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Devastated , we were just told my boy has cancer in the right front leg
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Samson aka Lunkhead.  Diagnosed with osteo on11/12/20, passed before he could fight it  11/20/20. You came to me to save me after my Loki passed 1 month later in 2/16 and we had 4.5 great yrs . You were the greatest boy . I couldn't ask for anything more from you but you have me so much more .. The clown of the house ... Daddy will always love and miss you .Stay safe and happy on the other side of that bridge and teach them your soccer moves ...

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6 December 2020 - 5:57 pm
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CUTENESS ALERT TIMES A GAZZILLION!!!  OMD!  SOOOO CUTE!  We love precious  Samson!♥️♥️♥️  So appreciate  you sharing these pictures with us.  True smile makers😊

Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!

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6 December 2020 - 5:58 pm
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That is one happy, handsome boy! You two were made to be together? but Samson knew that all a long...

My Beautiful Beloved Brownie was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on February 26, 2019.  With all odds against him he lived an additional one year and eight days with amputation, love, and prayer.  I was honored to be his mom, and I have never been so proud!  He will live forever in my Heart!

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15 December 2020 - 6:44 am
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Well I was finally able to recover 99% of his pictures from the computer crash , everything is now getting backed up on usb, box and google photos .

But yesterday was super hard and emotional as I broke down his kennel and put it away .... But his bed and blanket will remain at my bedside ..

I never ever thought I would miss my Lunkhead this much or getting woken up with a sandpaper paw to the face or getting hit by him swinging his rope/kong ball toy like a mad man ..I wish I had just 5 minutes more with him ....... I really hate this cancer ..

It's been 25 days and sux more every day , the impact he had on me was more then I ever imagined.. The more I read post and about Wyatt Ray about being more dog and the more I think of how Samson was the more I understand .. Because he was like a oversized puppy everyday with me

Samson aka Lunkhead.  Diagnosed with osteo on11/12/20, passed before he could fight it  11/20/20. You came to me to save me after my Loki passed 1 month later in 2/16 and we had 4.5 great yrs . You were the greatest boy . I couldn't ask for anything more from you but you have me so much more .. The clown of the house ... Daddy will always love and miss you .Stay safe and happy on the other side of that bridge and teach them your soccer moves ...

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15 December 2020 - 10:24 am
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Im not going to sugar coat it, it sucks! It will be a year that Brownie passed in a couple of months and I still cry. You just have to learn to walk around the black whole instead of falling in. It's not easy but you will get there. 

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My Beautiful Beloved Brownie was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on February 26, 2019.  With all odds against him he lived an additional one year and eight days with amputation, love, and prayer.  I was honored to be his mom, and I have never been so proud!  He will live forever in my Heart!

Brownie Bubba Bell

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15 December 2020 - 10:56 am
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One thing that did help me is I made a nook of Brownie's things. I just could not pack up his favorite things and throw them in a closet. It has pictures of him, women of his favorite toys, gifts. and cards I received. And of course his paw print, fur clipping and remains. It is where I go to have my coffee in the morning, and where I go just to tell him about my day.

Just an idea.

My Beautiful Beloved Brownie was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on February 26, 2019.  With all odds against him he lived an additional one year and eight days with amputation, love, and prayer.  I was honored to be his mom, and I have never been so proud!  He will live forever in my Heart!

Brownie Bubba Bell

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15 December 2020 - 11:44 am
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Oh I'm so sorry. You're allowed to feel down, it's OK.

And oh gosh there is no rush to get rid of any of Samson's things. We also have a nook for Wyatt Ray 's memorabilia, favorite toys etc., and it brings me a bittersweet comfort whenever I look over at it. Have you tried putting something together for Samson?

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15 December 2020 - 3:43 pm
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now his night time bed still and will always remain next to my bed with his heavy blanket , his day bed or lounge is in the living room near the wood stove where he loved to be when it was on . No one else uses those beds .... His toys right now are on a shelf but I want to make a cedar box for all of his favorite toys , the ones he shared with the foster dog are still in the regular toy box ( but no one has wanted to play with them since he passed ) and Samsons 3 favorite squeaky toys are on a shelf and in front of his urn in my room ( 3 little rubber squeaky toys ( a fish, turtle, and pig ) and he never destroyed them only squeaked them and held on to them ) His collar hangs from a hook next to my bed ( pillow height ) sounds corny to some but he meant so much to me and helped me thru alot not including breaking my back and then waiting 3 yrs until I could have surgery , unfortunately he left before we'll see if it works or not .I didn't get rid of his kennel just folded it up for now . And I have his paw print on my desk

This week is really going to hurt because he LOVED fresh snow and just sitting in it until he looked like a snowdog !!!

Even the foster dog who learned how to play with toys and how to chew a bone ( and did it exactly like Samson ) won't play with his toys ....

Just writing this and thinking of him is bringing me to tears ( sadness and joy thinking of his antics ) And how I'm so freaking mad that he was cheated of life by a freaking blood clot from this cancer

Samson aka Lunkhead.  Diagnosed with osteo on11/12/20, passed before he could fight it  11/20/20. You came to me to save me after my Loki passed 1 month later in 2/16 and we had 4.5 great yrs . You were the greatest boy . I couldn't ask for anything more from you but you have me so much more .. The clown of the house ... Daddy will always love and miss you .Stay safe and happy on the other side of that bridge and teach them your soccer moves ...

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15 December 2020 - 6:20 pm
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Oh gosh it doesn't sound corny at all, really! Dogs mean so much to us and we all have different relationships with them. Yours was one of a kind with Samson and even the foster dog knows it. They're giving you space to heal. Take your time.

