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Your tribute to Buddy is - indeed - a very special, loving one. It was so beautiful, it made me cry! And, yes, there MUST be a beach at the Bridge - How could it be heaven without one? From your words, I can just picture your sweet boy Buddy running & romping, with a big smile on his face.

 

My deepest condolences to you and your family for your loss and I hope that the pain you feel now will someday be replaced with only happy memories of all the good times you enjoyed with Buddy.

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I am so sorry for your loss...I lost one of my boys to CHF too....run free Buddy... I'm sure that there must be some lovely beaches at the bridge for you to enjoy as my boys loved the beach too :grouphug:f_red

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What a lovely tribute...and if there's a rainbow beach, I'm sure the greys will find it.

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Of course there is a beach! How lucky you all were to have had each other. I'm sorry Buddy had to leave. I know he;ll be watching out for you. have fun at the beach sweetie :ghplaybow

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Thank you for sharing your memories and photos. He was so beautiful. I am so sorry he is gone, but he had a wonderful life with you and your family.

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Those pictures made me smile, and then they started looking kinda fuzzy and I had to go get some kleenex. You surely did right by your boy.

 

Godspeed, handsome fellow.

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Oh, Buddy. Your famly loved you SO much.

 

This reminds me of the very very poignant song by Israel Kamakawiwoole called 'White Sandy Beach of Hawaii" -- it always makes me think of those who I love so much who are no longer here.

 

This is for you, Buddy:

 

I saw you in my dreams

We were walking hand in hand

On a white, sandy beach of Hawaii

We were playing in the sun

We were having so much fun

on a white, sandy beach of Hawaii

 

The sound of the ocean

soothes my restless soul

The sound of the ocean

rocks me all night long

 

Those hot long summer days

Lying there in the sun

on a white, sandy beach of Hawaii

 

The sound of the ocean

soothes my restless soul

The sound of the ocean

rocks me all night long

 

Last night in my dreams

I saw your face again

We were there in the sun

on a white, sandy beach of Hawaii .

 

 

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God Bless you sweet Buddy. Your tribute was absolutely beautiful. HE was absolutely beautiful. I am sure that he found Sweet Raven at the Bridge and they can be the "new kids on the block" together. He will never be alone. Please take care, you did the right thing.

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I am so Sorry. :bighug:bighug

 

 

 

:gh_run2 Run Free Buddy

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:grouphug What a wonderful tribute! Godspeed Buddy :gh_run

 

My happiest memories of my beloved bridge boy, Rafferty, are also at the beach.

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What a beautiful tribute to your boy. I know how hard it is looking for light in their eye and not finding it. I'm quite sure there is a "rainbow beach"...and your Buddy is young and healthy again. I am very sorry.

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First, I want to tell you how sorry I am that you lost your precious Buddy. And then, thank you for that wonderful tribute. If it helps you to deal with your emotions by writing, it surely helps us to read those words filled with such tenderness, humor and insight. It is clear that you loved and understood your boy so well. Though you will miss him every day, your heart is already on it's way to healing because you know that final gift was given out of love.

The Rainbow Beach! Of course. I think maybe my Nick was there to see if Buddy wanted to join him in a welcome run. It was Nick's heart that took him away from us too, when we lost him suddenly to Addison's and cardiomyopathy. He had injured his right hind foot on the track when he was only 2 1/2. It had healed badly, becoming deformed, and his middle two toes were amputated. That foot was always a bit of a problem, and he had a chronic slight limp. But on the beach at Dewey.....how he loved the beach. It was truly the only place where he walked without a trace of the limp. DH and I used to say that we should move to Dewey so Nick could stroll elegantly down the beach. It makes perfect sense to me that they would find the place where they could again run young and whole and filled with the joy of freedom.

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Your tribute brought me to tears. Buddy was obviously very well loved; such a beautiful boy! We also live in Oregon and our hound loves to go camping and to the beach. Godspeed, Buddy...

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I am so sorry for your loss; your words were so sweet, it's good for you to write about it. I'm sure it will help others. A dog I am very close to (though he isn't mine) will have to be at the bridge soon as well. I understand what you're going through. :weep :weep :weep Thank you for trying to help others in your time of loss. God's grace on you and your family.

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Your tribute is beautiful. The love shines through. I can barely see through my tears.

 

Run free sweet boy, you are loved.

 

 

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Your tribute to Buddy is beautiful. Tears are making it difficult for me to type right now. Buddy was so handsome and I'm sure he found the Rainbow Beach. There absolutely has to be one. I am sorry for your loss . :gh_run:angelwings

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What a beautiful tribute, thank you so much for sharing your Buddy with us. I'm so sorry your beloved companion has left and gone ahead but remember he's not so far that your heart can't reach him.

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I am so sorry for the loss of your gorgeous Buddy. May you be comforted by all of your beautiful memories of your wonderful boy. Godspeed, sweetheart.

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