teri_d

just sending thoughts and prayers - been there, done that and it just sucks

you are in my thoughts this evening -

my heart hurts for you -

kim - i'm so sorry to see the latest update - my heart is with you - just lost my heart boy win 2 weeks ago to osteo. no advice, just put one foot in front of the other till you can do any better that.

thinking of you and your beautiful tristan - loved all the pics -

jen - xander was such a handsome guy! LOVED the pictures of neyla and xander together -- so tonight a toast to xander -- and to dante, and to jack and to my precious win -- all missed so much - it's true, only the good die young - teri

machos mum - sounds like you are right on track - nope, never stop rambling! kyle - how are you guys doing?? - talk about taking your breath away - when i saw your post re: jack i cried right along with you - we have both been given a swift kick again. i am SO sorry your jack had to leave you. are you still just in shock?? my feelings are very strange this time....for the first few days all i could do was the "ugly cry" and i felt as if i just couldn't get my breath. but i have been totally at peace with decisions because, well, there just weren't any decisions. i am, however, worried sick about our "survivor" - bleu has hardly come out of the closet in the last week - between the fireworks and losing her best buddy - she is taking this really hard.....any suggestions? the frozen yogurt treats i got her seem to be the only good thing in her life the last week.

oh my heart hurts to read your post -- i am SO sorry for all you are going through - you will find lots of support and great info here -- and if you haven't already, there are previous osteo threads from the last 2 years. you will find all different choices and paths along the osteo road here. ramble - i think you did a great job, and we all here understand - welcome new friend - teri

ha! when we trained them to use the doggie door, we used treats. i would hold up the door and be on the other side with a treat -- they quickly graduated to when they used it i would say "doggie door - good doggie door" and i would go to the counter to get a treat out of the jar close by. win was standing by the door whining on the second training day and i said "doggie door" -- he ran as fast as he could to the counter and stood by the treat jar so you have to watch out for doggies that are smarter than you are lol

cindy - your tribute to dante was perfect - i feel like i knew him. i am so sorry that we had similar weeks with sudden os diagnosis and no choices to make -- i hope your sweet memories of dante are comforting - teri

Win more than lived up to his name as an awesome racer.....but he was even better at being a best buddy in his retirement. from the moment in january of 2006 when he set eyes on us, he knew he was destined to be a member of our family...yes, he truly chose us (just ask teddy!!) to those that knew him before we did, a huge thanks for going above and beyond to get this broken legged boy from wheeling to HHGA so he could find a family. win was perfect except for the stubborn streak and that poop eating thing. win loved life, roaching, treats, walks, stuffies, his bed, doing zoomies, air snapping, people, but most of all win loved us with all of his big heart - and, of course, we loved him with all of ours in return. diagnosed with osteo in his "good" back leg on 6/28, and unable to bear total weight on either back leg, there was nothing that could be done besides stay with him and love him till the end.............you'll be in our hearts forever -- the walk was truly not long enough with you, win.

kyle - i am so sorry. beautiful pictures - beautiful memories - they take a chunk of your heart, don't they? teri

kyle - i am SO sorry. your beautiful tribute to charlie brought tears. i hope that charlie and rivie were there to meet win last week and show him the ropes up there.

hello old and new friends - teri here - i was one of the original "founders" of the first Osteo thread when our rivie was diagnosed in july of 2010. The thread was my lifeline with all of you for several months until rivie lost her battle - since then i don't visit gt much - and when i do, even if i start to post i just haven't been able to do it....can't even say exactly why -- and i really applaud those of you who have hung around and helped others through their battle - you are the very best. when i read cindy's post i just had to respond. cindy, i am so sorry for your loss and i am right there with you. we, too, were hit by os again last week - our win (whistler's win - 05/11/03 - 06/28/12). win had a broken right leg when we met/adopted him....didn't matter, but was always "weak - the bum leg". on tuesday evening we heard the gsod when it was walk time - he couldn't put any weight on his good left leg at all - not much better on wednesday - we took him in for x-rays on thursday morning and it showed os in knee of good left leg - lung x-rays just to confirm because there was no way to biopsy his only good back leg - yep - looked like 4 specs already on the lung - there was no choice - we loved on him, gave him some treats and sent him to the bridge on thursday - i HATE osteo

within a few weeks of bringing win home he ate a whole bunch of banannas, peels and all - left the stems i phoned the vet frantic who laughed and said he would have gas, maybe big d and the peels may come out in-tact (ewww) but nothing - nope - nada - gas was about as bad as usual, no d and didn't see a thing - it's probably been 5 years ago, so i'm saying you're just fine.

kari - i am so sorry - i was hoping you would hear something far different - hugs

before locking one last tribute to the original 7.5 os doggies who all fought, and are still fighting (you go charlie -- our hero!!!) the horrible monster osteo.....here's to: Flash Charlie Rivie Anubis Sirocco and all the brave greys and their people mentioned in this 60 page thread since the first who have fought, and are still fighting osteo - who have provided so much information to those on the path and opened their hearts to support others. i pray for a cure.

and jen - we all hope you are doing ok as well -- hang in there.....it's tough, no two ways about it.

tonight i drink a toast to the awesome toby (elmer!) and i curse the os that took him from you -- you are in my thoughts and prayers. teri

toby's skin folk - you are in my thoughts and prayers today - just sucks, no other words -- jen - i'm still thinking about you and hoping you're coping ok -- hugs to all of you - teri

Thank you for posting this list -- my rivie (Rivendell Escort) is on the list. Reading through brought back so many memories of posts/pictures/blogs of so many listed pups -- i pray they are all angels watching over us now....a toast to all the bridge pups of 2010 - and may the list be shorter for 2011

jenn - how are you doing? you have been in my thoughts and prayers!!!

my heart hurts for you -- i highly recommend the LONG os thread on gt -- LOTS of good advice - help- support -- there are many different paths to walk down once you're in the os forest - we lost our rivie this summer - i could not have coped without my friends on gt in the os thread - my thoughts and prayers are with you as you start down the path

i am so sorry it has struck again in your home.......cancer sucks - no two ways about it - we lost our rivie this summer to os - hugs and scritches - teri

shannon - congrats!!! as you know, we adopted another as well....will look forward to pictures hugs to all - still follow "the thread" daily - teri