Your heart dog?

[corgipower]

I don't judge the others by my heart dog (except when Tyr can't find heel and I tell him Ares does it better). For me the heart dog is the one that finds his way into a special spot of your heart. It's like being in love vs finding your soul mate.

Ares is absolutely without a doubt my heart dog. Morgan is the one I go to first when I'm sad, Tyr is the one I spend the most time with, but Ares is still my heart, my soul, my world. Nyx is almost a second heart dog - she has her moments where she's right up there with Ares, but then her psychosis kicks in and ruins it.

I also did have a heart horse. Loch Ness.

 

[Dekka]

I have never really used that term.. also feeling it was over used.

Till Dekka. I have never felt that sort of connection with any animal before. LOL to quote AP "she completes me" Kat was also a heart dog. I love my other dogs, they are great. Its just that the connection isn't the same.

Anyone who knows me and Dekka knows what I mean. Its not just attachment. Seren is attached to me like a limpet. I agree with RD, its feels like an equal relationship. There is nothing once sided about the relationship I have with my little odd dog.

 

[sassafras]

One of my neighbors calls them "The Great Ones". When Roxy died, we were chatting and I was trying to explain what she was to me, and she just said "I understand, she was One of the Great Ones." I like that term a lot, actually.

 

[Dogdragoness]

My heart dog was Izze my first ACD she died as thr result of an unfortunate accident, it was a shock, we suspected fowl play but we could never prove it :'(. I don't think I will never have another dog like her, my new adult rescue, Buddy is great & I do love him to bits but I don't think there will be another 'Izze' & I don't expect there to be. But I'm not going to shut myself off from another great relationship with another great dog in need of a loving home bc I want another 'Izze'. I feel blessed for having thr private of knowing Izze for thr time I had with her, but I also look fwd to having loving relationships with future dogs.

& just because she was awsome :') here are some pics of her

-Izze in the mule at the placewe used to work at.

-Izze playing with her flirt pole, her fave toy

 

[yoko]

I just wanted everyone to know it's great to read about everyone's heart dog. I am the only person out of my friends who has a dog. And while they are pretty cool about my dog 'obsession' they don't really understand the bond. I don't even use the phrase 'heart dog' in front of them because it's really hard to put in words when they ask what it means.

 

[Cheetah]

Eevee is my first heart dog, but Shippo has bonded strongly with me in different ways... I could say he is in training to take over when she is gone...

 

[SarahHound]

Maddy. No questions asked. It's just not fair that I only got two years with her

Maddy's beautiful face by Niseag, on Flickr

 

[Jare]

I used to say it was Nellie. Jack was MY first dog who I just lost in December, I loved him so much and we really had something going there, he was my boy but then Nellie came along and made me realize while I loved them equally, her and I had a weird connection. Maybe it came through me working her through all her fear issues, and her being there through horrible things, but we clicked good. We still do and even when Beagle came along I thought yep, love that dog too but she isn't Nellie.

Then came Aija. Shes challenging my thought about how I never thought I could be as close to a dog as I am with Nellie. Aija is something special too. It may be because she is my young one and I am so involved with training and shaping her to be a great dog that I feel so close to her. Shes also the first dog I have had that gave me a breed I fell in love with. Jack was a rat terrier, Beagle was..well a beagle, and Nellie is a lab mix and through those guys I would think "I still want to try X breed and X breed and X breed" but once I met Aija I decided I am never going back. She will always be that first pit bull who started it all, and while I admire a few special breeds I honestly don't think I will ever get a not-pit bull. But, even through all that, I think me and Nellie have kept our bond or even made it stronger, shes such a good old girl now, I hardly even have to direct her and she knows what I want her to do and she always sticks so near me, and shes hardly ever a pain in the ass anymore, shes like a constant shadow and I think of her as a part of me, I am not me without Nellie.

I think now I'll just stick with Sassafrass' term "the great ones" because now Jack and Beagle are both gone, and man were they some wonderful dogs I wish could be with my forever, Nelie and Aija, who I LOVE just as much as the others, touch my heart in a little different way.

 

[AussieAshley]

I adore all of my boys to bits but If I had to choose one as my heart dog it would have been Beau, my Rough Collie. If I had to pick one dog to have for the rest of my life it would have been him, he was simply perfect. Apart from his health there is not a single thing about him that I would have changed, I clicked with him the day we adopted him at 6 months old and I swear that dog was made for me. He was smart, intuitive,selfless and protective and had the patience off a saint, I miss that dog like crazy<3

 

[Locke]

Mitch was and always will be that dog like no other. He shaped me into the person I wanted to be and enriched my every day. Best friend I could've ever asked for.

 

[sassafras]

Oh god I love the muddy paws.

