Tragedy strikes for Lucy
I've been kinda quiet since last week. I am sure a lot of you saw the post about Lucy, the dog I rescued. I am very sad to report that Lucy died last Wednesday evening. My sister had fallen in love with her instantly, like I knew she would. They spent last Tuesday afternoon cuddled on the couch and slept cuddling Tuesday night. Wednesday my Sister went to work and left the dog in her backyard. She came home and loved on Lucy some more. My sister had to go to Temple services Wednesday evening. Again she put Lucy in the yard. When she came home she did not see Lucy out back. When she went outside to look she found Lucy. Lucy had tried to climb over the gate. She had snagged her collar on on water pipe and hung herself. She was dead. My sister had been gone for three hours and did not know how long Lucy was like this. She tried to perform CPR on her for two hours while waiting for Animal Control to arrive. She initially called them and asked if she should bring the dog to the emergency vet. They said no, we will be right over. They arrived 3 hours later. The reason I did not write this earlier was that I felt really guilty. My Neighbor trusted me to find Lucy a good home and less than 36 hrs later she was dead. I know it was a freak accident, but I still felt that if I had kept my mouth shut about my sister wanting a dog Lucy would still be here. I had the best of intentions and while she was there for a brief time she was very loved. I still am having a really hard time with this. Immediatley after it happened I asked Ron to delete the thread on Lucy. I just could not respond. I cried for two days straight. Elissa |
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| I'm so sorry about what happened to Lucy, and for how you are feeling. It's not your fault, and as you said, just a freak accident. While it feels horrible, you should not beat yourself up over this. |
Oh, Elissa how very sad  You couldn't control what happened to Lucy so please don't blame yourself. You did a wonderful thing by finding Lucy a home. |
| So sorry to hear of an accident.
Things just happen, and I guess its not for us to always know why. We lost our very first OES in a tragic accident in a way similar. Still like it was yesterday. Lucy was blessed to have had you all who cared so much. |
| I'm so sorry. I know it is hard not to feel guilty, but it isn't yours or your sisters' fault. The world works in mysterious ways for some reason. I hope the new year will bring you and your family only good things to come. |
Oh ELissa -- my heart goes out to you and your sister and poor, sweet Lucy. That is so awfully sad. What an awful turn of events. I feel horrible for all of you.  |
| Elissa you shouldn't feel bad, you did a wonderfull thing for Lucy, it was a freak accident and not your fault.You and your sister were very kind to her ,she had a loving home at least, even if not for long.
My heart goes out to you. Tanya |
| Please don't be so hard on yourself. You did what you could do, Lucy had other plans. I had a cocker that was like that , no matter what you could do to contain him, he found a way out.
Hugs to you. Meg |
| Hi,
I'm so very sorry to hear about Lucy. You're in my thoughts as well as your sister. Hugs to both of you. Marianne and the boys |
| Elissa,
Don't beat yourself up! You did such a great thing for Lucy, finding her a home where she was loved and cuddled and unfortunately it was just her time to go to the bridge. Things happen for a reason, and you and your sister were meant to meet and love Lucy, though only briefly, and we probably will never figure out why the time had to be so short. I am sending you all the positive energy I can, you have had a really rough couple of weeks! I am so sorry. All my thoughts are with you, Col |
| Elissa
I am so sorry for your pain and that of your sister. My heart goes out to you. You did a wonderful thing for Lucy. There is no way you could have predicted what happened. There are some events in life we will never understand. Hopefully in time you wil be able to put the pain behind you and just keep the good in you heart. |
| Elissa, I hope youre feeling a little better about this now. I know its hard. YOU did do a good thing. It was a horrible accident, one no one could have forseen. I cried too after your phone call, and have though about Lucy for days....There was nothing you could have done. Im so glad that you did call and was glad that I could "be" there for you a little bit. Im always here for you.... |
| Sorry for your loss and for your sister too. Hugs to everyone. |
| Oh how heartbreaking. It's nobodies fault, accidents are so beyond our control.
My heart goes out to you and your sister. (((((HUGS))))) |
| Elissa,
I'm so sorry to hear about Lucy. You and your sister are in my thoughts, I sincerely hope you both can come to realize that it was neither of your fault. You both did a good thing by trying to give Lucy a better home. I'm sorry again, -Heather |
| Elissa,
I'm so sorry for your and your sister's loss of Lucy. Everyone is right - is was a freak accident that no one had control over. You don't know what Lucy's background was - she may have always been an escape artist. Whatever the reason, she was deeply loved by your sister and you, and I'm sure she knew that. You're all in my prayers. Hugs all around. Chris |
| Thank you everyone. I guess it just made it even harder for me to deal with because she was so young. Still a pup.
