Smokey Went Over The Bridge, baby died Options

[smokey's mom]

Im sick with pain and anquish, my beloved smokey has passed away.

smokey was a 13 yr old dachshund, he has severe pneunomia and was being treated for it by the vet, but she also told me that he may not make it through. and sure enough 6 wks later, he went in the nite.

Smokey was with me for close to 7 yrs. he was born on the same day as my 13 yr old son. April 20, 1992.

I knew i was goin to have him cremated, i loved that dog so much i couldnt be away from him. the local humane society has him now, he is to be cremated today and ill have my puppy back before christmas.

christmas is goin to be brutal, i have presents for him too.

i set up a lil memorial to him it has candles, pictures, his toys and some figures. it helps me some. i still miss him, i will just break out crying, and the worst thing is that i will forget for a min, then when i remember it hurts all over again.

im wearin his collar as a bracelet, i miss the sound of his tags jingling, his bed is still next to mine and his blanket is in front of the fireplace.

i just miss my puppy. i want him back.

[pamurchu]

I am so sorry for your loss. I know that your heart aches, and you have an empty feeling inside that you do not think will ever go away. You are doing everything right--setting up a memorial, remaining close to his things, and most of all, permitting yourself to grieve. I am sure that the loss is particularly deep because it occurred at the Christmas season. As with the loss of my Sheltie, Bailey, back in September, we can both can know that at least we did not have to make that final decision--both Smokey and Bailey made that decision for us. Continue to count on others for support. It does get a little better, day by day. But the hole in your heart will never completely go away. Perhaps sometime in the future, another little furbaby will help to heal it. Take care.

[Roxy40]

I,m so sorry for your Loss.I Had to put my 11 year old Dashaund to sleep on monday the 12th at 11:15.He too was so sick with pneunmia due to the cancer he had.He was so Healthy and alot over weight.Out of the blue he startred to lose alot of weight he was vomiting then he had direa.When the vet did the tests to find out it was cancer it was too late.When the pneunmia started he was gone in two weeks.I'm truely saden by your loss.Its only been a week sence I lost my joey and I can't stop crying.May God Heal your broken heart.......Now my Joey won't be alone........Take Care.......Roxanne Of IL

[smokey's mom]

one week after.

it has been one week since smokey left. I recieved his ashes back yesterday and im so glad to have him back for christmas.

smokey sent me a sign too. when he died i ordered some figures and a locket with a pic of a dachshund on it, and i got them yesterday too. so i know my baby is still looking out for me. i felt much better when i got the items. but i was sad as well. i still miss him.

eventhou it has been a week, i have slowed down crying, and night time is still really hard, because my boyfriend goes to bed early, so that leaves alot of time for me to sit here and look at his pics.

i really hope to see my baby once again. i hope he is ok and happy.


i love you smokey
you will always be my lil man

[5catsmom]

I too am sorry for your loss and the pain that goes with it - I've found over the past week and 3 days that some of the only comfort I get at this time is the knowledge that other people are struggling with this loss and are willing to reach out to support you through this ordeal.

I'm sure you will see your baby once again, and till then he's keeping watch over you. Take care and best wishes,

Barbara (Magic's Mom)

[smokey's mom]

CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY


HI all, i just wanted to tell everyone about my experiences on christmas eve and day.

christmas eve, i was home alone, my boyfriend had to work so i was waiting for him to get home so we could go to his parents house. I was ok, packing up, getting ready to leave, loaded up the van. but the last thing i would do was get Smokey ready and load him up, he loved to go on trips. so when it got to that point, i just stood there outside, lonely. looked around outside, then put it out of my mind and called my boyfriend to see if he was ready yet.

we finally got on the road, it was a 2 hr trip get there. and i was sitting there looking out the van window when i saw a partial rainbow. i remembered the posts on here about seeing signs from our pets. i was so so happy. Smokey had made the trip anyhow. Christmas eve was long, finally on christmas day. we reloaded the van up with the packages out of my boyfriends house and i once again was looking around and i saw another partial rainbow. I felt so much better. My Smokey was with me, he cared enough for me to make me feel better on this holiday.

then we were driving down to his brothers house. and through town is a greyhound station, town was empty, no traffic and it was a beutiful day, but outside of this greyhound station was Santa Claus. LOL no seriuosly, it was a older guy wearing a santa suit, sitting there reading a book, he had luggage around his feet and if i had a camera on me i would of stopped and taken a picture. so i took it as another sign from my beautiful doggy.

then at his brothers house, my boyfriends niece, who was in love with my dog, only after being extremly terrified of him and who is only 5 yrs old, stopped me outside and talked to me. she said that her and her mommy talked about Smokey, i asked her if she missed him and she said ya. then i told her i missed him too and he is ok, then she asked me where my cat was, and i told her she was at home and she asked me why i didnt bring her. but then i told her that i was goin to get another doggy and when i did i would bring it to her to and let her name it, she also asked me if i was goin to get another dog like Smokey and i told her i didnt think so, she said ok.
then i talked to her mother about what she had said and the mother told me that she did tell her daughter about Smokey but she didnt seem at all worried about it, and that she would talk to me about it. which shocked her. then the other thing that shocked her was the dream i had about her daughter and having to tell her about smokey dying and she told me it must of been either someway of Smokey trying to tell me it was ok or her daughter delivering the message for Smokey.


so anyhow, long story short, my dog loves me and i feel so much better about his death. i have a shrine of pictures and candles and figurines and his ashes, i can see him everyday. and now i dont feel so bad about getting another puppy in need of a home. im looking for pound puppies.

this board hs helped me so much and my doggy has been there for me in the most terrible of time. i hope everyone is doin ok and they survived the holidays

love and prayers