Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Pet Loss / October 2004

If All Learning Is 0-10,
Then The Most Important
Part Of Learning Is 0-1.
Date: 2001-06-23 05:18:54 PST

I've never thought of Rocky as a dog; he was always too sophisticated
for that. He was a perfect English gentleman who had better manners than
I did, and seemed worldly, well-traveled, even educated. It was merely a
matter of inconvenience that he was stuck in the body of a

I'm not even sure where to start.  Last Thursday my precious dog Penny
died at 4am, very suddenly from part of her heart bursting combined
with a stroke (according to vet).  She was 11 and I "adopted" her when
I married my wife 5 years ago, and this dog became like a child to me.

I've seen messages from some very supportive people here and was
hoping I could get some feedback.  I have a 13-year-old dog (mixed
breed) whom I've had since she was 4 months old.  She has had three 3
tumors removed on two different occasions, and the last one was

HOWEDY People,
When new readers post here they're READY to
HURT INTIMIDATE and / or MURDER their dogs.
They come here lookin for HOWE to HURT and

Hey all,
this is a wonderful group - I remember after my treasured GSD Sara
died reading here and finding great comfort; thank you all.
Just found a useful thing and thought it perhaps worth sharing. If

(in the manner of L.M.A.)
It is our painful duty to record the sudden and mysterious disappearance
of our cherished friend, Christian, a five-year-old Japanese bobtail.
This lovely and beloved cat was the pet of a large circle of warm and

http://www.aros.net/~respect/BuddyMemorial.html
I woke up this morning to my cell phone ringing.  It was the third
missed call within minutes.  The messages on my voicemail were from my
mother telling me she was at my front door.  I put on some clothes and