hi i am new to the board, my best buddy in the whole world left us yesterday. he was the best, alwalys with me always there. now im so lost and dont know what to do without him. i just hope to find some support here to help.

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. This is the site for support that is for sure. Everyone here is all about being there for you no matter what the situation is. Cant say i have been there but im sure it feels very lonely. I hope it will get better for you soon!

Anne Mom to Precious and Penny

i held him in my arms all the way to the end, he had cancer and was hurting. i just have to believe he is in a better place now, i just miss him sooooo bad. i want him here. he was my best friend.

I am so sorry for your loss. This is a hard thing to go thru. I have had to do it a few times myself. To cancer also.
The most important thing to know is. He trusted you to take care of him and protect him no matter what. You did this. The biggest sacrafice you could give him. You took his pain away. Now he is running free of pain at the rainbow bridge, waiting and watching for you to cross the bridge someday to join him.

You took all that pain away from him. You did the right thing. Now, you have a big whole in your heart that you need to fill with wonderful memories. Everyday it gets a little easier but you need to know there are a lot of people on this Forum that care deeply about greyhounds and the people who love them.
We are here for you.

i know it was best for him, and the memories just keep flooding my heart and mind. he was everything to me. i remember each day id come home and his big head and eyes would be just waiting at the door. i just am having such a hard time to find aa way to move forward. i remember the look he'd give me, and everything he'd do and it seemed like he knew everything id do before i did. i miss him soo much everything was me and digger, we'd been through so much together. it reminds me of something i heard an older gentleman say one time. "did god make man for the greyhound or greyhound for man" greys are such special creatures that i cant begin to understand them. i miss him.

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So sorry for your loss I too have lost 2 greys now, not to cancer <yet> but I'm sure 1 day I'll have the displeasure....
You really have to hold on to all the happy memories. Our babies live right in every moment & we could only hope to be so lucky!! To not grieve or be sad for our loss, but to feel joy for all the time we were blessed to have them. It's unfortunate that we can only share our lives with each for what seems like such a short time but each 1 teaches us something different...another comes along & reminds you of your 1st & teaches you something else. It's a beautiful, painful cycle but I wouldn't have it any other way (as I'm sure others would agree). I can not imagine my life with out at least 2 greys of my own My 1st was my heart & soul & I can still cry when thinking of him (as I can't help but do now) after losing him 5 yrs ago.... He paved the way for me to start fostering (I've helped place close to 70 now) & now have 2 'failed fosters' of my own. Once you feel the special powers of greyhound love you can't help but want to share that with others & hopefully 1 day with another special grey that needs you as much as Digger did. You'll know when the time is right for you & when 1 comes along that just needs you.

Sorry to ramble best of luck to you & we know you'll pull thru

i guess i always knew it would be hard to lose him, i just never imagined it would be this hard to lose him. he touched everyone he met, he always prtected me and my wife and was protective of anyone who was with us. yet he was the gentlest thing he could be. he just always looked in my eyes as if to say its ok. and made me feel so comfortlable and when all else was bad he was the one friend who stood there with me. he always slept by me in his huge pile of blankets he had, if he wasnt in the bed. most nights id awaken to those big longlegs laid accross me. then wake again in the morning to him back in his bed by mine. most often he'd end up taken my comforter down there with him somehow. its just makes me cry when i have gotten up the last two mornings knowing he's not there. thank you all for your kind thoughts and words, i just cant express how bad i miss my big buddy.

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I am so sorry for your loss. It is so hard to let them go. They give us so much when they are here with us and when they are gone we have those memories to look back on. To me the grief of losing a pet is no different then grieving for a human. You have to move through the stages before you can come out the other side. And you will get there. You will start to smile when you remember things you and Digger did. He will always be with you in your heart and you can never replace him or your bond with him. But you can bring another one into your live and give them all the love and care. You will know when that time comes and Digger will be at the bridge saying its okay.

Each one I have lost has taken a piece of my heart and each one we have brought in has put that piece back. We will be thinking of you!

i am so sorry for your loss. it sounds like you had a very special relationship with your boy. with that comes many wonderful memories that you can cherish forever! digger will always be in your heart and he will look out for you from the bridge. he probably is thanking you right now for giving him the chance to run pain free with all the new friends he has made! hang in there...we are here for you through the good and the bad.

yes digger was very special to me, i keep struggling with this, the house is so empty. we dont have kids and he was like a kid to me as well as my bestfriend, i keep thinking how i wish he was still here. he was almost 12 so i know he was in his later years but it just doesnt help. he overcame so much in his life i just cant believe cancer took him. its just not fair.my vet says we gave him the best possible life and did everyting we could. i just wish he was still here with me. i didnt want him to hurt anymore, so i have to keep telling myself i did the right thing. i cant stop crying when i see how empty the house is. i wait to hear the jingle of his colar and his wet nose poking me to say hello. i miss him sooooo much. i'm sorry to keep going on on here but i just dont know what to do with the pain. and the loss. i have never lost anyone or anything this close to me and it hurts more than i can desribe.

Trust yourself. Somewhere in your heart, you knew it was time for Digger to leave his pain behind, and, strange as it may sound, you gave him a gift...the gift of release. You are different now. Digger changed you, in a good way. Savor the changes.
Many of us believe that we will see our beloved dogs again when we leave this world. In the meantime, wrap yourself in all your memories of Digger and let them comfort you. As time passes (and the timetable is different for each of us) you will be able to speak of him without weeping. The day will come when you can laugh easily as you remember special things about Digger's time with you.
Digger is with you, in your heart and mind, in your soul, and he's watching over you now. He sends you Peace.

you all are so kind thank you so much. i feel so lost but you all seem to understand. the pain is so strong i just cant get through the day with out crying, i tred to go out to greyhound friends to visit today not to look for another , sat out there while they did turn out and just let the them come to me to say hello. i think some of them since my pain and seemed to be so gentle with me. one crawled in my lap and all i could do was hold her and hug her. i dont think im ready for another but it just was good to visit with them. i miss my big buddy more than anything. i want him back so bad i just cant believe hes gone it just doesnt seem real. everywhere i look i see his face.

I am so sorry for your loss. We lost one to cancer too. We went back 2 weeks later and brought home Oliver. He's completely different from Comet.
You'll know when the time is right for another grey. You might get a sign from Digger or a feeling may just waft over you one day.
I hope you will soon find peace. Sometimes I think they leave us because there is some lesson we must learn. I haven't figured it all out myself.