Bailey My New Beginning, Still loving my Abby too Options

[Abby's Mom]

Hello friends,

Today I made a huge decision and I think it's a good one. I brought home a new baby. Her name is Bailey. She's an 8 week old jack russell/patterdale terrier mix and she's a rescue. She was abandoned and picked up by animal control on Friday. She was saved by a rescue site in Akron, which is nearly 2 hours from where I live. I saw her on petfinder.com and could not take my eyes off her. I drove up today and she's officially mine.

I had stopped feeling compelled to light the red love candle for Abby a few nights ago. I still miss my precious Abby with every fiber of my being and will always long to be with her again. But I also know that I'm a dog person and I'm a good, loving mom.

I have had twinges of guilt today but they are completely overshadowed by the joy of finding another soul mutt- I know that wherever Abby may be, she is happy for me and like me, can't wait until we're together again.

But for now, Bailey and I will share this earthly life together, along with my 2 cats (they're still trying to figure out what the heck is going on and they're feeling "some kinda way" about the whole thing at the moment but I know that will change in time).

Ah time, what an amazing thing it is. When I first lost Abby, I thought I'd NEVER be ready to let another dog into my heart and I thought that no other dog would ever live up to her. I have since realized that it's so not about that. Abby had her own very special personality and so does Bailey. It's like having 2-legged children. A mother can have many and love them all the same and appreciate the uniqueness of each one.

I am excited to embark upon my journey with Bailey (she's actually Bailey Rose)...she's the color of Bailey's Irish Cream and the collar she came to me wearing has roses on it.

Thank you all again for the support that you offered to me during this extremely difficult time in my life. I am certain that I couldn't have made it without this site!

May you all find peace with your loss and joy in starting the earthly journey again with a new furbaby-

Abby's and now Bailey's Mom

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[Gretta's Mom]

Hi Abby's mom

How much several of our stories are alike! Crushing grief, heart shot out, robot walk, crying at the drop of a thought - and swearing that we'll never have another pet - or at least for a LONG LONG time - crying even when we envision it. And then one day, just like they always did in life, our fur baby nudges us into another adventure - they send us a little brother or sister. When we're least expecting it. We suddenly find our selves robot-typing onto petfinder or local rescue sites. And, like your Abbey, my Gretta put herself in the way of a near-mistake for me. The half chocolate (Gretta was a chocolate) half Chessie (my second favorite dog, who lives next door to my dad) seemd like it was the PERFECT mix - both my most beloved dogs rolled into one. But it was not to be so. When I went to meet her, there was no trace of lab - probably large terrier or schnauzer. And that day she had attacked not one but TWO other dogs. NOT the dog for me - I wouldn't even have felt safe in my own home, let alone being able to guarantee the safety of others. Then Gretta again took over my fingers and I robo-typed back to the site from which Gretta had come and took another look at an 8-year old black lab mix - whom I had looked at before, but thought she was a little too young for me (I'm only a few years away from a fixed income and worry about paying vet bills then). But it was GRETTA'S decision ... so I picked up the phone and asked if I could visit Rufus as a first step in adopting him. Since his foster was in Wisconsin and I am in Minnesota, we met mid-way, signed the papers then and there ..... and I had a new living being in my home again. My love had somewhere to go!! They DO live on and they DO keep watching over us and guiding us and teaching us and , most importantly, loving us.

May your new fur baby bring you all the joy and peace that every special soul-dog brings.

Gretta's mom