Houndtime Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 February 7, 2008, John E was fine in the morning. He had breakfast and went back upstairs to his bed. He began moaning and then his skin started to turn purple. He was bleeding inside from somewhere. By lunch time he was gone. I miss you every day, our big guy. I hope you and Brandy are together licking dinner plates and sharing the remains of ice cream cones. I wrote this about him last year. Consider the dog who is a little difficult; or may not be your typical greyhound. They can still be the loving pet you are looking for. John E was a very special dog. He sat in the kennel at Greyhound Friends in Hopkinton for months. He was aggressive when you came towards his crate and no one could see beyond that. The funny thing was, at home, he would lie in his crate, at leisure, as long as the door was open. He was a truly handsome dog; steel grey with a white star on his chest. People would say, "How did you get a dog that looks like that"? And we would say, nobody else wanted him. He was afraid of many things; thunder, fireworks, the air compressor, loud trucks and the sounds of a bouncing ball. Many times we would be searching for him and find him in the closet behind Len's shirts. Often, we wouldn't know he had been in the closet except for the telltale hairs on our clothes. He never sat down in our truck, no matter how long the trip and wouldn't walk on shiny floors. He was our Prozac boy, leash aggressive and seeming to be bossy, but he was not. He needed the Prozac for his anxiety, was leash aggressive because of his insecurity and bossy because he was afraid not to be. Any dog could take a walk with him, and after twenty minutes or a few visits to our home, would be his friend. But he always trusted us. We always called him our work in progress. He was a very noisy dog. All night long he would run in his sleep. When he lay down, he would plop down with a loud sigh. If you rubbed his ears, there would be moans. He barked out the window at squirrels, passing dogs and birds on the lawn. After the loss of Brandy, he and Paul truly bonded. He let Paul lay his head on his back, sleep next to him, and they were generally in the same room together all the time. John and Brandy never had that kind of relationship. Thursday at the vet, everyone came to say how sorry they were. They all knew John well. They said he wasn't himself, when they took him in the back and he didn't bark at the dogs in the infirmary. Or, that the cats could just be in their cages and he paid them no mind. He leaned on them, instead of trying to leave. Two techs came out to say goodbye to his lifeless body. We always said Brandy held our soul, but John E was our heart. Our hearts are broken. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullysmum Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Quote <p>"One day I hope to be the person my dog thinks I am"Sadi's Pet Pages Sadi's Greyhound Data PageMulder1/9/95-21/3/04 Scully1/9/95-16/2/05Sadi 7/4/99 - 23/6/13 CroftviewRGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkinnyLegDogLover Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 What a nice tribute to your beautiful boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytmonty Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 What a beautiful tribute to a great dog with a big heart. I know how you and Len miss him. Hugs from me and Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipi5 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 :grouphug :grouphug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Beautiful tribute one year on to your precious boy.... Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetdogs Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 How fast time flies....I hope John E & Shiloh have reconciled their brotherly differences & are lounging together in all their blue beauty at the bridge. Quote Deirdre with Conor (Daring Pocobueno), Keeva (Kiowa Mimi Mona), & kittehs Gemma & robthomas. Our beloved angels Faolin & Liath, & kittehs Mona & Caesar. Remembering Bobby, Doc McCoy, & Chip McGrath. "He feeds you, pets you, adores you, collects your poop in a bag. There's only one explanation: you are a hairy little god." Nick Galifinakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Remembering with you. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Sending hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey14me Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 :grouphug Quote Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05 Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell Wag more, bark less :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorn Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Quote When a relationship of love is disrupted, the relationship does not cease. The love continues; therefore, the relationship continues. The work of grief is to reconcile and redeem life to a different love relationship. ~ W Scott Lineberry Always Greyhounds Home Boarding and Greyhounds With Love House Sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 :grouphug Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 It hurts over and over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jettcricket Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hugs to you my friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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