a semi-sweet day

[skimi]

today is the 2 year anniversary of putting my sweet old pug, gomez down. even after 2 years, i still get tears in my eyes when i think about him. we were a team for 13.5 years, and we had some great adventures together. we went on walks to baskin robbins and had daquiri ice ice cream together, we drove cross country from san jose, ca to atlanta, ga together, we lived in so many places together, he went through a marriage and divorce with me, and helped me find my soulmate, we bought our first home together (well, i bought the home and he ran it). he would make me laugh so hard (as pugs tend to do) that i would be crying. gomez was hysterical. he made everyone smile when they saw him. i will live longer because of the laughter that gomez gave me.

today is sad because i still miss him so much, but it is sweet because i know he is running around again like a puppy, not having to wear a diaper, and not having legs that are too weak to pick him up if he falls. all that gray hair on his chin, belly and chest are gone, and his coat is shiny black again. gomez will always be my best friend in the world.

i dont mean to be a downer today, but i just wanted to share my memories...thanks for indulging me...

 

[LaughingWater]

He was adorable, and it sounds like you were a really good mommy to him (now I'm getting teary-eyed). <3 I'm certain he's waiting patiently for you, perhaps with a dog toy and a little ice cream. When he isn't off playing, of course. ((hug))

 

[LauraMax]

Aw Gayla, you're getting me all kinds of weepy here. Gomez is adorable!

You sound just like me--Cosmo slept by my bed every night for 16 years, was with me thru college, grad school, marriage, divorce, & about 10 moves up & down the east coast. She didn't care about any of it as long as she was by my side. Lost her 1/17/07.

Maybe they're running around together, watching us continue our ridiculous jumping around those weird plastic pink & green thingies?

 

[Tamrahan]

I know exactly how you feel. It's been almost 4 years since I had to have Pippin, my beloved yorkshire terrier, put to sleep. I still miss her so badly. I think of her often and every once in a while I call Lucy, my new Yorkie, Pippin-it just slips out.
I now have 3 new dogs and i love them all dearly-but there is still a void that only Pippin can fill. Now I'm all choked up.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Losing a pet is the hardest thing. I lost a dog several years ago. I cried as much as if I'd lost a beloved person in my life. Pets are special and you shouldn't feel silly for crying over them and missing them even years and years later. My eyes still well up when I think about my dog....

 

[skimi]

you guys are sweet. thank you for indulging me in my memories. lauramax, i remember when you lost cosmo...i remember your threads about her not being able to go up the stairs anymore and you sleeping on the couch with her. i may not have been posting then, but i was reading and crying....i get teary every time i read a post about someone's pet dying or struggling. but i love reading all the ones about the funny things they do, and i love seeing all the pictures.

 

[Boingo1]

Tears in my eyes here too!

He totally looks like a Gomez and he sounds like he was the best companion ever.