Well, it's been a week and I think I can finally get through this post. My beloved dog for 15 years, my dear Champers, had to be put to sleep last Friday. I loved that dog so much, he was with me before Bill, before kids, during many apartment moves in my single days. Champ was not just a pet, he was my best friend. He was the pefect dog to snuggle and he loved to be comfortable, preferably on a bed or couch. He fit perfectly in "the pocket" when sleeping, just the pefect sleeping partner. He smelled like a "warm puppy in the morning. He loved to go for walks and loved his buddy Cloe. He did love the kids too, but got a little cranky in his later years if they bugged him too much. Champ basically got elderly and stopped wanting to eat in the last few weeks and even months I guess. I would make him special meals to make him want to eat and I would take him outside to go to the bathroom. Finally, it was too much and he was ready. He could barely hold his head up that final day. At the vet's office, they were very caring and it was very peaceful and I got to hold him and pet him and give him soothing words at the very end. I have missed him so much since that day. I cry for him every day and the kids miss him, especially Ben. Bill misses him and talks about him all the time too. I feel in my heart that I will see him again in heaven, and Ben assures me of this too! There is an emptiness that fills me everytime I look at his dog bed, where he spent most of his last few weeks here. Champ was a good dog, one of a kind really, and I will miss him and love him always.
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I have tried to read this twice, and finally finished. It just brings me to tears. I know how bad it hurts and how bad you miss him. We still cry for Chloe.
I know it was hard to write, but great blog. Nice tribute to the Champers your little schmoo.
I miss him everyday - he was my constant light. I cry for him nightly but am comforted by the fact that he is no longer in pain.
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