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Steve K.
post Sep 24 2008, 07:42 PM
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I was here ten years ago for my Beauregard. Now I am here for my Woody. Woody was a dog that nobody wanted so me and the wife took him in. He was a handful at first and he made us wonder if we made the right decision but he turned out to be a wonderful dog. He was a retriever mix and a beautiful red color.

Well, on Sunday 09/21/08, I went out for the day and the wife took the dogs (we have another shelter dog) for a walk. They were both on a leash but Woody pulled away from my wife and ran into the street. He was hit by a car and the wife got animal control to take him to the emergency clinic where the vet said it didn't look good. The wife made the decision to let Woody go and when I got home, my heart was broken. My poor wife had to watch him get hit by the car and then make the decision to let him go. We are both heartbroken. I can't sleep, I can't eat, and all I do is cry at the drop of a hat. Our other dog (Smokey Joe) is 9 years old but Woody was only four. I expected him to be around for many years. Why did God take our dog from us? I don't think that we are bad people. We took in both dogs and two stray cats. We love our animals like children. Why was he taken from us?



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post Sep 27 2008, 02:18 PM
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Hi, Steve, I can imagine how your home is feeling the loss of Woody. Your life is not the same without the physical presence of your beloved Woody; it is now different. Don't be afraid to change your routines a bit - - keeping them exactly the same can sometimes add to the grief of your loss. Woody wants you to remember the times you had with him on this side of eternity with a happy heart, and eventually you will be able to do that but only after the heaviness of your deep grief has had a chance to pass. Smokey knows his buddy is no longer physically with him, and Smokey will grieve in his own way, and needs comforting, too. The time you spend with each other will hopefully strengthen your bond with Smokey and will be comforting as well. It is good that you feel you can cry, Steve, for they are healing tears for your heart and soul and body. So many people think they can get through their grief faster and easier if they don't "give in" to the grief emotions, but clinical studies prove this is very unhealthy - - medically and emotionally. By suppressing the grief emotions they are increasing the stress of their grief which eventually can cause among other physical symptoms heart disease and severe arthritis, and clnical depression. So taking the time to grieve the loss of your precious Woody is healthy and normal. And hopefully by now you know you are not alone in your grief journey, Steve. Each of us are here for you for as long and as often as you need us. You are going through a very difficult adjustment as you would go through with any other loss, Steve. But please know that Woody is still with you in your heart and your memories, and you will see him again when it is your appropriate time to join him in eternal joy. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, Steve, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
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The most blessed way I have of knowing God's comforting love and grace is to look into the eyes and heart of God's creatures' sweet angelic face.
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- Steve K.   Woody   Sep 24 2008, 07:42 PM
- - LS Support   sorry to hear you had to come back, but hope you f...   Sep 24 2008, 07:53 PM
- - sissycat   I'm sure Woody had some special calling for hi...   Sep 24 2008, 09:10 PM
- - AngelCareOne   Steve, I am so sorry about your sweet fur kid Wood...   Sep 24 2008, 09:56 PM
|- - ann   Hi Steve K., I'm so deeply sorry to hear about...   Sep 25 2008, 01:31 AM
- - LoveThem   Why did God take our dog from us? I don't thin...   Sep 25 2008, 03:49 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, please permit me to offer you and your ...   Sep 25 2008, 04:52 PM
