A sad goodbye but a life well lived.

[meleeka]

Sorry to read this. I’m pleased that her passing was fitting for such a wonderful girl. It’s horrible when they go, but If you can do it how you want to I think it make it a little easier to bear.

look after yourself x

 

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So sorry to read this Palo, she had a wonderful life with you and was very clearly much loved. Thinking of you xx

 

[palo1]

Fingers crossed, here she is! These were all taken in the last few months/year. I think she looked great for an old girl

 

[ponyparty]

So sorry to read this. How beautifully you've written about her; I think I have something in my eye. Both eyes in fact. What a lovely girl, and lucky to belong to such a caring family.

 

[janem_g]

Such beautiful pictures of a beautiful girl. You clearly loved her very much and made sure she knew it till the end x

 

[Books'n'dogs]

Others have said it better than I, but I'm so sorry for your loss; it is clear from your post that Bess was well-loved and had a wonderful life with you. Thinking of you and your family.

 

[meleeka]

Fingers crossed, here she is! These were all taken in the last few months/year. I think she looked great for an old girl

What a beautiful dog she was and I wouldn’t have guessed she was old at all from those photos.

 

[palo1]

What a beautiful dog she was and I wouldn’t have guessed she was old at all from those photos.

She seemed to look incredibly youthful just until the last few months and yesterday she did indeed look very old. It is lovely to see these recent pictures today. She was a complete one-off in so many ways and I am grateful that we had the chance of a 'proper' hound; they are quite different to other dogs!!

 

[Jeni the dragon]

So, so sorry for your loss but what a wonderful hound to share your life with. A lovely tribute so looks fabulous in your pictures.

RiP Bess

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

I’m so sorry, palo, it’s just the most awful thing we have to do as owners. She sounds like a brilliant dog.

 

[splashgirl45]

so sorry, a lovely tribute, she sounds like a real character, R.I.P. Bess

 

[luckyoldme]

Bless you..you paint a beautiful picture of a lovely dog.
Sorry for your loss...but what a life she had with an owner who allowed her to do it her way.

 

[FinnishLapphund]

I'm so sorry for your loss. One always wish for a bit more time with them, but you, and your family, will have many lovely memories to cherish.
{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}}

 

[DressageCob]

So sorry for your loss ❤?

 

[palo1]

Thank you so much for all these lovely, kind comments. It really means a lot. Home feels so terribly strange without Bess but I think we are ok in the way that animal lovers are at these times, terribly sad but not regretful. I do wish I could stroke her silky ears one more time and look into her soft eyes again but if what I believe is true I will see her again one day. I hope she is hunting on - nose to the ground and oblivious to all else outside the world of all those wonderful smells!! Dear little Red is quiet tonight but I have got him a giant juicy bone for tomorrow so he will be busy then!!

 

[GSD Woman]

So sorry for your loss. It never gets easier, does it.

 

[Ranyhyn]

I had to say goodbye to my very dear old fellhound bitch yesterday. She was 14 and a half and had been with us since just before she was two. On Monday she was in great form - insisting on coming for a fair walk with us and eating her tea with relish. She had continued to play wildly and woof madly at the postman up until very recently but yesterday morning it was clear that all really was not well. I was with her all day and hoped that she might perk up but when she didn't want to eat (not anything - her usual fud, scrambled eggs, ham etc) and I could see her back legs really failing I knew that we had come to the end. She had lost a great deal of muscle tone in the last few weeks. Thankfully she was very relaxed and comfortable until my two children who can't remember a life before her had come home from school and agreed that we needed to help her. I had already had the conversation with the vet but under the circumstances I really wanted my two children to have chance to say goodbye and that was certainly the right thing to do and right for Bess too who looked for them until the very end. It was very peaceful, just at home thankfully and we have buried her in the field next to our old pony and one of the pet sheep. So, so sad for me as dear Bess came to us when my children were tiny and she was my great friend at that time.

She was a wicked, wilful girl who never did a really naughty thing (other than the usual houndy stealing) but always went her own sweet way through life. She was a wonderfully gentle dog but never exactly like a domestic dog bless her - house rules seemed very much optional to her!! Her absolute favourite things were lying in front of the woodburner - she would whine at my husband to put more logs on if she felt it necessary and to rummage in bins. She hated car journeys and crowded places but was a fabulous and kindly role model to Red IT. He was with us all day yesterday of course so I hope he understands where and why dear Bess has gone. It is hard to think of it just being him here now. I am at that horrid tearful stage where yesterday I could be calm and resolute. We have all wept buckets of sadness for ourselves but not for Bess who was clearly ready to say goodbye. End of an era for us a family too but I am so glad I had the privelage of sharing the life of a dog who lived it on her own terms. I do have pictures of my beautiful girl but haven't quite got the heart to find them, compress them and share them.

What a lovely write up about your dog. No dog could have asked for more, you can feel in your writing how loved and respected she was. What a joy for a dog to have lived her life xxxx

 

[Moobli]

So sorry for your loss. She sounded like a very wonderful girl and will clearly be very sadly missed.

 

[horseman1985]

So sorry for your loss. Sending hugs to you.