Yes, it's been very bittersweet. I'm very sorry for your loss....that would be terribly traumatic.
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Pam Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I also have been there..lost two beloved chis to a neighbor's pit..U never > get over the horror and the helplessness and the guilt. And I too got a > new baby shortly after. They make you laugh through the tears.. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* katie17082 <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:21 AM > *Subject:* [Chihuahuas] Re: RIP Fajita > > > > > I am also so sorry your baby is gone. In 2007 all of my dogs (3) were > viciously murdered by a horrible owner's pit bulls. > > I cried so hard for days that I couldn't stop vomiting. > > I believe, if I got all of the posts right, that you have a new baby. > There are so many babies who need people like you-like me. We love them so > deeply that the only possible cure for the pain of the loss is to grab and > love another baby instantly. > > That what my babies brought me. The gift of unconditional love that must > be fulfilled for both companions. > > --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > > > Thanks Carey, that too is very pretty! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Carey Smith > > Date: 4/24/2012 8:40:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] RIP Fajita > > > > > > Here ya go :-) > > http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/his_apologies.html > > > > His Apologies > > 1932 > > Master, this is Thy Servant. He is rising eight weeks old. > > He is mainly Head and Tummy. His legs are uncontrolled. > > But Thou hast forgiven his ugliness, and settled him on Thy knee... > > Art Thou content with Thy Servant? He is very comfy with Thee. > > > > Master, behold a Sinner! He hath committed a wrong. > > He hath defiled Thy Premises through being kept in too long. > > Wherefore his nose has been rubbed in the dirt, and his self-respect has > > been bruised. > > Master, pardon Thy Sinner, and see he is properly loosed. > > > > Master-again Thy Sinner! This that was once Thy Shoe, > > He has found and taken and carried aside, as fitting matter to chew. > > Now there is neither blacking nor tongue, and the Housemaid has us in > tow. > > > > Master, remember Thy Servant is young, and tell her to let him go! > > > > Master, extol Thy Servant, he has met a most Worthy Foe! > > There has been fighting all over the Shop � and into the Shop also! > > Till cruel umbrellas parted the strife (or I might have been chok- ing > him > > yet), > > But Thy Servant has had the Time of his Life � and now shall we call > on the > > vet? > > > > Master, behold Thy Servant! Strange children came to play, > > And because they fought to caress him, Thy Servant wentedst away. > > But now that the Little Beasts have gone, he has returned to see > > (Brushed � with his Sunday collar on) what they left over from tea. > > > > . . . . . . > > > > Master, pity Thy Servant! He is deaf and three parts blind. > > He cannot catch Thy Commandments. He cannot read Thy Mind. > > Oh, leave him not to his loneliness; nor make him that kitten's scorn. > > > > He hath had none other God than Thee since the year that he was born. > > > > Lord, look down on Thy Servant! Bad things have come to pass. > > There is no heat in the midday sun, nor health in the wayside grass. > > His bones are full of an old disease � his torments run and increase. > > Lord, make haste with Thy Lightnings and grant him a quick release! > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > No I haven't seen that one. Can you send it, or send a link for it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Carey Smith > > Date: 4/24/2012 7:17:17 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] RIP Fajita > > > > > > No apologies! It was wonderful. My other favorite is "His apologies" by > > Rudyard Kipling. Have you seen it? > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:23 PM, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Sorry..... Some one had sent me that poem years ago. The poem is so > sincere > > and honest that I had to make a graphic for it. It made me feel less > guilty > > for doing what I knew I had to do for my male maltese, and although it > made > > me cry, it also consoled me. > > > > Hugs, > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Carey Smith > > Date: 4/23/2012 10:19:54 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] RIP Fajita > > > > > > Oh boy, this started the tears all over again. Thanks for posting that > poem. > > I hadn't ever seen it before. > > > > Carey > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I am sooo sorry for your loss, Carey. Considering all of her health > issues, > > she lived a long and happy life because of all the tender loving care > that > > you gave to her. Run free an well at the Bridge, little Fajita! > > > > I hope this poem consoles you as it did me once. > > > > Hugs, > > Peggy & The Girls > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Carey Smith > > Date: 4/23/2012 11:17:19 AM > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] RIP Fajita > > > > > > I lost my little Fajita this morning. She lost her appetite over the > weekend > > then was having alot of trouble breathing this morning. I took her in to > be > > euthanized. My heart is very heavy today. I've had her since she was 7 > weeks > > old. She will be missed :( > > > > Fajita > > 11/29/95-4/23/12 > > > > > > -- > > Carey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Carey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Carey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Carey > > > > > > > > -- Carey
