Dear Brad,

It has been several weeks now since Fabian went from our home and I'm 
experiencing a second really bad waive of grief.  I just need a real dog to 
hug!  Now, don't get me wrong, folks.  Roxy is great and we love her, but 
she's not hugable, nor does she want to be.  I never thought it would be 
this bad - and I've had and lost some dogs in my life, but this time round . 
. ..

I'm sobbing again as I write.  Please pray for me everyone.  Life is so hard 
here and has been, honestly, for years.  I just need decent sleep and a few 
less of those sad, hard knocks from church and maybe, just maybe I'll want 
to go on living.

--
Carol
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: Zippy


> Phil and Sandy,
>
> What is it about pets that hit us so hard at their  passing.  The 
> unconditional love as Rhonda said, the innocence, the willingness to 
> please, the ability to be happy even when they don't feel good, and the 
> loyalty and simple enjoyment they bring us by allowing us to bring them, 
> and much more too. I've said good bye to many a dog in my life. Some with 
> long lives and some cut way short, each time I swear I'll never have 
> another because the pain is too hard, and our daily lives become wound 
> around their presence, yet one lays at the foot of the bed as I type. A 
> true snapshot of how without the willingness to chance heartbreak, we 
> can't  experience love.
>
> Brad
>
>
> on 11:05 PM 9/22/2006, Phil Scovell said:
>
> Zippy is a little dachshund we have had for about 17 or 18 years.  The 
> kids
> found him, or actually, a pizza delivery man got in out of the busy street
> that runs in front of our house, and he gave it to my kids back in about 
> the
> fall of 1989 or there abouts.  Vets said he had to be at least one year 
> old
> at the time if not more.  Anyhow, we called him Zippy because he could zip
> right away from you so fast, you couldn't catch him.  The kids went all 
> over
> the neighborhood trying to find the owner because I was positive that 
> little
> dog had a little boy some place who wanted him back.  Zippy always got
> really upset when he smelled smoke.  So the fourth of July was always hard
> on him.  We always wondered if there hadn't been a fire in his house and 
> he
> got away from his owner to escape the smoke or something the way he acted.
> All three of my kids, and now the grandchildren, all have grown up with
> Zippy.  This morning, Zippy had some kind of a heart attack, our vet
> believes, and although he certainly was old, he was doing very well
> physically.  We didn't want him to suffer any longer so tonight our vet
> came, this is the vet Sandy answers his phone for, and agreed it was
> probably time for Zippy to be put to sleep.  It is hard on everybody, in
> fact, I had to leave the room, so you can see how I handle these things. 
> As
> I sat and cried in my office, thinking about all the fun Zippy brought to
> our family, I heard a voice saying, It would be worse if it were one of 
> your
> children, or grandchildren, or your wife.  I knew that was true.  Anyhow, 
> it
> is wonderful to be able to have pets the bring so much joy to a family. 
> Bye
> Zip.  I'll miss you.
>
> Phil.
>
>
> He's ready when you are.
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