 

[filarotten]

I have been so fortunate to have some really wonderful dogs in my life. Each one of them has held a special spot in my heart. It was very hard when I lost Roxie, and Cleo. But, Brutus was my heart and soul. When he died Sunday night he took the majority of my heart with him. I never realized how much I relied on him. He was my rock, my bestfriend, my protector, my strength. He was an amazing dog.

My mom said, "he was almost like a human", I think he was better than most humans. I swear he was an angel from above. I really, really, really, miss him.

 

[Renee750il]

I have been so fortunate to have some really wonderful dogs in my life. Each one of them has held a special spot in my heart. It was very hard when I lost Roxie, and Cleo. But, Brutus was my heart and soul. When he died Sunday night he took the majority of my heart with him. I never realized how much I relied on him. He was my rock, my bestfriend, my protector, my strength. He was an amazing dog.

My mom said, "he was almost like a human", I think he was better than most humans. I swear he was an angel from above. I really, really, really, miss him.

Absolutely <3

 

[Sit Stay]

My heart dog was a young black GSD we found as a stray on our road. She was skin and bones, extremely dehydrated, and her pads worn bloody from pacing the road. It was love at first sight. She was my shadow and I was her whole entire world. I was only about 12 and never had a dog that was MY dog, not my mom's or the family dog, but she didn't have eyes for anyone else and neither did I. We only had her for a few months before we rehomed her because my JRT absolutely hated her. I don't think I fell asleep without crying for close to two months.

I still think about her all the time and I'm absolutely sobbing writing this. I asked my mom to get in touch with her owners and see if they were still doing alright with her before we got Quinn, I suppose they were because I never heard anything. I know she had horrible hip dysplasia and ended up having to have a hip replacement but I would still take her in a heartbeat, even 8 years later.

I love Quinn but she is not my heart dog. Our old dog Jasmine was the best dog in the world and the best childhood dog anyone could ask for, but no dog has ever had and kept a hold of me like Akela has. I miss her terribly.

 

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

Chloe is my heart dog. Two other past dogs, Princess and Holly have been close, and maybe my 1st dog, Cleo, but I can't remember her too much. I thought Holly was my heart dog until Chloe. Perhaps you can have more than one. I've had amazing bonds with all of my dogs, but not like Chloe. When she passes, I feel like it will have an extreme effect. My heart will literally break and a significant amount of my heart and my self will be gone. She is the best dog I've ever had. She means so much to me, much more than words can even begin to say. When I look into her eyes, I see her soul. I think maybe she can see mine, too.

My <3

 

[ACooper]

One of my neighbors calls them "The Great Ones". When Roxy died, we were chatting and I was trying to explain what she was to me, and she just said "I understand, she was One of the Great Ones." I like that term a lot, actually.

I like that term too

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

Until recently, I would have said that my childhood dog, Kujo was my heart dog. And he might have been fairly close. I adored him and he followed me around, snuggled me when I cried myself to sleep, and chased off bad boyfriends before I knew they were bad. It was absolutely heartbreaking when he was taken from our yard and I still have nightmares wondering what was done to him.

However, since I've had the pleasure of meeting and owning Tango I'm positive he's my heart dog. He adores me and I love him. There are days when I'm not in a stellar mood but just seeing him and how happy he is just to run into my arms and lick my face is all I need to feel better. He's perfect for me and I don't even like leaving him for a few hours much less the week I'll be gone in NYC. He's just so sweet and he gets me. <3

 

[~Jessie~]

Until recently, I would have said that my childhood dog, Kujo was my heart dog. And he might have been fairly close. I adored him and he followed me around, snuggled me when I cried myself to sleep, and chased off bad boyfriends before I knew they were bad. It was absolutely heartbreaking when he was taken from our yard and I still have nightmares wondering what was done to him.

However, since I've had the pleasure of meeting and owning Tango I'm positive he's my heart dog. He adores me and I love him. There are days when I'm not in a stellar mood but just seeing him and how happy he is just to run into my arms and lick my face is all I need to feel better. He's perfect for me and I don't even like leaving him for a few hours much less the week I'll be gone in NYC. He's just so sweet and he gets me. <3

Chihuahuas make great heart dogs

 

[jenv101]

I grew up with dogs, but the first one I felt that 'heart dog' connection with was Joey. I was about 16 or 17 and my dad's dog had puppies - he kept the runt for me since I was in love with him, and we shared him. He had a lot of quirks and was just the perfect dog for me. I actually see a lot of him in Riley, which makes Riley my second heart dog

 

[Raegan]

I don't know if Marsh is my heart dog. I don't think I'll know until he's gone, truthfully.

But I know he is my lung. I will keep breathing when he's gone, but it will never be as deep.