GreytHurleyDawg

Thanks for the prompt pupdate (and holding your other two hounds in my thoughts). He does look better now! I know all toe issues are slow and difficult healers and I hope progress keeps happening.

Oh I am so sad that this has happened to Rogan! I am just reading this now since my Woodie seems to have another toe issue. I am just livid and scared it could happen to someone else. You have shown remarkable restraint and I hope you are fully compensated for your loss.....er, Rogan's loss that you are ultimately the one dealing with. How is he?? Any good updates? I am hopeful that there haven't been anymore seizures. Please give him a kiss and hug for me. What an ordeal! And a nice massage and spa day for you!!!

Twiggy is a genius! So funny! I can't wait to share with my husband! I am very sorry to hear about Thalion. Another angel gets their wings. Hurley was in my thoughts for most of the night tonight. I miss him very much but I feel lucky to have his two housemates happy and healthy and here with me. They may not snuggle with me or demand my attention but they love it here and we love them. Hurley had a very similar bedtime routine before his amputation: he would stand next to the bed and shake his butt if I scratched it. He would nuzzle or maybe I'd call it snuffle my face with his nose. He modified it a bit after his amp because he no longer had free access to our upstairs bedroom. But he was always so strong for me afterwards. My husband and I were talking about it and I asked if he felt that I monopolized his affections. He said possibly but I told him he felt like that before Hurley ever got sick so I didn't know why it mattered. I just enjoyed being with him every single second I could. And I know Hurley loved Jim: I saw it all the time! He really was special and I'm starting to feel that he is 'with' me in a sense. Sorry to bring on the sad! I have a hard time dealing with other people's sadness but it seems like most people do reach out to people who ate sad. Perhaps another lesson I could learn. My rant now is that it would have been his 9th birthday on the 24th i I hot one So I got one email wish and one $5 coupon for his birthday. It's kind of like rubbing salt on the wound!

So glad to hear and see all that has happened since I last checked in!! Continued good thoughts for an uneventful healing process AT HOME and for no more cancer!! Shelby deserves a big hug and some treats, whatever she can handle, that is! Also, if stuck in Hogtown meant Milwaukee (like Harley hogs? I wasn't sure)...I would have met you at the airport or wherever...you would have only had to have asked! :)

Your message rings true! Every day is a gift and for your Teddy, fewer days were available. I am very sorry for your sudden loss. He went with no knowledge of his departure or pain but that makes it harder for those who are left behind. Please accept my condolences for Teddy and hugs to you in this difficult time!

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. You did the best for her and that's all we can hope for sometimes. Remember the good times and know she has been restored to her whole self now with all the other permanently retired houndies! {{Hugs!}}

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. We also just lost our first greyhound and I was afraid of that day for so long. Now that it is over and done, I feel stronger for being chosen by him as a friend and so much more. Run free, Brenda, and give your people a sign that you are okay and at peace! {{Hugs}}

Poor Shelbie! Life is just not easy right now! I am glad to hear she is at home for the healing process where you know what's happening and where she is most comfortable. All good thoughts being sent to the WHOLE family at this difficult time!

Oh, YAY PINKY!!!! YOU GO, GIRL/ PRINCESS! Good for you, Symbra, doing us proud at GIG! And a huge hug and sigh of relief for Gia!! I love to hear the good news and I hope it keeps coming! )))

I have some videos, all taken post amputation, that I can share! 3/14/12 That one was taken after I realized he really likes to okay with his yellow ball and he can throw it upwards and catch it all on his own. That was never caught on video but he was very skilled and deserved to be captured doing it but I will mention it instead! 3/15/12 I still tried to get his trick on camera! I'm disappointed because when I transfer them to photobucket, some go sideways and I can't figure out how to edit that!

Hurley always did like watching "Wipeout." Thanks again for sharing those photos. -Jim

I haven't posted my condolences yet and I wanted to add my sympathies. I had been reading many of the Ava threads and feel like I know her through gt. She certainly was a gentle and wise and caring hound. I hope things are going back to a state of normalcy and with less mourning. How is sweet Augie doing? Thank you for sharing so much about her life, her legacy and her passing.

I'm so very sorry for your loss. I felt like I did things wrong at the end of Hurley's life too and it pains me to think that you rushing to be with him could cause you to feel any guilt. We ate their owners and their forever family. How they choose to pass is very much not their decision. Run free, Mighty! You had quite a mighty life and a wonderful home!!

Oh, Diane, I now know what it's like to be with a hound at the last moment and it is not easy but it is the best we can do for them. My condolences to you on your loss. He was much loved and had a good run with you!!!! Forever in our hearts!

I'm sorry it has taken me this long to post. I read about her in the osteo thread but I had Hurley's issues to deal with and this is now my catch-up time. Bella Rose was a beautiful girl and so beloved by you and your family. Cancer of this magnitude is unfair and incomprehensible but we take that knowledge and alleviate our precious pet's suffering. Run free of pain and worry, dear sweet Bella Rose!!!! Please accept my condolences!

I just finished reading Maggie's first tribute and was very glad and heartened to see this bonus information and beautiful story!! She was truly loved and was one of those hounds who lived thoroughly in the minute, like my Hurley Dawg. I hope they find each other up there at the Rainbow Bridge and Ham it up like only they know how! At least until we join them again. I know I can find them both at the tomato garden!

Oh, Maggie!! I am so sorry to hear this and how it happened. Some dogs are so Stoic and literally hang on until it's too late. She hung on so much longer, just trying to be with you. My sympathies to you and your family! I know you will find a way to deal with this loss on your own time. Run free, dear Maggie!

I am just fascinated by her life story! She started out with a special one and ended with a special bang. I an so happy to hear that she spent so many good years in her forever home and how fortunate the husband heard everything and the security guard let this beautiful transaction take place! Bella deserves a special place at the Rainbow Bridge and I'm sure she is taking full advantage! Hugs and sympathies to you and your family!

Your words are the same as mine were when announcing Hurley's passing on Facebook. I proceeded to explain how he died then but the truth is there are no words that can compensate for the devastating loss of a beloved pet. Run free and easy, Elvis! You left some family behind who deeply miss you. My condolences to you and your family.

I'm so sorry and your story brought tears to my eyes. It is a sudden decision we have to make as the owners of these gentle creatures and it is never easy to accept but easy to make. My sympathy to you and your family at this time! Run free and unfettered, dear Sara!

Awwwww, what a sweetheart Wiki was and how fortunate that you found each other after all those years! He certainly was very happy to be with you and I feel empowered by reading his life story! Run free, Wiki, mouth full of the good stuffies! I'm sorry your time together was cut short.

I'm so sorry Opie could not hang on and kick the disease out of him. He sounds like a very special boy who will be missed and never forgotten. Run free with all the bridge angels, dearest Opie!

Mikee sounded like quite a character and he deserved the dignity of dying quietly and without suffering. I think we all as owners have that responsibility and it takes some time to recover from. Run free and crazy with your one stuffie in your mouth but with no pain or worry!

I am so sorry for your loss! I read about Sam on the Osteoporosis thread, of course, but it is different seeing it here. Sam was a gorgeous, big hearted boy who aimed to please! He will be missed but at least he is pain free and happy with all the other pets and loved ones we have lost. My condolences to your family at this difficult time.

Oh, I had not known about this news! Run free, dear girlie! You gave your family the best years of your life and I know they are stronger for it! What a beautiful girl she was!