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Jim and Sherry, I am sooo sorry to hear of your loss. What a wonderful life you gave her for the time you shared! May your sweet memories soon bring a smile with the tears. My deepest condolences to your family. :f_white sue

Prayers for Dustin Please be okay. Bancroft and miss sue

What a horrible shock for your family. My heart goes out to you. May you soon be smiling through the tears with your sweet memories. My deepest condolences for your family. :f_red

May the tightness in your throat and chest soon be replaced with a comforting peace, may the wonderful memories soon bring a gentle smile through your tears. We grieve with you, for your loss, and the memories of our own losses. :f_red

Jennifer I am so sorry that you lost Comet. How wonderful that you shared him for so long, though. sue

My heart is breaking for you and your family. How heart-wrenching. No words can help heal such a huge void. Please know that there will be lots of tears and prayers for you. May they all be running together, whole and free of illness. May your joyful memories soon replace the sadness. :f_red

Pat, I well remember you telling me that you were picking up Gremlin and coming straight to the farm that Sunday after GIG, and could we bath her? I know dogs coming off the hauler are often smelly and dirty. I was all prepared with the supplies. We were pleasantly surprised to find that she was clean with no critter infestation. She seemed so at home on the farm, despite the crowd of people and other dogs, all strangers to her. What a joyful 21 months you had with her! I also remember how Gremlin just took little Moe under her wing, allowing Moe to stay glued to her side during her fearful moments. Watching the two together, it was so obvious how Gremlin guided Moe. Yes, your home may be quiet at the moment. There is no doubt in my mind that she will pop in to help Moe and check in with the rest of you. She wasn't one to let a job unfinished! We all feel the loss. Maxine sends her condolences. May all the joyful memories soon replace the sorrow. hugs, sue

What a special life you gave her, and she knew it. Your pain must be overwhelming right now. My condolences to your family. :f_red

Telepaffic hugs to you and your family, Chris. PLEASE send x rays to OSU. One of the farm dogs and his family went through the same thing, home vet insisted it was osteo. Sent to Ohio, negative, negative, negative. Dog is alive, healthy and happy. I pray that this is the outcome for 00 Dude and your family. hugs, sue

Chris, I am so sorry. Many prayers coming from this end of the country. And lots of telepaffic hugs. sue

Donna and Klaus, my heart aches for you. May the pain of your loss be short, replaced by the sweet memories of your life with him. May the thought of him bring a gentle smile instead of the lump in your throat and chest. :f_red Logan, gone but not forgotten.

Leslie, just got home and saw this. You were so kind to me when I lost Bessie after her toe amputation. But now I have no words to console you. Please know that the tears are flowing freely. We are never, ever ready for this. May you soon be able to smile through your tears, when the memories keep parading through your mind. My deepest condolences to you and your family. hugs, sue :f_red

It's been three weeks since I lost my Millie. Never did I think that I would lose my youngest so soon. She just wasn't right that morning, so I took her to the e-vet. Long story short--wrong diagnosis after 7.5 hour wait before surgery. Could the outcome have been different had I taken her elsewhere? Maybe, maybe not. No other e vet option close to here on a Sunday and I had no computer to research. Next weekend emergency, unless it is basic suturing, I have other plans. At this e vet here, you have to settle for which ever local vet is on duty. Very few are greyhound savvy, though they think they are. Millie grew up on the farm where I worked. Quiet and shy, she once roomed with Miles on this board, who now lives with Shirley in Canada. She was so gentle that she could room with just about anybody. At one point I realized that she seemed more shy and spooky, much more than previously. I decided to take her home to let Bessie socialize her to prepare her for adoption as the farm was closing. However, Bessie died suddenly in July. It wasn't until October that I finally decided to bring Millie home to see if I could help her overcome this spooky behavior that had developed. A few days later I brought home Bancroft. Wasn't too many days before I had to admit that the two of them were staying. In the first days of being home Millie found a ball in the yard. She picked it up, tossed it, chased it, and had a blast. From then on fetch was her favorite game. She loved the stuffies, never demolishing them, just choosing one, tossing it, carrying it around, collecting them in her crate. Millie was a very busy girl. Often velcroed at my side watching what I was doing, snooping outside to see what was going on, but once she found out, she often lost interest and was off on another search. She loved running the fence line with the other neighbor dogs, though she sustained numerous scrapes and cuts doing so. I often saw her watching TV. She especially liked the Disney Channel. I have a pic of her watching Homeward Bound. I think she liked Chance. She was so vocal and had me laughing all the time. If I corrected her, she barked at me. If I corrected Bancroft, Millie barked at me. No barking if I corrected the dachsies. She woke me up every morning by fussing in my face, not really barking, just making those other dog noises, then the barking if I did not move enough and recogize her. She was extremely food motivated and would eat anything I gave her. She especially loved peanut butter. Our bedtime ritual was to cut a piece of peanut butter bread and the two dachsies got a tiny piece, Millie and Bank shared the rest. The look on her face! Each and every night it was as if it was her first time eating peanut butter. No peanut butter bread here since her death. She never held still enough for many pics unless she was sleeping. Now I know I should have taken those out of focus shots of her nose, eye, whatever. The best pic I have is when I first put the harness on her. She stood like a statue and I got a pic. But the look on her face clearly shows what she thinks of the whole deal. Thank goodness Maxine has some pics of her at a younger age. Millie very quickly found and claimed the sofa. No room there for Bank. Early this fall I moved the furniture and gave the big sofa to the dogs so both could lay there. It was comical watching them as there was plenty of room for both. But they would never touch each other. The two of them never seemed to bond in some ways that others do. Millie never initiated running with Bank, though Bank perstered the heck out of Millie until she would run. Then the two of them were off doing multiple laps around the yard and barn. The faces she made, the child-like looks of anticipation and excitement, this led me to call her my Funny Face. Always a comical look. But I could never get any on camera. The memory of them brings a smile and tears. The house is so quiet. The grief and pain are still overwhelming. But it is time to let go of her. I have others who need my attention, not my tears. I must now appreciate what I still have, not what is lost. Millie, my little Funny Face, I will always miss you, I will always cherish your memory. Go play with Bessie and all those who have gone before. Run the fence line, chase the birds and squirrels. And when my time comes and you are waiting for me with Bessie, please do not knock me over when I arrive. I will gladly lay down and let you lick me all you want. love, sue

