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Our beautiful dog

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ForeverTeach · 19/04/2025 20:33

I am utterly devastated that today my beautiful dog passed away. She was a 14 year old English beagle. Our family adored her and are so heartbroken.

she collapsed and went into heart failure. We made the god awful decision not to let her be in any more pain. She would not have recovered and was paralysed and could not get up.

we got her to the emergency vets as fast as we could but they couldn’t do anything.

I cannot stop crying, I can’t believe she is gone.

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Levriers · 20/04/2025 11:13

I’m so sorry. I lost my boy in February- the pain is indescribable. Nothing anyone can say will make it any better. Sending love

Gundogday · 20/04/2025 11:14

Beautiful dog. Such soulful eyes. Sorry for your loss.

Overtheatlantic · 20/04/2025 11:15

I’m so sorry for the loss of your darling girl. 💐

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ForeverTeach · 20/04/2025 11:22

Thank you everyone. It is nice to have sympathy from strangers who understand. She wasn’t just a dog she was our family and is leaving a huge hole.

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CallMeEuphemia · 20/04/2025 11:45

So sorry for your loss OP. I totally empathise with how heartbroken you are (it's brought a tear to my eye, and what a beautiful girl she was too). I lost my girl in January after 16 years together. She was my best friend. I calculated we'd walked over 16000 miles together over the years - over hill and Dale. I've never cried like I cried when we said goodbye. I still shed a tear most days, but I can smile too at the memories and we all share stories about her now and what a special girl she was.

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ForeverTeach · 20/04/2025 12:23

@CallMeEuphemia what a beautiful girl. It really is heartbreaking.

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DitzyMum · 20/04/2025 13:43

@Ihateboris I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how hard that must be for you.

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ForeverTeach · 20/04/2025 14:32

still waiting for the little quiet I need a wee woof

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Justkeepingplatesspinning · 20/04/2025 17:08

Aww @ForeverTeach we couldn't imagine a woofless house and ended up with 3 dogs for a while!.Of course she was a family member and not just a pet!
We moved our dogs' dishes and leads etc as I was like you and cried when I saw them.

itbemay1 · 20/04/2025 17:09

I’m so sorry. We lost our darling boy on Xmas day. Still so upset, he was my baby!

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ForeverTeach · 20/04/2025 18:02

@Justkeepingplatesspinning @itbemay1 thank you. I can’t bear to move anything at the moment even though it’s awful. My husband said to me you haven’t eaten for 2 days. I went to get wine instead and her dinner is in the fridge. We had a box of raw food delivered the other day. It’s all sitting on her shelf in the freezer.

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DitzyMum · 20/04/2025 21:29

I think you just have to do what feels right. I put some of my dogs things out of sight but others I left where they were. I still find it too painful to look at her little jumper but it brings me comfort to have it under my pillow. The first few weeks were so hard. I thought I'd never get over losing her but 3.5 months on and I'm coping a lot better now. I'll never get over losing her completely as I loved her too much. The grief has just become a part of me. You sound like a such a caring person and your lovely gurl was lucky to have you. Do try to eat a little if you can x

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ForeverTeach · 21/04/2025 12:05

@DitzyMum thank you. She has stuff everywhere at the moment a spoilt princess. I thought I could hear here nails clattering on the floor earlier…

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DitzyMum · 21/04/2025 12:36

@ForeverTeach that's totally understandable. For several weeks I kept thinking I could see and hear my little dog. She used to sit in the living room bay window and would be there waiting for me when I came home. After she died, I sometimes thought I saw her there. I still have bad days and I miss her all the time, but it's bearable now. For me, the first three weeks were the hardest and then it slowly became easier. I keep her ashes in my bedroom and that brings me a little bit of comfort.

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ForeverTeach · 21/04/2025 12:38

@DitzyMum thats sweet, I am dreading the ashes collection. I am going to have a peice of jewlery made. Our friend had glass beads but like the Pandora ones so I’m going to get them done for me and my daughters.

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PrincessHoneysuckle · 21/04/2025 12:41

I'm so sorry.Its a horrific pain to experience we had our male put down 18 months ago and I think i cried daily for months

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ForeverTeach · 21/04/2025 12:48

@PrincessHoneysuckle we have had a few deaths in our family recently but I am floored by this one. It’s so surreal to think we won’t ever jump on our bed or woof for a bedtime wee.

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SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 21/04/2025 13:02

ForeverTeach · 19/04/2025 20:36

@Eggsboxedandmelting Thank you, she is everywhere I look and was my dog and best friend. I don’t know what to do.

I'm with you. My special girl had to be put to sleep last week. She's both everywhere, and nowhere, at the same time. Sending enormous hugs.

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ForeverTeach · 21/04/2025 13:33

@SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter my condolences it’s a really horrific time. I call her every now and again, I don’t know why, I know she won’t come.

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DitzyMum · 21/04/2025 22:03

@ForeverTeach that's a lovely idea to have the jewelry made. I totally understand how you feel about collecting her ashes. This really is the hardest time right now but it will get easier, I promise. Everything you're doing is out of love for your darling girl.

longtompot · 21/04/2025 23:50

@ForeverTeach So sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful dog.

I had to say goodbye to my lovely dog on 11th April, and it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. She was 12, would have been 13 next month, and my first ever dog and pretty much my life. Even just making the appointment for the vet to come to our house was huge.
I find myself crying at the oddest moments, doing a bit of gardening, or other things where she would usually be there with me. The amount of times I've said let's go and do xyz...and she isn't there. Going to bed is just not the same. There is no going for a wee, and then another one just in case, and then bedtime treats. I can just go to bed. Full stop.
My dd walked into the kitchen earlier today and for a second the sound of her feet was just like the tap tap noise of my dogs paws and I turned around half expecting to see her. Oh it was a moment.
The house is too big and too quiet without her here and I just want her back.
I hope it gets better, or at least easier. It's all the firsts without her, the next will be her birthday and then I think we will have her ashes back, and then it will be her first day home as an 8 week old puppy 💔

Tiggy321 · 22/04/2025 05:24

@longtompot sending you sympathy. We lost our gorgeous 11 year old rescue dog only a week ago. It’s so hard isn’t it? I hate coming home now as he would always be barking at the window and going crazy and now it’s just silent. I am hoping things get easier but wow, I miss having my dog so so much. Thoughts to all you dog owners who have lost their beloved furry friends .

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ForeverTeach · 22/04/2025 21:03

@DitzyMum thank you. I’ve started a diary just so I can tell he things and to capture all those little moments as I remember them.

@longtompot it really is difficult isn’t it, they are such a huge part of our lives. I found some poo bags in one of my pockets today and just burst into tears.

@Tiggy321 condolences, I had a really nice reminisce with my (adult) girls today. We sat on the sofa and reminisced whilst blubbering.

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