I know it wasn't my fault by it still hurts all the same. A BIG thank you to Darcy. Thank you for being such a good friend!! My sister after having a dog for even two days felt she needed the love of a dog and went out and bought a Malti-Poo Maltese and Poodle mix. I don't know...if I were her I don't think I could go right out and get another dog... But she's not me. My sister has said that she will never put a collar on any of her dogs again. When she brings the new dog out she will be wearing a harness. Elissa |
| Elissa,
I'm sorry for the lose you all suffered. I understand the horrible guilt that comes with an accident like this. My family suffered that guilt and grief over a family cat. We were remodeling our bathroom and had reinstalled a new tub, toilet, sink and enlarged the room. One wall still needed to be installed. The cat went behind the wall opening and down under the house through the old pipe opening. We were missing him that night so my sister went out with a flash light and was calling for him. She ran back into the house telling me she didn't know what it was but something was making a horrible noise. It scared her so she came back in. I asked what it sounded like and she told me it was like scratching, etc....... "Well, did it sound like a cat or what?" No, it sounded more like a wild animal........... so we didn't think anything of it. I live in the country. We continued to call him although he failed to come. I never let him out so I couldn't figure out how he got out. I looked under the house through the hole in the bathroom floor but seen nothing, thank God. Couple days later my husband got back under the house to finish his plumbing project and was shocked to find the cat "hanging" from the wall. Apparently, when my sister was out calling for him he found a crack in the foundation of the old enclosed porch that was large enough for him to get his head through, but sadly, he could not get a good enough grip and his head slipped down from the wider (top) part of the crack downward to the bottom where the crack narrowed. We were heartbroken that he had died, but the way he went, and the worse part of all, WE "CALLED" HIM TO HIS DEATH!!! Had I told her no, not to go out, had I checked into what was making the noise, etc.....maybe he'd come back out the way he went in, then again, maybe not. But no one EVER would of thought it was the cat she heard! But, bless her heart, she had to get that sound out of her mind when she realized what she'd heard. He was the son of her cat. We love those critters and would never have harmed them intentionally. God bless. |
| I am so very sorry about Lucy and the sorrow your sister must be experiencing. My heart goes out to her.
Collars are that double edged sword. They protect our pets with contact information should they be lost or stolen and they offer a quick handle to grab... they can also harm as we found when our two mix-girls got their collars hooked together while playing in the backyard. I always thought it was irresponsible for a dog owner to NOT have a collar on their dog until that day. Our alpha Schipperke-mix that weighs 40 pounds was choking death and we had no way to separate the collars... their tags/collars had gotten together in an unbelievable manner that twisted and hooked over our Border Collie-mixes tooth. This happened in a matter of seconds! I ran to grab scissors in an effort to get the darn thing off her so she could breath. My husband and I managed to remove her collar and she attacked our BC because she thought she was attemping to kill her. Immediately after this incident, all collars were removed from all of our dogs. They now only wear their collars when they are leaving the property. It was one of the most scary situations I've had to go through. We do use the citronella anti-bark collars but your story has made me think twice about this now. I guess I will go to consistant and diligent training to stop the barking instead of relying on a collar to do the job. Again... I am so sorry but thank you for sharing Lucy's story with us. |
| Elissa,
We're sorry about what happened to to Lucy, but sometimes there are events that are beyond our control. You did a great thing by rescuing here, don't feel bad about that. Our heart's and prayers go to you on these difficult time. Danita, Saul, Lennon & Sofa. |
| Elissa,
It'll be okay. At least Lucy was greatly loved for her last few days and there is no way to anticipate something like that happening. You and your sister had the best intentions and is by no means either of your faults. I'm so sorry, though. Steph |
| Hi Elissa,I havent been home for a few days I went too canada w/ my best friend.Its now I read this,and my heart goes out too you and your sister.I know exactly how you feel.I dont know if you remember that i lost my Brussel Griffon too a speeding car back in June.The guilt was overwhelming,too this day I feel it is my fault.As I sat here reading your post,I was thinking "Oh Elissa in NO way is this your fault OR your sisters fault",thinking that it helped me realize maybe joey's death wasnt my fault either.Altho I know this is an aweful time for you,please know that you have helped me ease some of my guilt w/ JoJo,and you should see all you did was help this cutie find a good home w/ love.Lucy in no way blames you.Its a terrible thing,but remember Lucy knew love even if it was for a short time,and I know she'd thank you many times over. |
| Thanks Everyone for the kind words, they have really helped me deal with this loss.
mouthypf, so sorry about your cat. What an awful thing, but it was not anyones fault, nobody knew what was happening. 6Girls, that must have been really scary. Glad it turned out ok. My sister didn't want to put a collar on the new pup, but I suggested those cat collars. They are supposed to release if they get snagged on anything. Tanya, I know you know the feeling and again I am sorry for your loss. I am happy that you have realized that what happened to Joey was not your fault. Your words have helped me. I always believed that everything happens for a reason, Good or bad... I guess there was a reason why this happened... Though I will never know that reason. Hugs to everyone... Thanks again. Elissa |
| Elissa,
I haven't been on for a while. I'm sorry to hear about Lucy. She's with all the other OES rescue's at the bridge. I'm sure that Mollie is showing her around the place. Maybe if you were to keep one of her toys around that might help ease the pain that you feel right now. I know it still does with me when Beau goes in the toy basket and get Mollie's Hedge Hog and plays with it. This is not been a good year for me. First Mollie had to put down on April 6th and then my neighbor died of cancer on May 17th. Two weeks ago my best friends son died unexpected age 21 and this week my go worker died unexpected age 32. The only good thing right now, is my mother turned 80 on the 25th of this month and is in good health. |
| It has been awhile since your post... and I just read this... I feel so bad for you. What a heartbreaking situation for you, your neighbour and your sister. How awful when we have the absolute best intentions and a freak accident occurs. It really is very rare that something like that happens. Anything can happen at any time... we are just not in absolute control.... God is and that in the end is a very good thing.
Lucy was so blessed to have people that tried so hard and cared for her. Try not to think about how she was lost but what a wonderful time she did have while she was here. And remember you will see her again in heaven all happy and healthy and she will have completely forgiven you... so you need to forgive yourselves.. cause I just know that is what she wants for you. Dogs are the most forgiving creatures in the world and that may be one of the most important things we can learn from them.... it is part of unconditional love. Cheers, Rachel |
| I am so sorry to hear that.... a prayer for Lucy.
Laura |
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