i posted this in my journal but, i want him to be recognized here as well by all of the pet lovers. on thursday 7/30, a little after 11am, i lost my beloved dog norman. he had suffered from heart disease, since he was a puppy. he was a rescue, who i adopted at 7 weeks of age. when i adopted him the first, vet i brought him to said, put him down because he had a 50/50 chance of surviving. fortunately, i did not follow his advice. normie was sick, the runt of the litter, a total mutt, and completely cute. i brought him to another vet. he was an older man in his late 70's at that time. he told me he would work with me financially and he believed he could nurse him to health. well he did and i had my baby, my best friend, my son for 12 years and 8 months. normie was 2 months shy of his 13th or 98th birthday when he passed away on thursday. i just wanted to say goodbye to him in the pet forum. goodbye norman, you were the best. i loved you with all my heart and you will be missed.
I hope you realize that your Norman will be with you always and forever both here on earth and in dog heaven above...which is where people like us end up at the end of our days too.
Hey Norman will be waiting for you acrossed the bridge. Could you post the picture again I'd love see what Norman looked like.
Take heart, there are thousands of pets who are eagerly awaiting a loving home. Look at it as an opportunity to fall in love with another animal. Death and the potential for love are the few things we all have in common, kinda ironic no?
I'm sorry to hear about Norman, bkcmar--I know what it's like to lose a pet--I've lost two--my dog Cinnamon back in 2002 and my cat Regan back in 2007--and both times it just broke my heart! And like your dog, both Cinnie and Regan were up in years--Cinnie was 10 when she died in April 2002 (she would have been 11 if she'd have lived til her birthday in June), and Regan was 18 when he died in August 2007 (his birthday was in April)! My heart goes out to you in your time of grief. Peace!
hey brother i am so sorry 2 hear that ur dog norman has passed on. i hope that u find some comfort in knowing he is in a better place now...free of pain.
thanks everyone for you kind words. it has been 7 weeks as of today and he is greatly missed. i was just looking at some pictures of my boy. i just miss his little smile, so much. i had 3 serious relationships with lovers/boyfriends during this period. the only relationship that lasted was the one with my pet. pets truely are our best friends.
You might be interested in my Writers Forum piece, "The Cremation of Maximilian". We know when we get a pet that chances are we are going to outlive him.
