Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter - Suspected Pituitary Macro Tumor

Am floating still. Work is being a pain but still around

Thank you all so much ladies.

Leslie, your message was so perfect. You always know exactly the right thing to say. It cut to my very core. :o

Addy, I didn't teach Buddy to smile. :)He smiled at everyone from the time he was a very small puppy. Strangers would think he was a vicious, but the truth was he was just smiling.:) He was very easy to train because he was very smart and always aimed to please. He had an extensive vocabulary. I commented on his smile every time I was blessed enough to get one, which was many times a day. He finally associated the word smile with what I wanted him to do.

Regarding the smile video... Administrators may not be able to post it because it's not in the proper format for the forum. I will send it to anyone that requests it. If you'd like to see the video, please send me a PM with your email address. Yes Barbara, I still have yours and will send it shortly.

Big hugs Angels,

Buddy was always terrified of the sounds of fireworks,thunder and firecrackers. I would sit with him on the bathroom floor for hours with the fan going, so he couldn't hear those sounds. I would cuddle him and talk to him and he would remain calm as long as I was in there with him. This will be the first Fourth of July in 10 years that I have not sat in the bathroom with him for most of the night. I could actually go see the fireworks this time, but I don't want to. I just want Buddy back so we can sit out the fireworks together.:(

My Barkis always shed horribly, just like Peg and Luna do now. I would always complain about all the fur that went flying around the house. After he left us, I didn't vacuum for days and days and days. I couldn't bear for that remembrance to be gone, too. And I wondered through my tears why on earth I had ever complained.

It's amazing how the sacrifices aren't really sacrifices at all, isn't it? And how expectedly we discover all the nooks and crannies of our hearts that totally belong to our babies.

Awww Kathy, you have a first holiday so soon, that just isnt fair.:(:(
I understand why you would not want to go see fireworks. Did your neighbors fire them off too? Ours used to, hubby would get upset because one year one landed on our roof:eek::eek:

My whole life was centered around Buddy's schedule even when I worked. I had to get home to let him out because he could no longer get out the doggie door anymore and wouldn't have an accident in the house. I had to be around for several small meals a day due to the hypoglycemia. Then there was meds and allergies. There was this little guy who really needed me. We needed each other. And now he's gone.

I forced myself to go out and do some errands today because my folks needed a few things. One of the stores I went and had Buddy crackers on sale. There was a sign up on the end of one of the aisles. Are you kidding me? I went to the pet store to return unopened dog food. Buddy specialty allergy formula costs over $60 a bag. The canned formula that I have been mixing with his SEB cost almost 3 dollars per can. I had some of those to return also. I broke down and cried when I had to tell the checker why I was returning food. I had receipts, why did I have to tell her?

Yes Addie, the kids in the neighborhood shoot firecrackers most of the night. They terrorized Buddy so much more then the big fireworks a few miles away. Dang kids! Having said that I used to shoot off firecrackers when I was a kid.I never even thought that I might be upsetting any pets. The kids probably don't realize it either or just don't care.

Hi Kathy
I am up getting ready for work, I usually have a rule not to log on here in the mornings or I end up late!! But a later start this morning and I have made an exception as I wanted to check how you are doing... glad you are here talking to everyone. xxx

Hi Trish don't let me make you late for work.:p

Oh No!!! I have not been on the board in a little while. You have been thru so much. It makes my heart hurt for you. I am so sorry that Buddy is gone. He was such a great dog & you are such an awesome mommy.
Hugs to you. I know this is going to be such a difficult time for you. I am so sad.

RIP Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter... I hope you are chasing all the lizards you can see in heaven.