OT - Too soon - feel bad

[Guest guest]

Well it's been one week since I lost my dog and I've been looking for

others.

The animal shelter had this miniature schnauzer. The only reason why

he was there was because his owners had a baby and they were told

that dogs could nip babies.

Well I went to see him this morning and they said well he's on a

purebred hold until 130pm but we'll let you see him. As soon as they

brought him in he jumped up on me and started kissing me. I was

hesitant and should have known I wasn't ready because all I could

talk about was Snot. The counselor even asked me if I was ready. Well

I brought him home. We took a nap and I leaned over to pet him and no

growling. (And in bed all he wanted to do was kiss me.) Well after 3

1/2 hours I took him back. He's a sweet dog but right now I'm not

ready emotionally to get another dog. I feel bad because I went to

his vet clinic today and saw , the vet tech who was with him.

After I left she even told his groomer that she hoped I got that

schnauzer.

I hate this feeling!!! My house is soooo darn quiet but all I want is

my Snot back!!!!!

So I'm going to wait until spring. It means depressing holidays but

maybe then I'll be emotionally ready.

Louise

[Guest guest]

Louise,

I know what you mean. I had to put one of the best dogs I ever had down on

Valentine's Day 1997. To this day it still bothers me. It bothered me a whole

lot more though coming home to an empty home. Well, I had a cat.

By May I had found the dog for me..... he was at a breeder to took horrible care

of him. He was kept in a crate waayyy too much and developed some (a lot) of

issues.

Although I miss Kodi and no one will replace him, Eddy makes me happy every day.

So much so that I got another dog last year... another sheltie. Then a week ago

Friday a kitten was found in the dumpster at work.... now we're a family of me,

2 dogs (Eddy and Jake) and 2 cats (Midnight and KoKo).

I don't want to encourage ou to do something that you don't want to, but I would

go back and get that dog. Obviously, if you two got along that well.... seems

right. He'll never replace " Snot " , but you don't want him to either. Each has

to have their own personalities.

In case you can't tell, I'm a great advocate for people and animals needing one

another.

Do what makes you feel best.

Hugs,

Tigger

OT - Too soon - feel bad

Well it's been one week since I lost my dog and I've been looking for

others.

The animal shelter had this miniature schnauzer. The only reason why

he was there was because his owners had a baby and they were told

that dogs could nip babies.

Well I went to see him this morning and they said well he's on a

purebred hold until 130pm but we'll let you see him. As soon as they

brought him in he jumped up on me and started kissing me. I was

hesitant and should have known I wasn't ready because all I could

talk about was Snot. The counselor even asked me if I was ready. Well

I brought him home. We took a nap and I leaned over to pet him and no

growling. (And in bed all he wanted to do was kiss me.) Well after 3

1/2 hours I took him back. He's a sweet dog but right now I'm not

ready emotionally to get another dog. I feel bad because I went to

his vet clinic today and saw , the vet tech who was with him.

After I left she even told his groomer that she hoped I got that

schnauzer.

I hate this feeling!!! My house is soooo darn quiet but all I want is

my Snot back!!!!!

So I'm going to wait until spring. It means depressing holidays but

maybe then I'll be emotionally ready.

Louise

[Guest guest]

Tigger,

I don't think they would adopt him back to me. It's only been 1 week

since I had Snot put to sleep. All I could talk about at the shelter

is what he did.

So it's best. That doggie will find someone else to bond too. But

I'll keep checking their website. Come Wed if he's not adopted thant

I might.

I'll wait until spring to get another one. (That was my original

plan.)

Louise

PS I think 1 week was too soon to start looking. I didn't do it when

I got him - I waited about 2 months and it took me 2 months to find

him. And that's what I said I would do - wait until spring.

PS 2 He was also kissing the counselor so I don't think we bonded

that tight. It might be a case of mental exhaustion for me too. Dec

18, 2002 my dad passes away. Jan 16 2003 I get broadsided and suffer

a serious head injury. Nov 12 I get my settlement and Nov 20 lose

Snot. Just too much.