When the snow falls, try to focus on the good feelings that fill your soul when you think of Mr. Snowdog. It can really help.

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15 December 2020 - 6:21 pm
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No matter how long we have with are pets it's never long enough. Brownie was three weeks shy of being 13 which is a lab expected life cycle. But I still think he or should I say I was cheated. We seem to think of this more as our hurt, because it is. The ones that hurt are the ones that are left behind. Samson is no longer in pain and probably teaching all the dogs on the bridge how to play with squeaky toys without tearing them up. And I am sure there is snow on the bridge whenever Samsons want it.

I don't know why this horrible disease exists in human or animal. But I do truly believe one day we will have our answer. Until then you just have to believe sp_hearticon2

My Beautiful Beloved Brownie was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on February 26, 2019.  With all odds against him he lived an additional one year and eight days with amputation, love, and prayer.  I was honored to be his mom, and I have never been so proud!  He will live forever in my Heart!

Brownie Bubba Bell

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15 December 2020 - 7:20 pm
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As you can tell from Jerry and Nancy 'a posts, we get it.  We understand.   Samson brought you to is because he k ew we would be here to help support you.  He knew we woild be  here for you always.  

I'm so relieved you were able to retrieve those precious photos.   They will help pit your shattered heart back together  again, at your own pace and in your own time.  

As far as 'just five minutes more", go ahead and continue to talk with Samson, Mr Snowdog, Lunkhead.  Whose to say that as Spirit energy now, Samson can i deed connect with you, hear you and  see you in ways that we as humans could never understand. So tell him what you must, but most of all, tell him why he made you laugh.  Spirits looooove to know the things he did made you laugh out loud!  It's clear he had a sense of humor.  So give one  of those squeak toys of his a good squeeze to let him know they still work.  It will be interesting  to see how the foster dog reacts.  It may be Samson's way of saying  "helIo,  still here".💖

Love❤

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too 

Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!

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16 December 2020 - 6:05 pm
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Thank you all,

Im sure he has snow up there somewhere and is laughing his hairy butt off knowing I have to clear all this up coming snow alone with out him barking at the snow blower .. And I truly do hope he s teaching other dogs up there ( maybe even my other boys that have passed over how to play his version of soccer ) although I think Loki would play and his brother Petie would attack the ball and there sister Becky( she passed away at the young age of 1 due to a seizure ) would be trying her hardest to learn ..

I talk to him every morning and night ( Im probably crazy for sure ) lol. And I give each one of his toys a squeak each night for him . And every morning i him trying to steal my socks as I put them on and him helping me to stand up each morning ( I'm still a long ways off from my back being totally healed ).

An your right I wish like you that they would live as long as we did or atleast longer then they do . Rotties average 8-10 but I've seen alot go 12 to 14 , I feel cheated that we didn't have more time and that he didn't have the chance to fight that crap . But I also feel he got cheated because i know there was so much more he would've done done , wanted to do .

The only other dogs I connected like that with were my 2 boys ( Loki and Peter ) and my girl Patches and Becky . Cause with Becky during one of her seizures only I could calm her down just by holding her in my arms until she relaxed and feel asleep . But Sam was almost like a combination of all of them ( except hairier) lol..

Samson aka Lunkhead.  Diagnosed with osteo on11/12/20, passed before he could fight it  11/20/20. You came to me to save me after my Loki passed 1 month later in 2/16 and we had 4.5 great yrs . You were the greatest boy . I couldn't ask for anything more from you but you have me so much more .. The clown of the house ... Daddy will always love and miss you .Stay safe and happy on the other side of that bridge and teach them your soccer moves ...

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I do have 2 tuffs of his fur , 1 in the box with his clay framed paw print and another tuft of fur at my desk next to the ink print of his paw , it somehow makes me feel connected still.

And once covid has settled down to a relatively safe point I'm going to reach out to my tattoo artist and have her copy 1 of his paw prints and create a memorial piece with his DOB , date I rescued him and his crossing date Like I did for my boys , but there on my back and much larger , Samsons paw print will probably go on my chest or ribs .

I still say lets go make coffee out of habit , cause Sam would get up ( if he didnt already wake me up to go potty) and we'd go out and sit and wait for the coffee then just sit there together for java and head rubs ( or he'd fall back to sleep )

But now I had to hide my winter hats and gloves last year ( cause he loved  loved to grab them and run away with them like they were his new treasures ) and now I can't find them ..  go figure

Samson aka Lunkhead.  Diagnosed with osteo on11/12/20, passed before he could fight it  11/20/20. You came to me to save me after my Loki passed 1 month later in 2/16 and we had 4.5 great yrs . You were the greatest boy . I couldn't ask for anything more from you but you have me so much more .. The clown of the house ... Daddy will always love and miss you .Stay safe and happy on the other side of that bridge and teach them your soccer moves ...

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Tha ks for sharing  those special  moments you still "have" with Samson....squeking his toys, the sock ritual, talking  with him....so much love and connection.   You and Samso have a bond that truly is eternal.

I love that Samson has a little bit of Becky, Patches, Loki and Peter in his"DNA".  Sounds like quite a one-of-a-kind pupper!

Yes, our dogs loves are waaaay too short.  That's  from a human perspective,  not the way dogs look at it.  They know their "lives" continue beyond their earth time.  They are such enlightened  beings!

We would love more pictures when you can.  

(((((((HUGS))))))

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!

Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!

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"Let's go make coffee" is adorable! I'll bet he is still by your side when you have your morning cup.

I like the tattoo idea, that will be really nice! Many Tripawds members have shared theirs over the years, like here:
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