Honey the Labrador puppy

[NormaLouiseBates]

Some of you might remember me posting a couple of months ago about the loss of our beloved Dalmatian Alfie. Our hearts were broken and our house was too quiet so 2 weeks ago we welcomed Honey the fox red Labrador puppy home. She's now 10 weeks old 🐶🐾💛 and has us all wrapped firmly around her little paw.

Beautiful 🐾

Awww....she's absolutely gorgeous. Congrats on your new fur baby! We found ourselves in a similar sad boat with the sudden loss of our 5 yo Golden Retriever back in the summer. We have had our newbie Golden puppy since September. She has helped us over our loss....gone but not forgotten 💕

She is beautiful. My heart breaks a bit seeing the pictures as she looks exactly like our gorgeous dog who we lost suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago 💔.

I know it's very early days and devastation is to be expected I just wondered what it is like to get another, the hole left is so massive but I can't imagine another dog coming close to ours, she was so timid didn't bark was absolutely lovely company.

What's Honey like? she looks adorable.

She's gorgeous! Enjoy the puppy time, and take a zillion photos, they grow so fast (even if we don't find that fast enough when we're in the middle of it)
Have a good long life little Honey ♥️

Aww....sorry for your loss @BrigiteB x

Gorgeous girl. Hope you have a long and happy time together.

Thankyou 💔

Sorry to hijack your thread op. I should start my own asking for experiences of getting another dog after a sudden loss.

Oh my days ❤️

We lost our gorgeous lab suddenly 2 weeks ago and we are all beside ourselves

Your gorgeous pup has made me smile

I feel your pain

Big hugs

We lost our girl 2 weeks ago and the hole she has left in our lives is massive

Beautiful girl.

We lost our old fox red lab during the 2nd lockdown and then lost her sister last year. You never really get over the loss but having another dog mends your heart a little.

Our black lab puppy will be a year old tomorrow and is nothing like the girls. He’s naughty and annoying but I wouldn’t be without him now.

I tell everyone that’s grieving a dog to get another, I’m sure they don’t regret it.

@BrigiteB I’m sorry for your loss.

@SeaDee sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry, there's no pain like it... it's almost unbearable in it's intensity. Without being too dramatic, I would say that getting Honey was the only thing that kept me sane and gave me a reason to get out of bed in the mornings. My grief from losing my boy was devastating... it left a physical pain. I felt like I had all this dog shaped love to give and no dog to give it to. She isn't a replacement for him but she's helping us all to heal. My friend said he had sent her to help mend our broken hearts ❤️

I'm so sorry, it's just the absolute worst pain ever.

@SeaDee @Anewuser @NormaLouiseBates thankyou for your very kind words snd so sorry for the losses you've all endured.

I feel like I'm going crazy, I of course knew I'd be upset whenever anything happened to her but I'm just bereft, crying every day it's awful. It's so hard seeing everyone upset and feeling helpless to make it better. Even site of her lead and things sets me off again. I loved our long walks, the companionship of having such an adorable dog as company so even during hard times I never felt alone with her very cute face never far away 💔💔

'My friend said he had sent her to help mend our broken hearts'

😥😥

I get it. 100% I do. We felt like we were losing our minds a bit... we lost my dad 3 years ago and that didn't even compare to how painful this was. I think the difference was that everywhere you turn in your home there are reminders. My dad had his own separate life and home whereas WE were Alfie's entire life. Even coming downstairs in the morning was too much to bear in the first few weeks.

I'm also tormented that we missed something and she may have been suffering and we didn't know. She was only 8, she'd been a bit quieter in the last 2 weeks but eating drinking, poo'ing and wee'ing fine. She didn't wuff her food down quite as enthusiastically on an occasion last week but then the next day was fine. She'd had a vet check and had bloods checked which were all fine. Then on Sat night she had poo'd on her bed which had never happened and when I went to see her she was collapsed and gasping. That went on for half an hour, it was clear she was dying so we didn't want to stress her out by sticking in a car and dashing to the out of hours vets so it was peaceful with us all stroking her but I can't stop agonising over what happened. What would have led her to be a bit out of sorts for a couple of weeks but nothing concerning then suddenly to die.

Sounds stupid but I just feel like I let her down. Even though bloods were ok I should've maybe asked for more tests but then surely the vet would have suggested that if indicated. I'd taken her out that morning for an hour, no panting yelps or signs of distress at all. Sorry I'm rambling now just if anyone reading this has experienced similar please share your theories.

That's exactly it @NormaLouiseBates they're just our little shadows aren't they always there, always waiting for pats and attention it's so horrible without her 💔

Honey is absolutely gorgeous I'm so pleased she has brought you happiness.

Thank you for your lovely kind messages

@BrigiteB Our experience was similar but our lab was almost 11. I think you have to try to take comfort from the fact you were with her and she wasn't alone in the vets. We were all with our girl when she died and whilst watching her die was horrendous I am so glad she was with us. I suspect that even if you'd been able to do anything you have to remember her quality of life would almost certainly have suffered.

It's trite but I keep telling myself that grief is the price we pay for love

Sending you big hugs

Sorry to derail your thread OP. Please give Honey a kiss on the head and a boop on her nose from me

Oh @SeaDee that is so reassuring to hear. Yes perhaps whatever happened was going to happen regardless and better to be at home with us than alone at the vets.

Big hugs back to you. Its only 5 days for us and her ashes are being returned today. I think for dc's sake we'll do our usual walk and scatter them where she loved to be. I never in a million years thought I'd be talking about scattering ashes of a dog, until you have had one it is impossible to understand the impact they have on our lives.

Aw she is gorgeous! I hope she brings you years of joy and laughter.

We lost our beautiful girl last week. Like others have said I feel like I have a physical pain in my chest I miss her so much. It's been over a week and I am still close to tears. They really touch your heart dogs. We will get a puppy later in the year when we can dedicate a good chunk of time to getting her settled and start training. Until then the house feels so empty and I miss our routine, didn't realise how much of our daily routines were built around the dog until now. Big hugs in solidarity to everyone who has lost their best furry friends.

And big hugs to you @Goldenphoenix

and hugs.