| Re: Jaeger
Thank you all so much for the kind words and support. It has been a really tough few days. I can't think about her without shedding tears...like I am right now. I know we did the right thing for her, but being selfish I want her here with me. She was such a lover and a goofball. Anyone that met her fell in love with her right away. She just had that touch.
What a strong girl to make that decision herself and tell us it was time. She is my husband's first dog ever and his best buddy. She always took something of his out of the laundry basket and would just carry it around all day so she had him close. One night we came home and she had his slipper sitting on the window sill! Thursday night after she ate dinner she started panting really bad and her stomach looked extremely swollen. We called the vet and they said the panting is a sign of discomfort. She really looked like she was having a hard time breathing. I felt sick to my stomach as I had a feeling this was it. Jaeger took my husband's t-shirt out of the hamper and took it to him while he was doing his homework (she never would bother him when he was doing his homework). Then she got a pair of his shorts and brought them to him, and then one of his socks. It was as though she was telling him "Dad, you need to get ready to take me". We started getting ready and she just sat and looked at us as if to say "Yes, yes... I need to go". She always loved going for car rides and I watched her put her head out the window, her ears flapping in the wind, and she seemed to have a smile on her face thinking that this was the last car ride for her. We knew in our heart this was the right thing to do, but it was so hard. Bless her heart in making the decision for us. I don't know how they know, they are SO unselfish. We laid on the floor with her and she was licking my husband's hand as he hugged her (she LOVED to lick!). While she was licking him she went into her forever sleep. I swear that I saw a sigh of relief go over her and she looked SO beautifully peaceful. I will never forget that sweet look on her face.
Six years ago Jaeger made our family whole. My husband and I and our dog Chablis that we adopted from the Humane Society. It is just the three of us again and it feels like there is a huge void in our life. Our family does not feel whole anymore.
I will never forget her and will always miss my baby.  |