Weeping willow please do not weep,
our beloved "Joe"is now yours to keep.
In our hearts, our "Joe" will always live.
His fleshly body, to your roots we give.

Our "Joe"has flown to a paradise above;
We will remember his kisses and his love.
There will never be another dog like "Joe",
he earned his wings, this we know.....

Debbie Morgan
"2007"
"I miss Joe"

Debbie, that is a beautiful poem, I'm sure Joe is so proud of you and so grateful for the love you keep on sending toward him. Continue talking to him. Know that Joe's eternal love will see you through , believe that he can give you strength, that he is now watching over you and your family from above where he experiences perfect bliss. He will happily watch you live out your lives richer already for having had Joe in them. Believe in the future, that it will be good because throughout Joe will always be in your hearts, minds and souls as well. Joe knows now that each one of our lives on earth are but an instant in the eternity that comes after. And he hugs you as he never could before. Take care. Hugs from all of us as well.

Toonie,thank you for your warmth and kindness.We recovered our Joe's lifeless body,I think it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I just couldn't bare the thought of him being alone in a strange place,I had to bring him home.Oh'why did this have to happen?I'm so angry,and full of hurt and guilt.What I really wanted to do is take him to the" so called" Vet/kennel and show each and every single person what they did to my Joe. But I knew it wouldn't bring him back,I hate them! I have never in my life hated anyone. I hope they all suffer the same fate as my Joe. I will see that they get everything that is comming to them,Joe's voice will be heard once again.Yes, I have become bitter and I don't care how long it takes they will be held repsonible for death of our Joe!

I Miss Joe

Debbie, do whatever will make you feel good, if you need to take action, go ahead!
You might want to talk to the humane society in your area just to see if they know of any lawyers that could give you advice, just to see. I understand totally all that you are going through except for the guilt. Get rid of the guilt --just put yourself in Joe's place: if the roles were reversed, would Joe have been guilty for what happened to you? Same difference sweetie. Joe is all love and understanding, was before but is more so now.

Horrible as it is, I still want to tell you the story about my dad's dog Susie. She was a white Samoyed rescued because her former owners had no time to properly take care of her. She became a most obedient dog under dad's care. She would never leave our yard and never showed any agression but would show her teeth to the neighbours' visitors from her side of the yard. The neighbour's father would visit his daughter and was frightened of all dogs, Susie was no exception.
One morning my dad found Susie dead,bleeding from her nostrils and eyes. Our vet said people sometimes kill dogs by feeding them meat with ground up glass in it, he figured this had happened to our Susie. We never knew for sure who did that to Susie but we had our suspicions. 10 years later when the neighbour's father died I heard that he suffered an uncommonly painful and extremely slow death, very very bad. No further comment, but sometimes we should remember what goes around comes around...who knows...you may not need to do anything but let things be.
those horrible people will have to pay one day even if it takes time.
I hug you dear Debbie, know there is no guilt, but I can not take you away from the pain of being separated from Joe, it is like losing a limb, all you can do is let time go by to ease it somewhat. Take care dear heart.

Toonie,I'm so sorry to hear of your beloved Samoyed.You and I will most likely never know what happened to our babies. They still won't tell me how my Joe got loose. Even when I demanded an answer,and told them that I deserve to know what happened to my Joe.Toonie,I just can't understand this. I am so angry with my husband,he's always been there for me.Yesterday he told me it's time you just forget about it and move on "he was just a d.a.m.e.d. dog".I came really close to packing my things and leaving.I wanted to say yeah and you are just a man, unlike my Joe,you can be replaced! I am so hurt,the one person in the whole I expected to show me love and support doesn't.Heartaches around every corner it seems.Please know this,I couldn't be in better hands,I feel more comfort here than anywhere,I thank you for being my comfort,my strength,my friend.

I Miss Joe so much

Good line! Oh how much patience and tongue biting and what go into those marriages!
Some men, my DH included, do not let out their feelings and expect the same from us.
You will also find most other people use a "get over it "look if you fall apart in front of them. Who rules? each of us for each of our own psyches. I preferred to spend my time alone, as much as possible withdrawing from everybody, going to bed at 730 and up by 330 sort of helped keep my schedule apart and at least my DH was understanding about my need for solitude and addiction to this site and other sites on pet grief. Your Joe was your support like my Yukon was mine. When they are no longer just there it's hard. But they are there. Here, there and everywhere forever.
Trust that.