Dear Erin,
I am just so sorry to hear about your sweet Nimby. We are never ready to let them go no matter what but I am sure Nimby is so grateful to you for sparing him any suffering. One of our members said that we take their pain so they can be free. No greater love..... Today, your precious baby boy is watching over you just as you watched over him so many years. He will carry the love you share in his heart until you are reunited once again.
Please feel free to open a thread in the In Loving Memory section when you are ready. We would be honored to help celebrate his life with you. Nimby's name has been added to the 2018 thread for pups who have passed this year. We would love to add a photo to that album if that is something you would like. If so, please send a copy of your favorite pic to k9cushings@gmail.com and we will take care of that for you.
Know we are here anytime you want to talk, cry, scream, vent, whatever. We DO understand and we are here for you.
My deepest sympathy,
Leslie
My Friend, My Companion, My Pet
C’mon, old friend, the time has come
For you to finally rest.
You’ve given me your finest years
And I feel truly blessed.
We’ve walked many trails together
The best of times we’ve known
And now your aging body aches
And I must let you go.
You’ve taught me things I want to know
How to love, to share, to give,
To play, to laugh, and most of all
How wonderful it is to live,
And perhaps the most important thing-
How to graciously let go.
Good-bye, old friend, we’ve shared it all-
Our youth, our aging years
The best of times, and some hard times…
I’ve shed my share of tears
Worrying about you, watching you,
Fearing when we’d part
And now old friend, the time has come.
You know you take my heart.
I’ll miss you every moment
My heart hurts so inside
But you’ve suffered much too long, my friend
And that I can’t abide.
I pet you, gently hugging you.
I hear you softly moan.
You must depart,
You take my heart,
But you must go alone.
I’ll hold you in my arms, my friend
And my tears will wet your fur.
And you’ll know I’ll always love you
Our loyal bond endures. . .
by Christina