Well, Mar just sent me a message saying she’s going over to the pet hospital to say bye to Molly, they’re putting her down this afternoon 🙁 It’s once again one of those surreal feelings. Molly has just been there for so long that it will strange to have her gone.
Isn’t it amazing how much we cherish last moments? It’s like, we have a dog for 11+ years and just take for granted that she’s there, and then when she starts to leave you try to cling and do anything to keep her here because you’ll be sad to see her go. Suddenly time spent with that animal becomes precious and it breaks your heart to say goodbye. Though I’m writing about an animal this really applies (and to a greater extent) to humans who are close to us– our loved ones. It’s just something that struck me yesterday as I was thinking about Molly leaving. It’s like a reality check where we have to painfully realize how valuable something is to us that we won’t have much longer so it becomes even more precious…
Too bad I won’t be able to say by to that poor doggy before she goes… I’ll miss ya Molly, and all your cuteness, loving, and your silly idiosyncrisies…
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14 responses to “Murly”
Being such a big animal person that I am, your blog made me get a little misty. I know your dog was like your mom’s shadow too, right? She must be having a hard time. My heart goes out to you all. 🙂
Sad times…
I’m sure my mom is sad… but I don’t remember ever seeing my dad get choked up like that. He loves that dog so much. I think everyone will have a hard time for a bit, but I guess that’s natural…
I think dad’s taking this the hardest. I just talked to him on the phone – he was in the room when Molly went. It’s heartbreaking.
the first time i remeber seeing my dad sry was when oneo f my childhood dogs (snoopy) was hit by a car. i hadn’t really realized snoopy was gone until then.
I hesistate commenting, but i really need to come to terms with this animal death thing. we had a couple of pets growing up, but i kind of always viewed them as a nuisance. except, now that i think back, i really miss them. i’ve always had a macho torture-animals-for-fun front, but i think i’ve just been trying to be funny. it really is a sad thing. sorry, mike. i really do like animals. but, megan, this does NOT mean we’re getting a cat
LOL. Well, yeah. I know I’ll miss our little dog when he goes, but man he’s a crotchety bugger so it probably won’t be a heart-braking. Molly was much bigger and more loyal and stuff… not the kind of animal it’s fun to mess with or torture. Gus gets all of that 😉 Just wait until I have time to post my most recent pics of him, hehe…
You know, it was absolutely heart-breaking to watch Molly go. I don’t think I want that experience again soon. Molly was definitely more loveable and loyal, but I was thinking about how hard it will be when Gus goes too. We’ve had him even longer, and I adore that little fur ball. (Okay, so right now he’s a naked, pink rat, but I still love that dog.) Man I feel drained.
I dunno. Sometimes Gus is just spiteful. He continues to make treks to the basement for the sole purpose of peeing on the carpet… dang dog 🙂 Like the time when Shawn had been terrorizing Gus and when Shawn was gone later on, Gus went up to Shawns room and jumped on his bed and peed on his comforter (if I remember correctly). See, Gus is more like a cat, one of the snobby kind. Doesn’t mean he isn’t cute, but not so unconditionally loving 😉
It all has to do with that torturing of animals you were just talking about. 🙂 I always thought it was hilarious when Gus retaliated against Shawn for torturing him!
yeah. so. weird. my mom sent me an e-mail today that they put our dog to sleep. What a weird coincidence.
ps. way to put into words what it feels like.
pps. nice about the tent. “good form peter.”
Hey mikie, I’m sorry to hear about molly. Everyone knows how sad it is when a pet dies 🙁 I can still remember molly when she was just a cute little puppy.
whoah. That is a pretty random coincidence, travis… I guess we’re feelin the same thing huh.
aw, i’m sorry max and travis