Another OES made me feel better about my sweet Aggie.
I often felt like a member of her entourage when I walked her. Like your OES's (I'm sure) she was a rockstar-- always garnering attention everywhere we went. "How old is she" people would inquire... and my answer was always "She's 12 going on 2". I read that old age creeps up on our sweet OES's-- which was painfully true in our case. She was unable to get up on her own anymore, she was having accidents often, and started having episodes of delirium. But still... I took her for a walk yesterday-- the last one-- and you know she bounded out the front door in her sweet, frisky way. I know I made the right choice only about an hour ago and feel my sweet girl came to visit me as a ghost today. I have lived in my small town for 14 years and have NEVER seen another OES. Today, I'm in the kitchen cooking and I look out the window and what do I see... Yes, you guessed it. A lady walking my dog (or so it suddently felt). I scream to my family, "Look out side everyone!" and I bounded out the front door and across the street. Trying not to freak out the owner, I said, "I must tell you, I've had an OES for 13 years and sadly I had to put her down last night" and the lady of course said, "oh, my goodness"... so, to make this long story short, I am convinced that this was my sweet baby coming back to me to show me this dog, a spitting image of her, in the prime of her life. Wiggling her bum, bounding around, spunky and spry. This dog was my sweet baby girl 7 years ago. As I write this with tears in my eyes, I feel so overwhelmed by this GIFT. Instead of replaying the sad events of last night and having my mind filled with seeing her lifeless body, I am instead now feeling so assured in my choice, so reminded of the quality of life she didn't have anymore and feeling so comforted having one last furry squeeze and another kiss on her nose. After my 5 min visit, the lady was extremely gracious and sympathetic. I offered to dogsit anytime. Apparently, she's watching the dog for her daughter who's in Afghanistan for a year, so it looks like "wrigley" will be in the neighborhood. She even said she'd make a point of walking her down my street once in a while. My husband, also distraught, said to me, "don't worry, I saw her tag, Wrigley lives at XYZ F street, we can stalk her if we need to." Anyway, I want you all to know that sending her over the bridge was the HARDEST, most heart-wrenching thing I've ever done, but I know it was right. DON'T wait until the last little drop of puppy is gone, because you have an OES remember-- and there is always going to be some of that left. Sadly, I think with OES, you have to send them when it FEELS too early, but as I learned today, it's probably just exactly the right time. Hugs to all of you who just lost your baby too... Leanne |
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| I am so sorry. |
| Leanne, there are angels everywhere, even in the form of shaggy four feets. I'm sorry for your loss, but hopefully the wigglebum down the street will help your heart heal. |
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| We are so sorry to hear of your loss. |
| I am so sorry to hear about Aggie. It always is too soon to lose a dog you love so much. How lucky you are to get to see another 'twin' so soon! |
| I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Tears, |
| I am very sorry for your lost, I lost my girl of 14 and 1/2 last march, and my baby OES of 2 months last Aug. it never gets easy, but they are always wth us. |
| I am so very sorry for your loss. I am amzed at what a sweet inspiring story you have written to comfort us in your time of grief. |
| So sorry for your loss and yes, I believe your baby sent you a little gift to help you. |
| Leanne, I was crying while I read your tribute. It is so painful to make the decision, but our sweet babies take care of us to the end, by letting us know when to let them cross over. My sweet Chloe did the same. I think of her every single day. I'll keep you close in heart and thoughts. I'm so sorry for your loss. |
| so sorry for your loss, we losy our beloved sasha 9 weeks ago on holiday, and every where we went we saw OES . i am also crying writing this as the loss is so new still. we goT a new dog shadow not to replace sasha as thats impossible, it has helped to have our new boy shadow to need us he is so different from sasha as she was a real lady and shadow is the tramp. Thinking of youand your family. |
| so very sorry for you loss it never get easy hugs to you and your family |
| I am so sorry for your loss, but your baby will never leave you she is still with you, you just cant see her...hugs xxxx |
| So sorry for your loss. |
| So very sorry for your loss. |
*tears* what a touching tribute - sheepies are the best.  |
| Just thought I'd post an update... Its been four months and I still miss her. I recently saw a "goldendoodle" and my heart opened a bit--I think their eyes are a lot like sheepies so here I am browsing these boards again. We're hoping to take a trip this summer, but perhaps Fall 2011, we'll get in line for a rescue in Colorado where we live... I'm curious if having a second OES makes you sadder because you just "see" the OES you lost every time you look at new dog? |
Aggiesmom wrote: I'm curious if having a second OES makes you sadder because you just "see" the OES you lost every time you look at new dog? Not for us. While we STILL (it has been 8 years) have some amount of sadness when we think of our first guy, by the time we were ready to think about adopting another sheepie, we were happy to see and play with dogs. We fostered a pooch for 4 months and then grieved for that loss for a while and when we were ready for our new guy we were happy to see him. A lot of comparisons were made. This one does this, that one would have done that; This one is smarter, that one was braver and so on. But it's done with a sense of awe and amazement and not sadness. |
| Not for us either. While we've still got our first sheepie we have our second Dalmo after losing our very beloved Caesar. We were so lost without a dog that we did our research and got another puppy from a great breeder ASAP. I think we were 4 months without a dog and they were very lonely. We found ourselves comparing traits but in a happy, excited way. For the first few months as our puppy grew we kept saying "Caesar used to do that!!" It helped us remember the things we loved. We also noticed the things that weren't the same and they make Rastus his own special self and not just a clone. All the best if you decide to get another sheepie. |
Our first sheepdog, Quincy, passed away unexpectedly when he was only five years old. We were devastated, not even sure we could get another dog. Of course, the house was too empty, and a month after Quincy's passing, I called his breeder, who was expecting a litter any day, but had a waiting list. Turns out, no one on that list was waiting for a deaf dog  so we got Oscar when he was 10 weeks old.Before calling the breeder, we thought long and hard about rescuing an adult OES. At that time, our feelings about Quincy were so raw that I knew I could not have another adult dog in my house at that time. It would have been too much for me. But OES puppies don't look like adults, so I knew that having a puppy would be a separate and complete experience from having Quincy around. It was the right decision for us. Oscar was such a handful as a pup (still is!!!) and so very different from Quincy in looks and temperament, that it didn't feel like a "replacement" dog, if you know what I mean. No other dog WILL EVER have the place in my heart occupied by my wonderful, sweet, stoic moose, Quincy Bear, but there is room in my heart for many more OES. Laurie and Oscar |
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