The Captain Options

[Cappy]

Hello, I just joined the forum, I had to put my beautiful chocolate lab down on Monday. I just have started feeling a little better, but I have my moments. The last 5 days have been really tougher than even human relatives dying. I finally left my house (after staying at my moms on monday night) and am going to pick my girlfiend up from the airport. I will probably not be on here too much this weekend, but wanted to say "Hi" and hope I can talk with some nice people when Im not having such a great moment. He was truely a gift from God, and the house is very quiet. : (.

[Gretta's Mom]

Dear Cappy

Thank you for the wonderful pictures of your beautiful chocolate Captain. Like you, I grew up in the VERY Catholic church - with their views that animals don't ahve souls, they don't go to heaven, etc. etc. If , you go back, I think most of that stuff was thought up by MAN, smart theologians like Thomas Aquinas and his Uncaused Causer, etc. I'm even more of a believer in God - and I believe that God does love animals, they DO have souls, and we WILL be reunited with them in the Perfect World. My vet is not God, certainly, but he IS one of the most caring - and scientific - people on earth and his words - after giving me some big, big hugs, were. "She's in a safe place now." That's my story an I'm sticking with it!!

Gretta's got a new friend now who looks just like her - what a pair!

Cappy - you've got a long road ahead of you. When you've shared a love with a spirit-animal like Cappy, his going back to where he came from means you can't see or hear or touch him - for a while. And that HURTS!!!!!!!!! Whatever you have to do - do it! Everyone's grieving is different, yet somehow it's all the same. It's being shot in the heart and bleeding all over. Then it's the "zombie-walk" where we robot our way through the external of life even though we're truly not present. In a way, that's good, because it keeps us doing SOMETHING besides curling up in a ball and weeping 24 hours a day - which would be our first choice!

Gretta is the first dog I had as an adult. I gazed into her beautiful soulful eyes SO many times. I love her with everything I have - and more. And she loves me even MORE than that. It's been 5 months since she went home - and this gried journey has been MUCH worse than I ever thought it would be. Moon Beam on this site calls it the roller coaster of horrors. (I have an even more unkind name for it.) Let's join hands and make a Chocolate Lab admiration team!

Please tell me more about Mr Captain. When did she come to you? How old was she when she went home? What were his favorite things to do? Was he - like Gretta - a food vacuum - or more like a food radar? What were his favorite toys? Did he know how to play?

I'll tell you some things about Gretta, too. (But this Robot has to get going to work right now.)

Cappy, I think you were sent by an angel. Another Chocolate parent! Thank you more than I can say. (And don't let a 14th century (?) guy in a tunic and leggings get in the way of your heart. The heart knows. And .... one things we DO know Tom A definitely did NOT have a chocolate lab - 'cuz they don't bite when people say goofy things!)

God bless you and Mr captain.

Gretta's mom

[Cappy]

Dear Cappy

Thank you for the wonderful pictures of your beautiful chocolate Captain. Like you, I grew up in the VERY Catholic church - with their views that animals don't ahve souls, they don't go to heaven, etc. etc. If , you go back, I think most of that stuff was thought up by MAN, smart theologians like Thomas Aquinas and his Uncaused Causer, etc. I'm even more of a believer in God - and I believe that God does love animals, they DO have souls, and we WILL be reunited with them in the Perfect World. My vet is not God, certainly, but he IS one of the most caring - and scientific - people on earth and his words - after giving me some big, big hugs, were. "She's in a safe place now." That's my story an I'm sticking with it!!

Gretta's got a new friend now who looks just like her - what a pair!

Cappy - you've got a long road ahead of you. When you've shared a love with a spirit-animal like Cappy, his going back to where he came from means you can't see or hear or touch him - for a while. And that HURTS!!!!!!!!! Whatever you have to do - do it! Everyone's grieving is different, yet somehow it's all the same. It's being shot in the heart and bleeding all over. Then it's the "zombie-walk" where we robot our way through the external of life even though we're truly not present. In a way, that's good, because it keeps us doing SOMETHING besides curling up in a ball and weeping 24 hours a day - which would be our first choice!

Gretta is the first dog I had as an adult. I gazed into her beautiful soulful eyes SO many times. I love her with everything I have - and more. And she loves me even MORE than that. It's been 5 months since she went home - and this gried journey has been MUCH worse than I ever thought it would be. Moon Beam on this site calls it the roller coaster of horrors. (I have an even more unkind name for it.) Let's join hands and make a Chocolate Lab admiration team!

Please tell me more about Mr Captain. When did she come to you? How old was she when she went home? What were his favorite things to do? Was he - like Gretta - a food vacuum - or more like a food radar? What were his favorite toys? Did he know how to play?

I'll tell you some things about Gretta, too. (But this Robot has to get going to work right now.)

Cappy, I think you were sent by an angel. Another Chocolate parent! Thank you more than I can say. (And don't let a 14th century (?) guy in a tunic and leggings get in the way of your heart. The heart knows. And .... one things we DO know Tom A definitely did NOT have a chocolate lab - 'cuz they don't bite when people say goofy things!)

God bless you and Mr captain.

Gretta's mom

Do you have any pictures of your beautiful girl? How old was she, Cappy was only 9 when the cancer got him.