Today Champ left us. Our vet was out of town so we took a really nice car ride up to New Paltz. He had been there once and didn't have any bad experiences there so I thought this would be better than somewhere we'd never been.

It was very quick and painless for him. But the pain for me and my daughter is intolerable. I am devastated. I know he is no longer in pain but I will be in pain forever now. I miss him so much. I wish we had been a one dog household right now and I could just go somewhere and run away. But I can't. No one (animal or human) will ever touch our lives the way he did.

I want to thank everyone here for all their support, kindness and love. This place provided a place to ask questions, vent, cry, and well, just about anything.

I wish I believed in a god right now but I don't. This experience has solidified my views. I feel very alone.

I wish all the tripawds current and future the best. I hope I never have to go through this again. I wish I could stay in the community to show the love and support that all of you gave me through our journey. I don't think I am strong enough through. At least not for a long while.

Joy, I am so so sorry.

The pain is a back-breaker. A soul crusher.

I know.

You and your daughter are in my thoughts.

Carmen

Joy,

My heart is breaking for you.  I am sure you are devistated.  So beyond devistated.  I am so sorry for your pain!  Please know that we are all here for you.  He was a wonderfully lucky and amazing boy to have a family like you, as you are to have had him.  I hear what you are saying.  This is part of the grieving process, the loss, anger,the pain.  He was as much a part of your family as you are, I know.

I wish I could give you something to hold on to, so I will offer this.  If you need to talk to another that understands how this feels, pm me, and I will give you my number, you can call anytime, day or night. 

Elizabeth  

I am so very sorry to hear about Champ…My heart breaks for you and your daughter.

I felt the same way when I lost my "Princess" back on February 7th.  I could not eat or sleep and work was a constant struggle because she was always right next to me in her own little office chair.  I had to hide all of her toys, her bed and her bowls.  But, time has helped heal my broken heart and I created a little tribute to her in my home.  I have a picture of her next to her urn and a candle that I light when I am thinking about her.  It helps me thru the tough times.  Another thing I recommend doing is finding a pet loss website.  I visited the Rainbow Bridge site and it helped me tremendously.  When I was ready, I adopted a puppy (Sophie) from the humane society.   She has brought so much joy to my life.

Please know you did a wonderful thing by ending champs pain.  I will keep you both in my thoughts, and when you are ready to talk, we are all here for you.

Joy… I cant even imagine the pain you are feeling right now, and my sincere condolences are with you. I know how much you love Champ and this is certainly news that I wish I wasnt hearing right now. I understand you not feeling that you can be a part of the community right now. You have been here to support us all and please know that we are here to support you. Run free precious Champ.. 

Coopspack

I'm so sorry to hear of Champ's passing.  It's hard losing our babies, no doubt about it.  I hope eventually happy memories and big smiles will replace your tears.

Joy, I'm so sorry to hear about Champ. You gave him a wonderful life. I know you will miss him greatly, but I hope that you eventually find comfort in knowing you did everything you could for him and in remembering the love you share with him. He wouldn't want you to be so sad. We were devastated when we lost our 12-year-old beagle, Bailey, but you do eventually get a place where smiles and happy memories replace the tears. Of course, we are still sad when we think of her and we still miss her terribly, but we also now enjoy remembering how she made us laugh. You'll eventually get to that point too. But it takes time. We are all here for you if you need help getting through the grieving process.

Run free, Champ!
Jackie, Abby's mom