Reminder.....
Last week was a tough one. I got a call while I was at work from someone who had adopted Rogue, a stray that I'd picked up about 3 years ago. She had been run over and was at the vet clinic. I left work immediately and headed there to spend time with her as the outlook wasn't good. She had been hit by a trailor carrying a load of pipes and though she looked fine on the outside, her insides were just pushed and torn apart. Her heart had shifted over and her stomach had been pinched off so as hard as she tried, she couldn't throw up. She was gasping for air because one of her lungs had been punctured and she was having some internal bleeding. As I petted her and sobbed, I knew that it wasn't right to keep her alive, she was in extreme pain. So I made the call to the owners. They both came down and the three of us cried together, talking about what an amazing dog she had been.........
During the time that I had her, she got pregnant by Cody (accident), had 6 amazing puppies once of which died in my arms just 2 days later, and gave me some of the most amazing experiences during her 7 month stay. She was so ornery but her personality was one in a million. She would jump when she got excited and could hit her nose on the top of my forehead! I would've kept her but her energy and the fact that she could jump our 6 ft privacy fence really pushed me to find a home for her on a farm which is exactly where she ended up. It was the perfect place and she enjoyed those 3 years chasing birds, running to greet them at the entrance of their private 1/4 mile drive and running beside the horses.
So as I watched her take her last breath, I realized why I scrapbook. Because moments like this happen in an instant and I want to make sure that the memories that I have will never ever fade. I didn't get enough pictures/pages of sweet Rogue and I kick myself for not doing that. But I've learned. I won't make that mistake again.
Goodbye Rogue.
Last week was a tough one. I got a call while I was at work from someone who had adopted Rogue, a stray that I'd picked up about 3 years ago. She had been run over and was at the vet clinic. I left work immediately and headed there to spend time with her as the outlook wasn't good. She had been hit by a trailor carrying a load of pipes and though she looked fine on the outside, her insides were just pushed and torn apart. Her heart had shifted over and her stomach had been pinched off so as hard as she tried, she couldn't throw up. She was gasping for air because one of her lungs had been punctured and she was having some internal bleeding. As I petted her and sobbed, I knew that it wasn't right to keep her alive, she was in extreme pain. So I made the call to the owners. They both came down and the three of us cried together, talking about what an amazing dog she had been.........
During the time that I had her, she got pregnant by Cody (accident), had 6 amazing puppies once of which died in my arms just 2 days later, and gave me some of the most amazing experiences during her 7 month stay. She was so ornery but her personality was one in a million. She would jump when she got excited and could hit her nose on the top of my forehead! I would've kept her but her energy and the fact that she could jump our 6 ft privacy fence really pushed me to find a home for her on a farm which is exactly where she ended up. It was the perfect place and she enjoyed those 3 years chasing birds, running to greet them at the entrance of their private 1/4 mile drive and running beside the horses.
So as I watched her take her last breath, I realized why I scrapbook. Because moments like this happen in an instant and I want to make sure that the memories that I have will never ever fade. I didn't get enough pictures/pages of sweet Rogue and I kick myself for not doing that. But I've learned. I won't make that mistake again.
Goodbye Rogue.
5 Comments:
OH, I'm so sorry, Audrey! How sad. Those four legged creatures sure do get into our hearts, don't they?!
So sorry to hear that, Audrey! :(
That story made me so sad. So glad you were there with her. You have a heart of gold, Miss Audrey!
Audrey, I am so very sorry! My thoughts are with you..
Oh no...I'm so sorry. That's just so incredibly sad.
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