Comfort dogs

GmaFoley, of course you are welcome here.  I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your beautiful Tigger.  I have lost a few in my 60 years and I understand the grief that follows these losses.  It is so difficult and the silence is deafening sometimes.  You had 15 years with your little girl and be thankful for that, but I know it is never enough.  Grief can become crippling, so please know it is okay to come here anytime and share stories about your girl.  It helps so much. 

Reaching out with big healing hugs to you.  Again, I am so sorry. 

glennie great job reuniting puppy with his owners.  There are so many dangers out there for a puppy wandering around alone.  Hopefully they will keep a close eye on Snorkel and see if they can find his escape route!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  Have a wonderful day, and hug those furkids!!!

What happened with puppy Snorkel was that her mom answered the door and let a friend in,, and did not realize that Snorkel had slipped out! He only weighs 4 pounds! So now she knows when she answers the door to be aware of where the puppy is.  She finally found a collar to fit his little neck too, so now he has to get used to a leash.  And he has been microchipped.

Gma and mommyof2,,, hope you both are doing ok today.  It's hard losing a furbaby.

Hope you all have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

Tigger was found in a dumpster as a pup and was rescued. We got her shortly after - shaved and with mange. They said she was a cocker/dachshund mix and her hair would grow back within 18 months. Never did. Boy were they wrong LOL - Whippet/Chinese crested. She had a great 15 years with us.. I miss her but have comfort from all the things you all have said and knowing she is not suffering anymore.

Love the pics!   Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.  And yes, I do believe they are with us.

Princess's first Thanksgiving was a success. Gave her and the dog a few small bites of turkey (no skin attached) which they gobbled up in quick order.

Felt like her big brother Charcoal was still here with us, too.

Warrior I love your pet names!  I used to be more ambitious and creative with names.  I had two llamas when I lived in Wyoming.  Young people didn't quite get the male name....Fernando.  Fernando Llama!  His pasture mate was Dolly Llama!  I love it.  I always said if they bred (never did) and had a male I would name him Lorenzo Llama!

I hope your surgery is a success and you recover quickly.  Healing hugs to you.

Mommyof2 I am happy your 'kidz' enjoyed the holiday.  Turkey is meant to be shared!  I am sure feeling Charcoal's presence was so comforting.  I have a black male cat, Pistol.  Her is a doll, a brat cat, his nickname is 'shitty kitty'.  LOL.  We try to keep him indoors but we always let him out when we are working in the back yard.  Now we let him out back on our terms, not his.  When he wants out he can be a real pain.  Then we scold him and tell him that he is having a 'shitty kitty fitty'.  Hehehehehehe.

ww - wishing you completely uneventful healing. Happy Thanksgiving to all the fur babies and their parents! I love the llama's names!

She has brightened up this house in the last week.

GmaFoley: Oh my gosh, Tigger is so cute! I hope nobody is offended when I say to you that yes, I am sure you are hearing her and God will send you another to love when your heart is ready. We just lost Bentley in October and the pain is unbearable; our comfort is that we know we will be with him and his brothers again one day.

Flaviarose: Your Mastiff's are SO BEAUTIFUL! Watching them on the Westminster we always thought, wow that is a big dog but let me tell you, we volunteered at a local shelter and two Mastiff's were rescued - they are not big, they are HUGE if you have never stood next to one!!!! Certainly a gentle giant!

Mommyof2: So very sorry for your loss. Seven or eight years ago we lost two main coons within weeks of each other and we were so heartbroken we said no more kitties; they were almost 16 and very much a part of our lives. Anyway.......even with three golden retrievers our home seemed so empty without our kitties that we ended up adoptin four from the rescue center!!!!!!!

Thanksgiving and the holidays are so hard. Drop food on the floor and no furbaby to clean it up for me. Then realized that the door I always let her out in the morning (we used to go greet the deer in the front yard and throw them a treat) hasn't been opened since she passed. I saw the deer out there this morning and decided it's time to give them their treat, even if I don't let Tigger out. They are very happy of that decision. They aren't my pets, but they are part of a peaceful existence on our mountain top.

Love the deer. Sorry about Tigger.

Ava is such a doll baby. I want to drive to Florida right now and give her a squeeze. She looks so squeezable!

GmaFoley - So sorry about Tigger. We have had to say goodbye to several cats over the years. It's never easy, even when you're prepared. We have very similar visitors to our yard, but we have never fed them. They do like to find goodies to munch on from our compost pile though. Here's the latest one to come to the buffet:

Pesky kitty! Love that about them. She is a lucky girl.

WOW - you have a buck too!  They are gorgeous!  I know people have their reasons for hunting but I just could NEVER.  I love animals so very much - I know if I had to hunt my own food, I WOULD STARVE!