duncan41 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Have always loved the name..........Betty Joan. My favorite. I am so sorry for your loss. She will be missed. Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshell Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Thank you all for the kind words. It's hard, as so many of you know. Part of the price for the privilege of sharing our lives with such wonderful creatures. I took Wednesday off, so yesterday was the first day of coming home from work to an empty house. Oh man, that hit hard, not having that greeting and interaction. I crossed the threshold of the door and was crushed. This morning, it's missing getting to kiss that sweet little head... Quote Betty "Beauty" Joan. 63B-21375. June 2003 - March 2015. Thank you pretty girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrina Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Betty Joan we are glad you are feeling better but sorry you had to go to the bridge to be better. to your mom who we are sure is missing you Daphne & Penny Quote Caroline, Mom to Daphne (49B-50215) and Penny (41D-55779)Remembering Bridge Angels Margo and Sabrina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I am so very sorry. Betty Joan's sit allways made me smile. Fly fast and free, Betty Joan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I'm so sorry to hear this. I loved your posts, photos, and stories about Betty Joan. My condolences on the loss of your sweet girl. Quote Kendra, devoted walker of Henry (Tom Jones: Great Son x Lucia) Missing Badger (Vf Get R Done: Quicksand Slip x Ll Tee el See), 5/04 - 2/14, who opened our hearts and our home to greyhounds; Kenzie (Slatex Kenzie: Randy Handy x Slatex Chrisy), 4/03 - 10/14, who really knew what a good dog she was; Falcon (Atascocita Sabat: Dodgem by Design x Atascocita Barb), 9/10 - 1/20, who was grumpy and snarky but eventually a little bit cuddly, too; Grandpa Grey the Galgo Español, 2008 (?) to 2022, who made us feel lucky to be the ones to teach him about pet life; and Lucia (Larking About x Anastasia, 5/12 to 8/23), our first brood matron and the sweetest speckly girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Deeply sorry...... 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...
EllenEveBaz Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I'm so sorry. All the "first withouts" are so hard. As are so many of the seconds and thirds and ... I played her video for my hounds, who came running to her barks. Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fostr_Mom Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I am so very sorry for the loss of your wonderful girl. Run free Betty Joan. Love her name! Quote <p>Mom to Kyle (Diehard Kyle) & Angel Gracie (KB's Sankey) Foster Mom for AFG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyB Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm so sorry Quote Nancy with Rocket, Umeko and Sasha Missing Albi, Kassie, Ramm, Ruby, my good boy Marvin and Mickey (BT) NANCY B'S COLLARS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshell Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 It's been a year... Goddammit it's been a year... As that awful night unfolded... Going from "maybe it's bad" to "maybe it'll be OK" to "oh my, it's very bad." Thought I'd have something more eloquent to say but I just miss Betty. But we did have such a nice wonderful month and an excellent couple of weekends right before the end, which came up suddenly so we only held on to those days and nights before it like we always did and I always made sure to tell her I loved her and I'd ask her if she had a good day and if she was looking forward to tomorrow and her ears always would perk up for the word 'tomorrow'. Did the same thing our last normal night. So... trying to have no regrets but miss her crazy and still can't get around (yet) to getting another hound but ... someday.. Anyways - Betty. I love you. Thanks for nearly 10 good years together. Quote Betty "Beauty" Joan. 63B-21375. June 2003 - March 2015. Thank you pretty girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenbo Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Oh no! Oh I loved your Betty Joan. Godspeed, sweet girl. Quote Camp Broodie with tuxedo Summer 12 and tuxedo Dio 6 Missing KC Kitty 2000-2016, Myka and part of my heart 2006-2020, and Saint YellBoy 2014-2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_rooly Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 She is still one of my favorites here. I have no doubt that my guy Aston showed her around when she reached the Bridge. Amazing hounds, they. His departure still breaks my heart anew, out of the blue. Quote every day a tiny adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshell Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thank you both. Yeah, it's strange. Thought I was done with the big cries but they still show up. Less frequently but still there. Lots of good memories too. Quote Betty "Beauty" Joan. 63B-21375. June 2003 - March 2015. Thank you pretty girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Rest well, sweetest girl. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The big cries still come, years later. But only real, true love can do that. Yours and Betty Joan's was that kind of love. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_daerr Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Sending good thoughts as you remember Betty Joan on this sad anniversary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Jeff , the memories remain so vivid and sometimes Painfull . Hugs to you on this Anniversary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsy Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Could we have some pix of your sweetie? And a hug for you, of course. Quote Patsy and DH with the Humane Society specials, Linus & Jazz, in North Dakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrina Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Betty Joan, I am glad you are well but sorry for the hole your crossing has left with your family Quote Caroline, Mom to Daphne (49B-50215) and Penny (41D-55779)Remembering Bridge Angels Margo and Sabrina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I know how you feel -- it's so hard. Hugs and I hope Betty Joan sends you someone, sooner rather than later Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshell Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks everyone. I can certainly share some more pics! We loved going to the Farmers Market together. We'd get up early in the summer as it was about a 25 minute walk each way from our house so we wanted to beat the heat. It was fun. She loved market, especially for The Sharing Of The Breakfast Burrito. This may be from one of the last ones we went to, back in 2014. This really was a great thing to share together. I started going with her immediately, since we lived just half a block away when I first adopted her and thought it would be a great way to get/keep her socialized. More than anything, though, she loved to lay in the sun on the patio. This is just about 10 days before she passed, seen here taking in a big sniff of springtime air. Even as fall would move in and the area of sunshine on the patio got smaller, she wanted to be in it. Sometimes when there was just a little corner of sunshine left on the patio she would paw at it like she could pull it back. Her last winter was a very mild one, and I was working from home a lot, so she got a lot of extra sun time. Quote Betty "Beauty" Joan. 63B-21375. June 2003 - March 2015. Thank you pretty girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 such a beautiful lady :beatheart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 She was very beautiful Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 It's lovely to see some pictures of her again. Her fan club still misses her too. Quote Kendra, devoted walker of Henry (Tom Jones: Great Son x Lucia) Missing Badger (Vf Get R Done: Quicksand Slip x Ll Tee el See), 5/04 - 2/14, who opened our hearts and our home to greyhounds; Kenzie (Slatex Kenzie: Randy Handy x Slatex Chrisy), 4/03 - 10/14, who really knew what a good dog she was; Falcon (Atascocita Sabat: Dodgem by Design x Atascocita Barb), 9/10 - 1/20, who was grumpy and snarky but eventually a little bit cuddly, too; Grandpa Grey the Galgo Español, 2008 (?) to 2022, who made us feel lucky to be the ones to teach him about pet life; and Lucia (Larking About x Anastasia, 5/12 to 8/23), our first brood matron and the sweetest speckly girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgirl2 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Jeff - I'm so sorry... and so suddenly is always hard. Many hugs... Quote Jeannine with Merlin, the crazed tabby cat and his sister, Jasmine, the brat-cat With Angel Cody(Roving Gemini), and Weenie the tortie waiting at the Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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