........Shelby's gone..........

[ShelbysMom]

My sweet Dobie girl lost her battle quite suddenly early this morning. Her liver finally failed and I had to put her down.
When they gave her the shot, she managed to pick up her head and stare into my eyes until it overcame her. She knew it was her time...as I did.

[Marty]

I am so sorry to hear this....I know your heart is heavy.

[TheSkeptic]

You have my deepest condolences.....

[E's]

I am weeping for your loss. You and your wonderful dog will remain in my thoughts.

Dorothy

[ShelbysMom]

Thank you all.
I'm grief-stricken. I feel as if it's the end of a wonderful time in my life. Shelby was a year old when my daughter came along and she was here through those growing-up years. Now my daughter is 12 and I feel like it's the end of an era.
I dread these next few days...they are going to be incredibly difficult to get through.

[Mary Plummer]

Shelby's Mom, I'm so sorry! You did the bravest, noblest thing for your poor girl, and your heart had to break as a result. I wish I somehow had the words to make it all make sense and seem easier, but I sure don't. Maybe knowing she is free of all pain now helps, although yours is just starting. Thank you for being there for her through it all,

Mary

[Nancy (Spuddie' s Mum)]

I'm so terribly sorry for your loss.

[k9Karen]

I am so sorry. Putting Mickey down was the hardest thing I have ever done, no matter how much I knew it was the right thing, and I still miss him. Take care of yourself and remember the good times. She is forever with you in your heart.

[davet]

i am sorry for you too mom but not for Shelby, she has had the privilidge of not having to linger and suffer like humans have to do...And in really think when they look up at you they are saying Thank You in the only way they can...lPets are treated the way hu,mans should be except humans are treated like animals at times like this...

hrre is something that may or may not help but i sure hope it helps;;;

Its me, I stood by your bed


IT'S ME"

I stood by your bed last night; I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying; you found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
" It's me. I haven't left you. I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast; I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times your hand reached down to me,.
I was with you at the shops today; your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels; I wished I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today; you tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you; I smiled and said "It's me."
You looked so very tired and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know that I was standing there.
It's possible for me to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."
You sat there very quietly then smiled. I think you knew.....
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over...I smile and watch you yawn and say
'Good-night, God Bless, I'll see you in the Morn."
And when the time is right for you to cross that brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you; there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me.

[momPaws]

Shelby's Mom- so sorry ...am crying with you.