When I first came here, I had my new whippet puppy, Matilda, and four wonderful retired greyhounds. However, there have been some changes. I added a whipppet, Charlie.
My hounds are my babies. I never dreamed I would have six dogs.....especially at the same time! Yet, when I brought Charlie into my home, I chose to because (mainly Matilda needed a playmate) one of my greys is 12 years old and another one has been fighting cancer. My little Dolci (pronounced Dole-chee) is the Italian word for sweets. She had a spindal cell tumor that we radiated daily for three weeks. On the fourth week, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. We did a radical amputation followed by four months of chemo. She went into remission...but on her one year anniversary of her diagnosis, she was out of remission. The cancer was back.
I know that this is not a "greyhound" support group....but I feel like so many of you are family.
Today.....we are 2 whippets and 3 greys. We listened to Dolci when she told us she was tired of fighting. We helped her find peace this morning.
My heart is very sad. I know that when you have four-legged-furry friends, this is part of their story....yet I was so small that last time I lost a dog that I don't remember it. I will always have pets...yet I can now understand when people say that they can't have a pet because they are too hard to lose. This just sucks!

So sorry for your loss.

We're very sorry about your loss. It always hurts but those of us who love our companions know that the unconditional love and joy they give us is worth the pain of loss, and that we will meet them again someday soon.

Ken

So sorry. Words can not express the sorrow-but you know in your heart that you gave Dolci a good life and all of the care humanly possible. You will meet again and get the sweet kisses from your old friend on your face once again.

I'm sorry about your loss.

Were so sorry for your loss.

Thank you all for such kind words....It doesn't make the pain go away, but it does offer comfort. Thank you.

I am so sorry to hear this news. My heart goes out to you.

So sorry.... Dolci is so beautiful. Is she all black?

Thank you all. Yes, Dolci was solid black. She celebrated her 9th birthday on June 26.....with her muzzle still black. She never turned grey. Everyone thought she was a puppy since she was so solid black.
My three other greys seem different. They are more attached to me than normal. I somehow wonder if they know.
I didn't expect anything from the whippies...but they seem (do I dare say) calm? I had to take Matilda for a laser treatment today. She was very odd at the vet. She usually barks at everyone, but today, she stood against me and shook. Then during her treatment (she usually squirms) she stood so still and eventually collapsed into the tech's (my dear friend) lap.
I think my household is "off" a little.

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank goodness you have the other fur-kids there to love. But it still hurts all the same.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your beautiful girl. How wonderful that you had her a year after her diagnosis.....OS is so very nasty and usually takes our babies sooner rather than later.


Some dogs are really tuned in to their packmates. Your other pups probably know that something's different......the pack has been disrupted and mom and the rest of the family are upset.

We lost our greyhound, Tinsel, suddenly after surgery at the vet's office and when we came home from visiting her, our whippet, Piper, went and layed on her bed.....the same bed that he hadn't layed on in almost 2 years. He just knew. They can really sense some things.

Yes,I have no doubt that the WHOLE family knows the loss of another. Those board members who have been around while will get tired of hearing my mantra.but..This is something we get THROUGH,not over..I still grieve for my Zonker,who I lost in June '99,and the pups I lost in '84. You will meet again,I am sure of it,and if you listen closely,the departed will "visit" in some way. This is by far the hardest part of loving those who have shorter lives than we.

I am so sorry about your loss. I can kinda understand, With having our own grey.
Our 6 babies are our family. Without them I have no idea what I would be doing.
Maybe sitting in a corner totally depressed. They keep us young and moving.
I for one do not look forward to the day one of ours leaves for the Rainbow Bridge.

I am so sorry for the loss of your Dolci. I know the pain of losing a special one. It's tough, and had it not been for these 2 new additions in my life (Bud Jr. and Jazz), the healing process would have been a lot harder.

Please know that we are all here for you. The many members here really helped me through the roughest months after the loss of my boy Buddy (had him for 14 wonderful years). Our furry friends are family and it hurts very much when we lose them.


Seth