Woody Options

[Steve K.]

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?

[Steve K.]

A lady stopped by today that saw our Woody get hit. She pulled over to ask my wife if she needed help when it happened. She stopped today to ask how Woody is. I told her that we had to let him go and she said she didn't think that it looked that bad when he got hit. She expressed her condolences and told me that she has two dogs and I could see tears in her eyes as she left. Now I am concerned again that my wife might have overreacted and let him go when she shouldn't have. The Vet wouldn't have let my wife let Woody go if something could have been done, would he? I should have gone over there. I just should have gone over there.

I wanted to share something with all of you. My mother-in-law gave us a book called "Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates" by Gary Kurz. It says that it is a book for those who have lost a pet. I just started reading it and I like what I have read so far. The author researched the Bible for this book and one paragraph in the book starts out "In Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates, indisputable and convincing evidence is offered to prove that God has indeed made eternal provision for all of His creatures." It will take me a few days to read it but I will let you all know what I think when I am done. The bottom line of the book is that we will see our furry children again.