She said her husband could never understand why people allow themselves to have pets and get so attached to them, when you can be almost certain you will outlive them.
Yet these same people form attachments to other humans?!? We go about our daily lives not realizing just how fragile
all life is!
We can lose anyone in our lives at any time, human or pet. Any one of us who has tragically lost a human relative understands this all too well ... all life is fragile. All you can do is love those in your life while they're here ... either human or pet. You'll still love them when they're gone ... we don't ever actually "get over" such losses, we only get
through them and learn how to deal with them.
Not saying people shouldn't form attachments to others and to their pets. Because if you never love, you never live. But I do feel sorry for those who won't "allow" themselves to become very close to their pets. Perhaps they just never had a "heart" dog or "heart" cat? Well, they don't know what they're missing.
But for all the agony I expect I will feel when Meg does pass, it could never outweigh what I get from spending a single day with her.
^^^ Exactly! I lost my "heart" dog Cheyenne just this past Father's Day 2008, ... exactly 6 months to the day that I lost my father suddenly. My father was the very person responsible for my absolute love of dogs, and of animals in general. The day before Father's Day I was really down because it was the first Father's Day without Dad ... I was thinking that I had no Dad to send a present or card to.
The next day Cheyenne died suddenly. She had been on supplements and heart medication for a while by then ... to ease the strain on her elderly heart. But she wouldn't last forever and the vet said it might be sudden ... it was, she died at home, I was with her when it happened. She was just a bit over 15 yrs. old. I like to think that Dad is caring for her now ... even though she was my dog and lived with me, Dad loved her too. He often said "That dog does everything but talk!" and he was right.
But BostonBanker is right on!.
Even the pain of loss can
never erase the joy of spending a single day with somebody you love .. human or pet.
Please don't cry over what will happen . Enjoy today and hope that there is a tomorrow.
Yes! The only way to live!! Also too, when the losses come as they inevitably will ... yes, there will be sadness but you have to remember how the one you lost would want you to go on and to be happy. They expect you will be sad but they would never want you to "shut down" because they still love you too! And you will see them again ... someday.
Sometimes I'll just wrap my arms around him and never let go for long periods of time, I don't ever want to forget what it's like.
Oh yes, I did exactly that with Cheyenne ... even before she developed an age-weakened heart ... started it when she hit double-digit ages. You want to pay attention so you will vividly remember everything ... how they looked, felt, and even how they smelled.
Still now, upon closing my eyes and thinking ... I can feel her warm silken fur and smell that puppy-smell. You know that special sweet smell that puppies have? Cheyenne still had it just behind each of her ears ... she didn't lose it until she was 14 yrs. old.
I will miss her forever .... she will forever be my baby girl. She's Dad's dog for now ... and I know he'll take care of her because he taught me many of the things I know about dogs .. and he was always very attached to his own dogs as well. Miss him too .... every day.
