Saying goodbye tomorrow

[YeOldeGreyhound]

After over 15 years of love, fun and devotion, the time has come for my dear old greyhound to gain her wings.
I am devastated. She is all I have. We live alone together. I am at peace about the whole choice to let her go as she is frail and it is time, and how it will happen. But I am struggling with the concept of never seeing her again. Never feeling her soft ears, tickling her neck, hearing her chatter her teefies. Kicking me in the back in bed, or hearing her tappy nails on the floor downstairs.
I will even miss smelling her farts after hearing the air brake noise her bum makes 😅

Please tell me about your bridge dogs. I would like to know who she will be meeting tomorrow. She will outrun your dogs, and nick their toys.

So sorry for you, you sound a lovely person, 15 years is a fantastic age for a Greyhound.

Oh OP, it's truly the worst thing as a pet owner.

I've got 2 over the bridge - our 1st was a very stubborn tibetan terrier, who we rescued at 8 when his owner went abroad and didn't want to take him. He was an amazing 1st pet for our DC and we had him until he was 12 and he got cancer. Our second was a chocolate lab who we rescued as a puppy but she came from a puppy farm and really suffered from arthritis from 8 onwards. She made 2 days after her 13th birthday. She'll welcome your girl with a sniff and a gentle nudge.

Wishing you both a peaceful day tomorrow

She can torment our beautiful Bess, she went over the bridge May 2024, though Bess will probably attempt to sit on her (rather tubby black Labrador) she was only 5 1/2 so it was awful at the time, but we now have 4 rescue spaniels

I'm so sorry. Our old girl Jess will be there to greet her, a beautiful Welsh Springer Spaniel, she was nearly 15 when she passed over the rainbow bridge in 2024. Her ashes sit on a cabinet and I still say hello to her every morning xx

I’m so sorry. My little x-breed terrier, Ruby, will be there to greet her. Ruby was 14 when she crossed, she was the happiest, friendliest dog. She will be the first to greet her and will introduce her to all her friends.

My thoughts are with you 💔

We lost 3 of our 4 in 2025...quite a horrific year....
2 were lurchers and I have been told - and agree - that sighthounds recognise others of their kind.
They were 12 and 15 and dm /dd... Very special girls and I am sure they will befriend your special friend.

She will definitely outrun my beloved old lab cross, but he was a friendly fellow so they might lie down together after running around. Many mad family dogs from my childhood will join in too. Will be thinking of you tomorrow.

My beautiful lurcher Oz crossed over in November, and will be waiting to do do epic zoomies with her. I miss his sharp elbows in bed and his joy at putting his pyjamas on. I’ll be thinking of you

Thank you. It looks like she will have good company tomorrow. One of her best mates in the park was an old black lab. She would run flirty circles around him, then they would just sniff things together.

My 14yr old staff saw me through covid and the l
ockdowns, knew he'd done his job. He was tired, well, exhausted, and he wanted to have a rest. He went to sleep on 13th April 2021.

It was also just me and him.

He will be waiting for your best friend. He will compete in fart competitions and try and win in reaching a ball first. He will absolutely look after her. I promise.

Here is Bob waiting patiently to play with her x

l love their jammies. My girl was rather partial to comfy clothing too.

Just sending you the biggest hug. Dogs are wonderful & I hope in time you will smile thinking of the years & memories you shared xxxxx

Our late, great Lurcher, Morse will be there too.

Tell your girl that he's the big scruffy beardie one, with a juicy pointy nose like a pool cue that he poked in my eye more times than you'd believe possible!

So sorry. No matter how long we have them it's never long enough is it? 💔

Just checking in to send love @YeOldeGreyhound xx

She can meet our familiy dogs, a sweet but rather grumpy jack russell girl and an adorable bouncy springer spaniel boy. LIke your darling, they both made it to ancient old age and died happy and adored, aged 16 and 17 last year. Both so sadly missed. I hope they can all gambol along together and think of good times. Go easy x

So sorry 💔💔

Sending you so much love. She is very lucky to have you x

She can frolic with our 15 y/old Ddog who we had to help over the rainbow bridge due to heart failure a year past November 💔 I still miss the scattle of his claws when looking for his cheese tax and his snuggles 🐾 🐾 it is the last act of love we can do for them - better a day early than a day too late so they go with peace and dignity 💖 🌈 🕯️

So sorry Op, it’s the very hardest thing I have ever had to do.

My 14 year old black lab still visits in my dreams, for which I am very grateful. He loved everyone and every dog, and will be happy to look after her.

Wishing you a peaceful day tomorrow , and lots of loving memories.

@YeOldeGreyhound, lots of love to you. My darling hound is still with me, but I have waved many cats over the bridge in my time, so your girl will have plenty to chase.

My 10yo Whippet went over the bridge last year on my youngest DS birthday. I was heartbroken and he was my soul dog. He'd been with me through thick and thin and saw me through some rough times. He was the kindest, gentlest boy you could meet.
I am so sorry to hear about your Ddog 😢 it really is heartbreaking.

I’m so sorry.
If she has trouble with anyone tell her to find Molly, my late, great, reactive rescue who would fight absolutely anything to defend her mates.

I am so sorry to hear that. I don’t think my 14 yo standard poodle will be far behind, unfortunately. He is a great dog and although would never outrun your lovely greyhound, in his youth he was very fast so would have fun trying. I’ve seen him catch a squirrel at full pelt. Let’s hope there will be loads of squirrels and a crisp autumn day for them both. They would have a lot of fun!

Sending hugs op. My boy will meet her 💙 im crying now reading these and thinking of him. I haven't changed my MN name since we lost him so it says it all.

Im so sorry op. I hope your ok. My two staffs will be there to meet her. One spent her latter years just snoozing and chilling as long as she was warm she didnt care . So if she needs to chill im sure my molly would be around to chill with her.
The other one , if she enjoyed playing ball tell her to meet up with darcie , she loved nothing more to take the dam thing with her everywhere 🙂.
Take care