all dog friendly.

is that the one with the theme park attached fuzzy? but we would be separated on the ferry wouldn't we? how does it work?

We went through the channel tunnel. You don't get separated from the dog that way and it's 3.5 hour drive to Duinrell from Calais.
Yes it has got the theme park which is LOVELY and I normally don't like theme parks. It's set in woods which are perfect for doggie walks too.
You can take the dog everywhere with you apart from the pool complex.
How old are your kids? Ours are 8 - 12 and it was the perfect place for their age. And perfect for dog lovers!

Me too, welling up just reading this thread, my girl is the best thing ever. I absolutely worship her, and she can have whatever she wants. I even hate going on holiday and leaving her with my mum, even though she isnt in kennels i still find it upsetting.

I love my girl to bits. She is the apple of my eye and she brightens every single day, I cannot imagine a day without her (but she is going to a friend's this weekend as I am going to London to watch the marathon), she is funny, naughty, loyal and loving.

they're 15 and 16. we're in the north, so it would be better to go by ferry to zeebrugge. I've heard of that place before. it doesn't sound too restrictive. I've digressed folks sorry