Chris, my heart is pounding. Continuous prayers for you and Cash. Please keep us updated. :hope :hope :hope sue

Your pain must be overwhelming. Many are feeling your pain. May your sweet memories surround you when these dark days lighten. sue

I had my little mini dachshund chipped when he was a puppy in 1995. He was standing on his back legs, his front feet on the vet techs chest, licking her face as the vet injected the chip between his shoulder blades. His tail was wagging the whole time. He never noticed the injection. Chip is still in place after 15 years. Never a problem.

:rotfl :rotfl SNOT SUCKER :rotfl Also called a bulb syringe, but I like your name better.

Susan, I cried happy tears each time I re-read this on unruly boys right after it happened. Now I am crying again though this is the elebentysebenth time I've read it! Too many shocks we have in life are devastating. This is one of the bright shiny uplifting heart healing ones. I am so happy for your family. I look forward to the stories of Jessie, Jonah, and Joshy's antics as hearts are healed and laughter and contentment again fill your home. sue

WELCOME TO GREYTALK KYLE! Check out all the different forums here. So much info. Lots of wonderful pictures and stories. We tend to get to know each other through the greys and we share the good, the bad, the ugly, and the sad. We offer ideas, encouragement, support and sympathy, too often sharing the grief of a loss. Not at all unusual to find ones-self repeatedly checking back in to follow a thread! I came here first for the laughs when I was in a very deep valley of my life and had no grey in my home, though I worked on a greyhound farm at the time. Learned lots and laughed lots. Later the folks here shared my grief when I did suddenly lose my first grey. Blood family may think me nuts, but the family here understands the bonds we develop with our greys. Looking forward to your journey. Please share it with us. When the time is right, the magic will happen and your life will change forever with a grey in your home. sue

Adrianne I am so very sorry to hear this. I have lurked and occasionally posted since you introduced him to us, cheering and praying the whole way, holding my breath sometimes. I have a feeling that his previous owner will be waiting there for him. And many years from now the two of them and Wilbur will be there to greet you. Tears and hugs for your family. sue

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I am so sorry for your loss. It is so hard, but the best gift we can give them for their loyalty to us. sue

Just seeing this Claudia, and am so sorry for this to strike. Many years ago my mutt had a stroke and my very wise and experienced vet said that a dog stroke affects their equilibrium. She could not stand without falling and her eyes kept rolling around as if she could not focus. He said that if we could keep her safe from hurting herself while trying to move around she would recover.It entailed carrying her outside, though she only weighed 50 or so, supporting her while she tried to do her business, and just caring for her needs so she did not have to do much. She did indeed recover fully and went on to bring us joy for many more years. I pray that Ekko recovers as my Molly did. hugs to you and your family, sue

Shirley I missed the post that she had the bump. Sooo glad that it is just a cyst, though Tatum won't like the surgery, missing breakfast and everything! How we worry about these kids of ours. Give her (and Miles and Rowdy) hugs from me. sue

YEA ROGER AND LIZ Congratulations to the both of you. Roger,you have come a long way, though you are still a puppy. Liz, you've come a long way, too, and it is a pleasure to know you. Glad Roger is doing okay. May you have many more years together. sue