calliecritturs
Posted : 3/13/2009 4:36:15 PM
Gina -- well said. I understand completely -- there are times when altho you may not see 'eye to eye' with a dog, but you've committed to them (or the situation just ends up that way) there IS a respect that is built. And often that respect can be a really good thing. Some of the dogs I have learned the MOST from in this life, were dogs I wasn't particularly close to, and dogs I didn't even really "like" all that much ... but they had their own set of priorities, and they were, in their own way, good dogs.
So I'm gonna say "Buckwheat -- go find Mike tha Dog ... and Ms. Socks .. it sounds like you'd actually have a whole lot in common with them" (and maybe we humans won't come off too badly in the process!!)
Gina, I'll be thinking of you and your family -- a loss such as this can be more difficult than you'd think -- because a dog that commands that kind of respect often has quite a solid "niche" in the family that can be a really *BIG* vacancy because it tends to make everything more 'different' than you'd think.
My sympathies on your loss -- it's never easy, and sometimes with a situation like this, it's harder than anyone might think. *hugs*