Re: [pyrnet] Doggie Grief?

["Nancy K" <nakhere@hotmail.com>]

Aren't they truly one of God's most lovely gifts. In so many ways they have 
a better perception of the goings on in our lives than we do ourselves. It 
is so great to be loved by one, isn't it?


>From: "The Vehrings" <vehring@worldnet.att.net>
>Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
>Subject: [pyrnet] Doggie Grief?
>Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:38:42 -0600
>
>Our Pyr Sasha joined us about a year ago.  We live in Kansas City and all 
>the family is in the Milwaukee, WI area.  In that year we have visited 4 or 
>so times.
>
>My husband's father has been in ill health for the last couple of years 
>(Diabetes and heart problems and 82 years of living).  On each of our 
>visits Sasha would immediately head down the hall to visit Grandpa in the 
>den and would walk slowly by his side as he came out to see the rest of the 
>family.  (Diabetes had robbed him of feeling in his feet and he was very 
>unsteady but resented attempts at helping him.)  He always came out with a 
>hand resting gently on her shoulders.
>
>He passed away on Sunday, March 3rd and we left immediately for WI.  On 
>Monday morning when we arrived at the house Sasha headed for the den.  She 
>emerged immediately looking a little confused and walked down the hall to 
>his bedroom, which is where he passed away (she had never gone in the room 
>before).  She made a brief stop in the room, walked out to my husband 
>nuzzled his hand and laid down under the kitchen table with a large sigh.  
>During the following days that we were there she never set foot down the 
>hall.  She knew he was gone and would never be coming back.
>
>Some people would say that she had picked up on our feelings (truthfully 
>one of those passings that we all viewed as a blessed release for him).  
>She was very subdued at the house and her old self during the evening at 
>our daughter's house playing with the 2 Rat Terrorists our daughter is 
>currently fostering and the one that is there full time.  She seemed to 
>sense that one was a place of mourning and the other was not.  Almost as 
>though she understood the proper etiquette.
>
>Caryl



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