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Sheila,
I'm so sorry for your loss. He will always be in your heart...keep your chin up, you did the right thing for him. He was well loved and im sure he knew that every second!!
all the best
Lisa x

Sheila, I am so sorry that the time had come to let Timber go to rest, and hope you will find comfort in the lovely messages and verses here and in knowing you gave him a good life and the dignity of a gentle death. It is always hard to say goodbye to our beloved pets, I have had to do it several times, but it is the price we pay for the years of love and devotion and pleasure we get from them.
R.I.P. Timber, old lad.
Lizx

What a beautiful verse - what is the poem called please?

Hello Sheila,

My heart aches for you, our dogs are our best mates and the pain of losing them is awful,

Hugs, Caz xxxxx

Sheila, completely understand how you must feel right now...There are no words...

Love and thoughts to you.

LOU XXXXXXXXXXXXX

So sorry to hear of your loss (the people who tell you it 'was only a dog' have no idea that a dog is a loved member of the family). I'm a 40 plus year old ex sailor who sobbed my heart out when my Bess died in her sleep aged 15, (and I dont care who knows it). Dont be afraid to grieve for Timber. Rest in peace Timber

I know how you feel Sheila..................it was his time to leave you, but it still hurts, doesn't it.

Rest in Peace Timber.

xx

So very sorry Sheila, know exactly how you feel.
Sweet dreams Timber.

Lin xxxx

So sorry to hear your sad news Sheila. Last year I had to have my mums cat put to sleep. It is heartbreaking. When I had my dog put to sleep a few years ago, it was heartbreaking.

xx

I am so overwhelmed by all your lovely messages and kind words - thank you all, it means so much.

I've been preparing myself for this for a while, but it doesn't make it any easier, does it?

I've pinched the 1st verse of a Rudyard Kipling poem - hope he won't mind :-)


'There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear'.


Sheila x

so sorry Sheila xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

So sorry

i can still cry today over my dog he was my baby for years i still miss him
((((((((HUGS)))))))))

CLAIREX

So sorry Sheila, it must have been awful for you.

If you have ever had a pet and lost it.... it is like losing a member of the family.

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Deanna X

I am so sorry to hear this......

Good night Timber xxxxxxx

Jane x

Treasured Friend

I lost a treasured friend today
The little dog who used to lay
Her gentle head upon my knee
And share her silent thoughts with me...
She'll come no longer to my call
Retrieve no more her favorite ball
A voice far greater than my own
Has called her to His golden throne.
Although me eyes are filled with tears,
I thank Him for the happy years
He let her spend down here with me
And for her love and loyalty.
When it is time for me to go
And join her there, this much I know...
I shall not fear the transient dark
For she will greet me with her bark.



Jan x

Sheila.... you did the right thing but even though you know that it is still so hard.

I miss my dog so much although it was 8 years ago I lost her. I have never got another one as I felt i could not go through that pain again.

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Jean x.

Hi Sheila

I am so sorry to read your sad news, I like others no how you are feeling, Our pets are like more children.
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for you and the family

Sleep Peacefully Timber

Jan x

Sheila so sorry to hear your news,sending love and hope the pain you are feeling will heal in time....love from one who has had to make the same dission many a time in the past, we never forget our beloved pets wether they be cat/dog rabbit or mouse!! we like them just move on ....Jean

Hi
What breed was your dog? please tell me a little about him, I well remember losing my dog Scruffy and vowed that I would never get another dog. 18 months later I got Scooby, he is a different sex and colour and breed, I didn't really want him but hubby thought it would be good for me (men know best!!), I also thought that I would not get attached to him but needless to say he has won me over.
I started to think that it is possible and allowed to love another dog. Scruffy will always be very special to me, she got me through some rough times.
Give yourself time to heal
My love and thoughts
Janet

Oh Sheila I am so sorry...
I had to do it for my Bonnie 6 months ago...
He will be happier now though and free from pain. Rest assured he will be waiting for you...

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....


((((((((((( Hugs ))))))))))))

Gaynor xxx