- - Steve K.   It has been four days since I lost my big red dog ...   Sep 25 2008, 07:45 PM
|- - ann   OH, how precious. They certainly looked liked the ...   Sep 26 2008, 01:49 AM
- - havana   Steve, please allow me to say to you how sorry I a...   Sep 25 2008, 09:21 PM
- - Bubba   Hi Steve--------I am so sorry to hear about Woody....   Sep 26 2008, 01:49 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, this grief journey can feel like it wil...   Sep 26 2008, 04:18 PM
- - Steve K.   It's Saturday morning. Woody used to get us up...   Sep 27 2008, 08:42 AM
- - havana   Oh, he look so good in those pics am afraid they a...   Sep 27 2008, 08:57 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, I can imagine how your home is feeling ...   Sep 27 2008, 02:18 PM
- - Steve K.   I am home alone and all I can do is think of my Wo...   Sep 27 2008, 02:57 PM
- - ann   Great pictures Steve., These are the hardest days ...   Sep 28 2008, 01:03 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, thank you so much for sharing your pict...   Sep 28 2008, 09:21 AM
- - Bubba   Hey Steve--------No way are you overdoing anything...   Sep 28 2008, 03:43 PM
- - Steve K.   Woody boy, Mommy and I miss you more than we can ...   Sep 29 2008, 06:26 PM
- - Steve K.   Woody Boy, We just took Smokey for a walk at the ...   Sep 30 2008, 06:39 PM
- - Zita'sMom   Steve I am so sorry to hear about your Woody and ...   Sep 30 2008, 09:41 PM
- - Steve K.   Today was really bad for me. For some reason I cri...   Oct 1 2008, 03:42 PM
|- - Zita'sMom   QUOTE (Steve K. @ Oct 1 2008, 04:42 PM) S...   Oct 1 2008, 07:30 PM
- - britt09   Steve, let me start by saying i am truly sorry for...   Oct 1 2008, 07:42 PM
- - geese   Hi Steve, I'm gonna make this brief. There i...   Oct 1 2008, 11:22 PM
- - AngelCareOne   Dearest Steve, the pain and anguish from your loss...   Oct 2 2008, 04:30 AM
- - Steve K.   Jan, Brittany, Geese, and Dottie, I would like to ...   Oct 2 2008, 07:40 PM
- - LoveThem   You are not disrespecting Woody's memory by ge...   Oct 3 2008, 01:10 PM
- - Steve K.   Today was a little easier than yesterday. I stille...   Oct 3 2008, 03:08 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, each day, each week, each month will ge...   Oct 3 2008, 04:55 PM
|- - Zita'sMom   QUOTE (moon_beam @ Oct 3 2008, 05:55 PM) ...   Oct 6 2008, 10:05 PM
- - ann   Hi Steve, If you feel the time is right for a new ...   Oct 5 2008, 01:52 AM
- - annf   Steve, I am crying as I write this. I cannot belie...   Oct 5 2008, 10:24 AM
- - Steve K.   A lady stopped by today that saw our Woody get hit...   Oct 5 2008, 07:07 PM
|- - annf   QUOTE (Steve K. @ Oct 5 2008, 07:07 PM) A...   Oct 5 2008, 08:28 PM
|- - goliath   Hi Steve, In answer to your question if the vet wo...   Oct 6 2008, 05:12 PM
- - goliath   Hi Steve, As sure as I am sitting here, I am also...   Oct 5 2008, 07:50 PM
- - annf   Steve, I read your post tonight. I posted earlier ...   Oct 5 2008, 08:37 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, when it comes to "hit by car...   Oct 6 2008, 04:52 PM
|- - Candy's Dad   Hi Steve, I wanted to tell you how sorry I am to ...   Oct 6 2008, 05:13 PM
- - AngelCareOne   RE: Woody   Oct 6 2008, 07:16 PM
- - Steve K.   It has been over two weeks since we lost Woody and...   Oct 7 2008, 06:58 PM
- - annf   Steve, I am crying with you.   Oct 7 2008, 07:05 PM
- - AngelCareOne   Dearest Steve, I read your post and my heart is li...   Oct 7 2008, 07:17 PM
- - ann   Hi SteveK., Oh how I know how your feeling. I nev...   Oct 8 2008, 12:48 AM
- - LoveThem   when I got home Woody's box was on the table. ...   Oct 8 2008, 01:47 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Steve, getting our furkids ashes back can be b...   Oct 8 2008, 05:06 PM
- - Steve K.   Woody's ashes stayed in the bedroom last night...   Oct 8 2008, 06:57 PM
- - AngelCareOne   QUOTE (Steve K. @ Oct 8 2008, 06:57 PM) W...   Oct 8 2008, 08:07 PM
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