> Louise,

> I know what you mean. I had to put one of the best dogs I ever had

down on Valentine's Day 1997. To this day it still bothers me. It

bothered me a whole lot more though coming home to an empty home.

Well, I had a cat.

>

> By May I had found the dog for me..... he was at a breeder to took

horrible care of him. He was kept in a crate waayyy too much and

developed some (a lot) of issues.

>

> Although I miss Kodi and no one will replace him, Eddy makes me

happy every day. So much so that I got another dog last year...

another sheltie. Then a week ago Friday a kitten was found in the

dumpster at work.... now we're a family of me, 2 dogs (Eddy and Jake)

and 2 cats (Midnight and KoKo).

>

> I don't want to encourage ou to do something that you don't want

to, but I would go back and get that dog. Obviously, if you two got

along that well.... seems right. He'll never replace " Snot " , but you

don't want him to either. Each has to have their own personalities.

>

> In case you can't tell, I'm a great advocate for people and animals

needing one another.

>

> Do what makes you feel best.

> Hugs,

> Tigger

> OT - Too soon - feel bad

>

>

>

> Well it's been one week since I lost my dog and I've been looking

for

> others.

> The animal shelter had this miniature schnauzer. The only reason

why

> he was there was because his owners had a baby and they were told

> that dogs could nip babies.

> Well I went to see him this morning and they said well he's on a

> purebred hold until 130pm but we'll let you see him. As soon as

they

> brought him in he jumped up on me and started kissing me. I was

> hesitant and should have known I wasn't ready because all I could

> talk about was Snot. The counselor even asked me if I was ready.

Well

> I brought him home. We took a nap and I leaned over to pet him

and no

> growling. (And in bed all he wanted to do was kiss me.) Well

after 3

> 1/2 hours I took him back. He's a sweet dog but right now I'm not

> ready emotionally to get another dog. I feel bad because I went

to

> his vet clinic today and saw , the vet tech who was with

him.

> After I left she even told his groomer that she hoped I got that

> schnauzer.

>

> I hate this feeling!!! My house is soooo darn quiet but all I

want is

> my Snot back!!!!!

>

> So I'm going to wait until spring. It means depressing holidays

but

> maybe then I'll be emotionally ready.

>

> Louise

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Louise,

I'm also a believer that when you do find the right one... there will be no

doubt in your mind.

Sometimes it's worse than losing a person because people don't always recognize

that you need a grieving period.

I certainly didn't have a plan to get this kitten... which, by the way is making

it difficult for me to type because he's lying across my wrists. Once I saw the

little bundle of fluff come out of that dumpster, I just knew he had to come

home with me. Doc said he's lucky if he was even 8 weeks old. He weighed 2

pounds at his first visit with the vet.

Bless you sweetie. You must have a very good soul to have loved Snot so much. I

can't imagine people who don't like animals.

Let me know sometime when you find you fur-mate.

Hugs from me and my gang,

Tigger

OT - Too soon - feel bad

>

>

>

> Well it's been one week since I lost my dog and I've been looking

for

> others.

> The animal shelter had this miniature schnauzer. The only reason

why

> he was there was because his owners had a baby and they were told

> that dogs could nip babies.

> Well I went to see him this morning and they said well he's on a

> purebred hold until 130pm but we'll let you see him. As soon as

they

> brought him in he jumped up on me and started kissing me. I was

> hesitant and should have known I wasn't ready because all I could

> talk about was Snot. The counselor even asked me if I was ready.

Well

> I brought him home. We took a nap and I leaned over to pet him

and no

> growling. (And in bed all he wanted to do was kiss me.) Well

after 3

> 1/2 hours I took him back. He's a sweet dog but right now I'm not

> ready emotionally to get another dog. I feel bad because I went

to

> his vet clinic today and saw , the vet tech who was with

him.

> After I left she even told his groomer that she hoped I got that

> schnauzer.

>

> I hate this feeling!!! My house is soooo darn quiet but all I

want is

> my Snot back!!!!!

>

> So I'm going to wait until spring. It means depressing holidays

but

> maybe then I'll be emotionally ready.

