I will see you again someday, Buster...

Big hugs, Georgie.

Run free, Buster, and sing us a song.

And thank you for letting us know him better.

GeorgAnne, I am so sorry (((((hugs)))))

 You gave Buster a very wonderful dog life  <3

I know the sadness you feel and all I can say is that it will get better in time. Your story is beautiful and you and Buster were truly blessed to have had each other. Those memories will carry your thru this difficult time. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Run free Buster.

There are no words, we are so sorry!

 At the bottom of the Bridge Saturday morning there sat a little MOstlie Sheltie and a little black pom/peke mix and a LOT of other dogs.  Many of them didn't really "know" each other until they got to talking and realized that their humans knew each other on that "computer" thing ... so must be they were "waiting" for one like them.  When the old greyhound mix stepped thru the mist at the top of the Bridge ... every step he moved forward he became younger and younger and by the time he reached the bottom oh my, he was a striking dog!! 

They all began to bark and yip at once, but soon order was restored and questioned answered.  The greyhound named Buster kept asking the same question "Is she OK?  Is MY Georg ok??  She's alone ... she's without ME ... will she be ok?"

The little pom/peke mix looked up at him and gave herself a little shake.  Buster noticed she had just a tiny bit of white at the tips of her toes and a blaze on her chest - it seemed impossible that such a young dog could be so wise!

"Yes, Buster -- she's fine.  And right now she has many of her human friends comforting HER because she is as lonely as you are.  But you'll both be fine and this is a wonderful place.  And you'll soon see that we all have quite a lot in common!"

Buster looked at the young, strong little dog and said "But you don't understand because you're obviously a very young dog .. I'm a VERY old dog and she was with me a long, long time ..."

Prissy wagged and rumbled in her throat as amused dogs do and said "Sir ---  you are most kind ... but I'm nearly 21 in human years.  But when we come to this wonderful place we are ALL young and full of vigor again.  We're pretty much all just as we were when life was best.  After conferring with each other waiting for your arrival, we all realized that each of us were on earth a very long long time and reluctantly left a human who meant very very much to us.  But even more -- it seems that apparently most of our humans all knew each other on this ... com .... com ...."

"COMPUTER, Prissy!!  They're machines and they can be wonderful!!!  Mom had one ... well MANY after you had come to the Bridge and I was left to take care of her.  She was good on it but we got to know SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many people that way!!  People and other dogs.  I see dogs in this group ... hmmm ... Rusty  ... and Dancer ... and Tonka ... and  [stretching his MOstlie Sheltie long neck] SHADOW ... and ..."

Prissy nudged him (almost making him fall over) "OK OK OK we GOT it Foxy!! I do believe you know **everyone**!!!"

Foxy looked over at the greyhound mix and said "Buster?  Is that YOU???  GeorgAnne's Buster?  Wow buddy -- I 'member you and I been a gone a while!!"

Buster looked around and realized he wasn't alone at all ... the grass was so soft and green and warm ... it seemed like a good time to sit and watch and find out about this new place.  He felt pretty good .. still strange, but good.  A good place ... to wait.

Run free sweet Buster.

GeorgAnne, thanks so much for sharing him with us.

Oh, GeorgAnne, I'm so glad you took the time to share with us at this difficult time.  

It was so hard to leave him in that room after it was done.

This was the hardest for me also.

May you find peace and hope at this time.  I still have a tab for Buster in my spreadsheet -  I wish I could have helped more but "Buster's diet plan" will help many more dogs in the future, I'm sure.

Thank you all so much for everything.  Buster is the one who brought me to this forum and I am so glad he did.  I am having a really hard time with this.  I have only ever lost two people who were very important to me (my dad and DH's mom) and now Buster, and this really hurts.

I am now getting ready for work and I just hope I can make it through the short 5 hour shift without crying.  I work in a doggy boarding kennel so it will be hard and maybe helpful.  I sort of hope none of our greyhounds are there.  There are two that really resembled Buster and I can see myself breaking down and just holding them and crying.  The hardest thing is when people say, "I'm so sorry about Buster"...that's when I cry, it's like on cue.  I am just going to try my hardest.  I started crying this morning when they mentioned greyhound buses on the radio, lol.  I thought I was ok and then at the end of the commercial, I just broke down.

I fell in love with Buster from reading your posts.  My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family through these sad times.  Hugs. 

 I am thinking of you.  Biggest hugs!

I also wanted to say, I enjoyed reading about him... it was a lovely tribute.  I feel like I knew him, and now I will miss him too.

Our very deepest condolences.

Tena and Jewel

My heart goes out to you, I know what your feeling.  The hardest part for me was leaving my April in that room too, and when I try to bring a picture of her up in my head that seems to be all I can remember.  They are at the bridge now and all together having a wonderful time, we will see them again!