The End of This Story

I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that some
of you are familiar with them.

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about the
end of Buzz's story. This morning he went to the vet to end his
battle with cancer and set out on a new exploration. As he always
did, he's forging ahead into new territory. His brother Neil is
staying behind with Ken and me this time, even though they've always
gone everywhere together before.

It's now that I hope most fervently that there is an afterlife and
that we're reunited with those we love there.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer
We didn't just do weird stuff at Dryden, we wrote reports about it.
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Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:
I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that some
of you are familiar with them.

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about the
end of Buzz's story. This morning he went to the vet to end his
battle with cancer and set out on a new exploration. As he always
did, he's forging ahead into new territory. His brother Neil is
staying behind with Ken and me this time, even though they've always
gone everywhere together before.

It's now that I hope most fervently that there is an afterlife and
that we're reunited with those we love there.

My condolences.

It hurts to lose a pet. This weekend I
somberly helped bury a guinea pig named
"Cookie" whose loss instigated sobbing and
waves of tears down my youngest son's
face (she squeeked when he entered the room,
but for no one else). And yes, O.K., I
shed tears too - my first time for a rodent.

- Ed Kyle

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:32:11 -0700, "Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary
Shafer)" wrote:

I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that some
of you are familiar with them.

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about the
end of Buzz's story. This morning he went to the vet to end his
battle with cancer and set out on a new exploration. As he always
did, he's forging ahead into new territory. His brother Neil is
staying behind with Ken and me this time, even though they've always
gone everywhere together before.

It's now that I hope most fervently that there is an afterlife and
that we're reunited with those we love there.

Mary

My condolences, Mary. I love dogs and sadly have lost some over the
years, also. Dogs are so smart, sometimes it seems like they read your
mind and know what you are going to do, before you do it. A dog makes
its owner the center of its world. I like the bumper sticker that
says, "Help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." It's sad such
intelligent creatures live such short lives.

Rusty

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:32:11 -0500, Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)
wrote
(in article ):

I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that some
of you are familiar with them.

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about the
end of Buzz's story. This morning he went to the vet to end his
battle with cancer and set out on a new exploration. As he always
did, he's forging ahead into new territory. His brother Neil is
staying behind with Ken and me this time, even though they've always
gone everywhere together before.

It's now that I hope most fervently that there is an afterlife and
that we're reunited with those we love there.

Mary



You have most heartfelt sympathies, Mary. As I've seen written
elsewhere, a dog will die for you but he will never lie to you. The
furry members of our families are among the most precious things in the
world and I understand your feelings completely.

--
Herb Schaltegger, GPG Key ID: BBF6FC1C
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759
http://www.individual-i.com/

Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:

I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough
here that some of you are familiar with them.

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I'm sorry, Mary.

http://rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm

Hugs,
rl
--
The secret of life really is to love...and not only
when someone else loves you back, and even when
there's no obvious reason. James A. Michener

Herb Schaltegger wrote:

You have most heartfelt sympathies, Mary. As I've seen written
elsewhere, a dog will die for you but he will never lie to you.

Except when asked in a strident voice "Did you do this?" :-)

I've always liked the Rainbow Bridge poem:
http://www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/rainbowb.htm

My condolences to Ken and Mary.

"Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)" wrote in
message ...
I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that some
of you are familiar with them.

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about the
end of Buzz's story. This morning he went to the vet to end his
battle with cancer and set out on a new exploration. As he always
did, he's forging ahead into new territory. His brother Neil is
staying behind with Ken and me this time, even though they've always
gone everywhere together before.

Godspeed Buzz.



It's now that I hope most fervently that there is an afterlife and
that we're reunited with those we love there.

Amen.


Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer
We didn't just do weird stuff at Dryden, we wrote reports about it.
or

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:32:11 -0700, "Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary
Shafer)" wrote:

I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that some
of you are familiar with them.

....Seems we both had a loss this week. Monday, the last of the
parents' cocker spaniels had to be put down after it became apparent
that full renal failure had taken hold. Just like the other two - both
of whom were descended from the same sire, who was the brother of this
particular spaniel - this appears to be a hereditary failure, and Mom
just couldn't stand to see her last one go out the way the other two
did.

You have my condolences, Mary. While I wasn't as close with this dog
as I was the other two, she was always a good, loving, trusty dog who,
unlike the two boys, never *ever* jumped up on my desk and proceded to
eat either my cold pizza or my freshly-opened bag of Ruffles...

OM

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Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:

I've mentioned my collies, Neil and Buzz, often enough here that
some of you are familiar with them.

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about
the end of Buzz's story.

I'm very sorry to hear that.
There's going to be a big hole in the house, where Buzz should be.
There's something about a well-loved and well-kept dog that inspires,
well, I don't know - an overwhelming sense of responsibility on the
Master's part. No matter what, you always want to make it right, or
at least make it better.
It helps us be the best that we can be.

--
Pete Stickney
Java Man knew nothing about coffee.

Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:

It's with a heavy heart that I write to tell my friends here about the
end of Buzz's story. This morning he went to the vet to end his
battle with cancer and set out on a new exploration. As he always
did, he's forging ahead into new territory. His brother Neil is
staying behind with Ken and me this time, even though they've always
gone everywhere together before.

It's now that I hope most fervently that there is an afterlife and
that we're reunited with those we love there.



You have my deepest sympathies; I've known many really nice dogs that
have passed on over the years, and I really miss them all.
I'm sure Neil will miss him also.
I'm never been sure if people go to an afterlife, but I really can't
picture a world where good dogs don't.
That just wouldn't be fair.

Pat