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Comment by Katie V on August 13, 2011 at 6:31pm

Hello Everyone, 

I didn't lose my doodle.  However, I lost my doodles best friend... a Bernese Mountain Dog..Toby.  Toby left us on 11/29/10 and was only 11 months old to Myasthenia Gravis.  I was devastated.  We have since adopted Macie an Irishdoodle to join Brady our Goldendoodle.  While Macie is not a replacement she fills my heart with so much joy & happiness. 

 

To everyone that has lost a pet, I want to say it gets easier even though some days it seems a little harder.  I do think about Toby everyday, how big he would be, how much he would be shedding but most of all how much I miss his big fluffy coat and wet kisses.  

 

One thing that helped me was putting together a video to celebrate his life and share the memories I had with the world.  I have the video posted on my page and you are all more than welcome to view it.  I have to say it is the only thing that helped me cope with losing him... 

 

Katie 

"Even on my weakest days...I get a little bit stronger..." 

Comment by Nicole on September 8, 2010 at 10:18am

I wanted to start this group for all those who have lost a doodle. I will share my story in the hopes it will help me heal as well as help others suffering similar losses. My labradoodle's name was Shadow. I named her that because she followed me EVERYWHERE as a pup. I couldn't even go in the bathroom without her crying/whining at the door. She had several illnesses as a pup that recurred throughout her life but nonetheless was the joy of my days. She had the best personality...a funny, goofy, smart, loyal girl. She was a ball fanatic, looked a lot like a silverback gorilla (black with silvery tufts on her legs and the top of her back), and brown around her muzzle and beard, and she made the funniest smacking noises when she would eat a milkbone or another favorite treat. When at home I was never alone...she was always there with me. We went to the dog park every night for at least an hour to play with friends (well actually to ignore the dogs and to play ball lol). She LOVED DQ ice cream and would eat an entire small dish before we got out of the shopping center parking lot. She was young...would have been 4 this December. She suffered another bout of illness at the beginning of August, then had to get shots to go to kennel because we were leaving on vacation...the shots made her sicker although they had never bothered her before. She got into some trash and ended up with 2 bowel obstructions after over a week of not keeping any food down. She made it thru the surgery but refused food for 2 days after...they force fed her some but there was something wrong. The vet told me on Thursday of that week to come get her, take her home, and try to get her to eat Arby's roast beef or something. She would not eat and just lay on the lfoor all day. We left that night at 3 a.m. for vacation and my dad took her to the vet's Friday morning so they could keep her for us. They said she had a parasite in a stool sample and thought it was an easy fix. That Friday night they called me and said she was happy to see them and that she went outside for 20 minutes. The next morning when they went to get her out she was gone. I am devastated that I was not with her...that she was alone in a cement cage. I am praying she just went in her sleep. Had I but known the results I would have foregone the surgery and would have put her to sleep while lying in my arms. Nothing will ever fill the hole in my heart left by this very special friend and companion...but of course I have already adopted a new doodle to love. She is not a replacement for Shadow for there will never be another girl like her, but is cherished already for her own quirks and budding personality (although I think I may have adopted a wild child!). My dog park friends (more like family, actually) have been a great source of comfort and encouragement for me and that's what I hope this group will do for each other. The grieving process takes a lot of time and sharing our stories and encouragement with each other will surely help heal our hearts.

Comment by Doodle Kisses on September 8, 2010 at 10:02am

Nicole...see my message to you above...above where it lists the discussion forum in this group.

Comment by Nicole on September 8, 2010 at 9:41am

Welcome to Rainbow Bridge...a place where doodle owners can celebrate the lives of their doodles and can encourage and support one another through their stages of grief associated with the loss of a beloved doodle.

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