SepAnx: When A Pet Leaves You Behind
Saturday, June 17, 2017Christmas 2010 An individual goes through a lot of heartbreaks. One of the most painful is losing a beloved pet that was treated lik...
Saturday, June 17, 2017
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| Christmas 2010 |
I believe dogs go to Heaven.
I thank God because you lived a full life.
In those 10 years, 6 months, and 3 days, you have always been so cheerful and loving to our family. To me, you inherited our last name.
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| January 2008 |
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| Christmas 2014 |
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| June 2016 |
Even though you were not able to conceive a puppy in your lifetime, you were like a mother to all our pets. And you even acquired a lot of suitors in our neighborhood too.
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| Yuki and Zeke |
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| Yuki and Sachi |
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| Yuki and Chizu |
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| Forever Love <3 |
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| Yuki and Jiji |
Every time we meet, you usually wag your tail followed by a head and nose bump. Our dog walks, though not as plenty as Dad's, Paul's, or Luke's, are unforgettable. After your bathroom time, you always try to beat me in racing toward our house gate. Bringing you out for a walk seems like a chore at first but it is actually the only time you could bond with us. Part of my regret is not being able to bring you out for a walk as often as I could.
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| Man and her Best Friend |
Letting you live inside the house was one of the best choices we made concerning you. You became really close to us. Whenever you were inside the house and the rain poured and the thunder roared or the firecrackers burst, you came to find me wherever I was without a whimper or a whine. Despite being blind, you found me all the time.
Unfortunately, your urination problem got worse so you were relocated outside. You freely gave way for Satchi who have been tied outside since the day he came. In spite of that, you remained faithful.
Though the past few years were difficult, you tried to conceal your condition; didn't even cry or bark for help. I admire you for being so strong and loving us unconditionally despite our busy schedules. That makes you a true hero like every precious dog that we lost.
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| February 2017 |
Honestly, I was quite frightened you would leave anytime soon. I just didn't expect it would be today.
Though your outer body didn't show any severe kind of suffering through the years, we know you felt pain deep inside you. We honor you for fighting that long.
Lying down in your most favorite position as if you were sleeping was an indication of a peaceful goodbye. You were beautiful even on your last day on earth.
I miss you so much, Yuki. You will always be my favorite canine sister. Reunite with God now. 🐾
At the beginning of 2017, I asked for more encounters with the Lord. But there came more reasons to cry. Like Yuki, I might be just putting temporary plasters to conceal the pain. But the Lord is good and omnipresent. Despite the heartbreaks, I feel secured. This does not result to doubt or hate but to completely surrender every emotion, relationship, and time to the Lord.
I remember what C. S. Lewis wrote in the last few lines of his book A Grief Observed,
"How wicked it would be, if we could, to call the dead back! She said not to me but to the chaplain, 'I am at peace with God.' She smiled, but not at me. Poi si torno all' eterna fontana (Then unto the eternal fountain she turned)."
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This blog is actually a sequel to my previous blog two years ago entitled, "SepAnx: When Pets Are Left Behind."