>

> Louise

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's what made it so hard in taking him back. My mom always said

the dog picks you - you don't pick the dog. And I thought he had

picked me. He jumped up on the couch and immediately started to kiss

me. And in bed when I started to lie down he came over and started

kissing me as well. It's like no Sherlock, let's go to sleep. I don't

know. Maybe it's also going from a dog who was fairly active to one

who is very active.

But I still miss my Snot. My Snot was unusual to say the least. I

live near a park that's next to a school. On the sidewalk there is a

metal plate covering up a drain thing. Snot would not walk over

that!! I even walked him the other way towards it and he would still

not go over it. When I was walking Sherlock we came to that metal

plate and he just walked over it like nothing and it made me think of

Snot.

And his expression when I picked him up and put him in the kennel and

walked out. Poor thing being dropped off twice. I know he knew where

he was again. I emphasized to them that it wasn't him - it was me. I

wasn't ready. But we'll see. If he's still up for adoption on Tues or

Wed and I can take time off from work I might see if I can get him

back. I didn't even know how I was going to get time off on short

notice and didn't want to leave him here for too long. Today I

returned some DVDs and after I closed the door I heard him pawing at

the door and crying.

But if all I'm going to do is compare him to Snot it isn't fair to

him. I hadn't even begun to put his things away.

In fact I was talking today to the vet tech who was with Snot

at the end and she said it's amazing he lived over a year with the

kind of cancer he had. Guess what - they never told me it was that

serious. And I had told her about this schnauzer and she was hoping

it would work out too.

I know Sherlock will find a great home with people who love him. He's

a sweet dog.

And later when I feel better I'll get another one.

Louise

PS I don't even have Snot's ashes back either which hurts. I don't

know. It's like ever since the car accident I'm more emotional too.

> > Louise,

> > I know what you mean. I had to put one of the best dogs I ever

had

> down on Valentine's Day 1997. To this day it still bothers me.

It

> bothered me a whole lot more though coming home to an empty home.

> Well, I had a cat.

> >

> > By May I had found the dog for me..... he was at a breeder to

took

> horrible care of him. He was kept in a crate waayyy too much and

> developed some (a lot) of issues.

> >

> > Although I miss Kodi and no one will replace him, Eddy makes me

> happy every day. So much so that I got another dog last year...

> another sheltie. Then a week ago Friday a kitten was found in

the

> dumpster at work.... now we're a family of me, 2 dogs (Eddy and

Jake)

> and 2 cats (Midnight and KoKo).

> >

> > I don't want to encourage ou to do something that you don't

want

> to, but I would go back and get that dog. Obviously, if you two

got

> along that well.... seems right. He'll never replace " Snot " , but

you

> don't want him to either. Each has to have their own

personalities.

> >

> > In case you can't tell, I'm a great advocate for people and

animals

> needing one another.

> >

> > Do what makes you feel best.

> > Hugs,

> > Tigger

> > OT - Too soon - feel bad

> >

> >

> >

> > Well it's been one week since I lost my dog and I've been

looking

> for

> > others.

> > The animal shelter had this miniature schnauzer. The only

reason

> why

> > he was there was because his owners had a baby and they were

told

> > that dogs could nip babies.

> > Well I went to see him this morning and they said well he's

on a

> > purebred hold until 130pm but we'll let you see him. As soon

as

> they

> > brought him in he jumped up on me and started kissing me. I

was

> > hesitant and should have known I wasn't ready because all I

could

> > talk about was Snot. The counselor even asked me if I was

ready.

> Well

> > I brought him home. We took a nap and I leaned over to pet

him

> and no

> > growling. (And in bed all he wanted to do was kiss me.) Well

> after 3

> > 1/2 hours I took him back. He's a sweet dog but right now I'm

not

> > ready emotionally to get another dog. I feel bad because I

went

> to

> > his vet clinic today and saw , the vet tech who was with

> him.

> > After I left she even told his groomer that she hoped I got

that

> > schnauzer.

> >

> > I hate this feeling!!! My house is soooo darn quiet but all I

> want is

> > my Snot back!!!!!

> >

> > So I'm going to wait until spring. It means depressing

holidays

> but

> > maybe then I'll be emotionally ready.

> >

> > Louise

> >

> >

> >