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.

[goliath]

Hi Steve,
In answer to your question if the vet would have put Woody to sleep if it was unecessary......the answer is NO! It was nice of the lady who witnessed the accident to stop by and express her condolences to you and your wife. Even though she said it didn't appear to her to be that bad, she would not have been able to see what damage was done. Sometimes injuries that look to be minor often turn out otherwise in both humans and animals.

It sounds as though you and your wife are both very distraught about Woody's accident and the result. That is completely understandable. Hang onto each other and love each other. Woody would not want either of you to let this already tragic event of his death to come between you. This is a time to be close, even if in silence. It will take both of you alot of time and tears to come to terms of acceptance of Woody's death. Just remember that his spirit is alive and well from here to eternity. The best is yet to be and will last forever and a day.

Thanks for bringing this book "Cold Noses At The Pearly Gates" to my attention. I did look into the book today and see Gary Kurz has two more books in print right now and should be ready for sale in about 3 weeks. The two that are coming soon are titled "Ghost Pets" and "God Of Me Too." This kind of reading always provides so much comfort for me and I hope it does the same for you.

Peace, hugs, and blessings,
Beth