Let's Introduce Ourselves Options

[wchamilton]

After all of the support, sympathy and help you all have given me the past several days I thought I'd pop in here and actually introduce myself.

*ahem*

My name is William Clay Hamilton, but I go by Clay. I'm 38 years old and live in Chenango Forks, New York, and I work at a hospital here doing technical support. I'm married and have been with my wife since we were in high school, which is going on 21 years. We have an 18-year old son who's about to start his third semester of college.

We've always had animals. We have two lab huskies (we call them purebred Huskadors) named Miya and Takoda, and until this past Sunday we had a Doberman/Shepard/?? mix named Winston (RIP). We also have two black cats named Angel and Nala, but they literally are so identical looking that you can't tell them apart.

In our spare time my wife and I are avid video game players and we like to watch movies and are avid readers. I also play a bit of bass guitar and fancy myself to be an amateur photographer... I'm also a huge military aviation nerd; my wife and I took a weekend trip to Washington DC in May to see The Blue Angels.

Here's a picture of us that was taken last year at Disneyland.



And here's a sample of some of the pictures I took at the airshow in May::

[eskie2002]

Hello all,
I am Sue. I currently reside in Colorado. I am a mom of an American Eskimo named Daphne. I lost my previous Eskie 3-months ago (May 7, 2013) to fungal lung cancer. Her name was Samantha and she was 10-years old. Daphne is 4-months old and I am greatly enjoying and loving her. Daphne was to be a gift to Samantha from me, but Samantha could no longer hang on to wait for Daphne’s arrival, as Daphne was just a wee (newborn) puppy. It has been a long time since I had a puppy and a person awakens quickly to the puppy stages. Since the loss of Samantha, I find myself being over protective of Daphne. I do not want anything to happen to her as it did Samantha. I had no control over Samantha acquiring her cancer, but yet I feel guilt. These furry children are special. I do miss my Samantha so much. I still cry nearly every day; view her photos, and her video. When I see her video, I have to giggle as she did so many funny things. I thought the days of crying over Samantha would end, but not so. Some say it is to soon to stop the tears from falling and it will take a long time to overcome it or I may never stop crying for her. Samantha was a precious child to me. She was always at my side in happy times and in sad times. It is funny as when I cry for Samantha then Daphne comes to my side and licks the tears from my eyes. They really do feel our pain and want us to feel better. Once Daphne dries my tears, I have to smile at her, give her the biggest hug, and tell her how much I love her. I tell her I wished she could have met her big sister (Samantha) even for just a short time. Samantha would have loved and protected Daphne.
Anyway, I am 53-years old and grew up in northern Minnesota. Have traveled a great deal since being a former military spouse. I am now divorced although I am not saddened by it. I am a retired nurse and mainly worked in critical care for years. I am now disabled due to wear and tear on my body. Daphne greatly helps me with my disabilities by her just being there with me every day. She helps ease my physical pains.
I look forward to meeting many folks on here and share our endeavors. I hope you all are doing well even though we have lost furry children. It saddens me when I know that you all have lost furry children, but know you all had a great many joys with them. Even though they are not physically present, their spirits are with us at all times. I still speak to Samantha every day as if she was next to me and I do believe she is.
The grieving process is by no means an easy road. These furry little children are just that…they are our children.
I am an animal lover. I will go to any lengths to save an animal. I used to rescue and did railroads for animals to get them to their new loving safe homes. I wish I could save every animal. They give us all such love, joy, and expect nothing in return but love.
Daphne and I want to say hello to all and to hang in there. We are thinking of all of you and your furry children that are with you in spirit.

Sue and Daphne


The first photo is Samantha
The second is Daphne
I hope I have their photos in proper order. If you see the little puppy that is Daphne. The other is of Samantha

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