Dear
Marci,
I am
sorry to hear about the passing of Montana
Bear. I also was non functional after the loss of one of my pyr “Seamus”
. He was my soul mate. Non dog people think that is weird, but you
know what I mean. I was unable to get over it even though I still had one
pyr left. I was that way even after we adopted another one to keep the
remaining one company. It lasted 2 years. I kept dreaming that I was
with him, but he was just out of my reach and I would wake up devastated and
crying. Time WILL heal all wounds eventually. I know what you are
going through and my prayers are with you.
Susan
From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
[mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org] On Behalf Of Christine Schmidt
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
1:20 PM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Passing
Hi Marci
I am so sorry to hear about Montana Bear's passing.
Sunday must have been an incredibly upsetting day for you
We lost our Pyr recently and I can imagine how devastated you must be.
I saw someone walking their Pyr the other day and while we were chatting I
mentioned that we lost our Pyr recently.
And then *the person* (who was actually very nice) said "I am sorry to
hear that. I used to run by your house and noticed he was aging."
I was so hurt and offended I couldn't get away fast enough! But when I
went home and looked at his pictures I guess I could see it too.
Pyrs are so sweet and companionable when they get older that it is easy to see
how so much of our lives can be centered around them.
I'm glad your Pyr was there for you when you needed him most~I bet those days
were very fulfilling for both of you.
Take care of yourself Marci and know that we all feel your loss and you are not
alone.
c h r i s t i n e
PS: I could never feel much peace or closure about "Dog Heaven" but I
was completely non-functional after the loss of my Pyr so I finally wrote him a
letter. I began to realize and accept that there was no way I could even have
five more minutes with him because if there is one thing I know and believe in
my heart, it is that Pyrs are Guardians. It just would not have been my dog's
nature to leave his new 'charge' to come and see me.
Martha Gruhlkey wrote:
It is only with great sorrow that I tell of the passage of my beloved heart-dog, Montana Bear. He had nearly reached his 11th birthday when he was returned to the earth, who had loaned him to me when I most needed him. Born: January 28, 1998; Died: January 18, 2009.
Martha (Marci) Gruhlkey
highdesertpyr@sbcglobal.net