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Liberty Belle

(9,528 posts)
Tue Jul 10, 2012, 03:52 AM Jul 2012

Need some hugs...lost my dog tonight [View all]

She was the sweetest thing in my life....and this was totally unexpected.

Penny had been sick only a few days and wasn't eating much. I thought it was bad food, as there are some complaints against the manufacturer. On the way to the vet her leg gave out and she went lame; tore a tendon that had surgery before. Then they did some tests and we found out she also had cancer--tumors metastasized to every organ. She was in so much pain, no other choice than to put her down.

Never cried so much in my life....Dogs are so loyal and good, never argue, always there for you. She was my constant companion for nine years, our office mascot too....I work at a home office. Can't even type through the tears....Even harder because this was so out of the blue.

If somebody has that rainbow bridge, I'd sure like to see it again.

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Need some hugs...lost my dog tonight [View all] Liberty Belle Jul 2012 OP
My sympathies to you and yours HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #1
Thanks.... Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #3
This will be morning number three waking up without our best friends for us. You have ours. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #2
I'm so sorry for your loss. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #5
Thank you. We let them go together, she was blind, deaf, and 16 years old, then last Nov. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #32
Sounds like you did the right thing, but how heart-wrenching. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #80
And a week for us, as well. pacalo Jul 2012 #25
I'm so sorry for yours as well. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #34
... SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #52
... SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #51
Rainbow Bridge story for all of you who have lost your best friends. Fla Dem Jul 2012 #71
Thank you for the Rainbow Bridge.... Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #83
. Skittles Jul 2012 #4
Thank you....that helps; Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #6
I know the feeling Skittles Jul 2012 #12
HUG OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #7
Grief is the last privilege of love. aquart Jul 2012 #8
My condolences to you Liberty Belle lovemydog Jul 2012 #9
Oh, I'm so sorry! laundry_queen Jul 2012 #10
I'm so sorry. silverweb Jul 2012 #11
RIP Penny I remember every dog I ever had Number23 Jul 2012 #13
I know exactly how you feel. xfundy Jul 2012 #14
How awful for you. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #85
{{{{Penny}}}}} magical thyme Jul 2012 #113
I'm so sorry Raine Jul 2012 #15
Fellow animal lover here. Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #16
For you OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #17
So sorry to hear. Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2012 #18
Really sorry to hear this NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #19
She's still there somewhere. Vidar Jul 2012 #20
I am so sorry you lost Penny Nostradammit Jul 2012 #21
For you, then... jtuck004 Jul 2012 #22
Big, big hugs to you, Liberty Belle... pacalo Jul 2012 #23
Pacalo, you did the right thing to end Gizmo's suffering. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #86
{{{Liberty Belle}}} leftynyc Jul 2012 #24
So Sorry for your loss. bec Jul 2012 #26
Sorry to hear it Confusious Jul 2012 #27
Huge hugs, Liberty Belle anniebelle Jul 2012 #28
Her life with you was a little more heaven added to The Eternal Consciousness we must all share. The Doctor. Jul 2012 #29
So sorry to hear that...she sounds wonderful.. joeybee12 Jul 2012 #30
((Hugs)) and comfort HillWilliam Jul 2012 #31
Sorry for your loss. Here's a few hugs... Scuba Jul 2012 #33
Oh those are precious - are they goldens? Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #88
Looks like goldens. Not my pic. Scuba Jul 2012 #95
I am so sorry for your loss, cate94 Jul 2012 #35
So sorry! Paka Jul 2012 #36
I am so sorry for your loss RockaFowler Jul 2012 #37
I am so sorry for your loss. gademocrat7 Jul 2012 #38
So sorry to hear of your loss... kentuck Jul 2012 #39
I had a dog... GTurck Jul 2012 #40
Was she the color of a copper Penny? Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #87
Absolutely... GTurck Jul 2012 #125
I see another poster posted The Rainbow Bridge for you. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #41
Have a good cry. Here ya go: "Beau" a poem by Jimmy Stewart Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #42
What a beautiful tribute to Beau. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #134
My sincerest condolences, LB. I've certainly been in your position before... Cooley Hurd Jul 2012 #43
oh! hugs and thoughts for you liberty belle. ejpoeta Jul 2012 #44
My heart goes out to you Martin Eden Jul 2012 #45
Awwwww, I'm so sorry. a kennedy Jul 2012 #46
I am very sorry. SoutherDem Jul 2012 #47
I am so sorry. myrna minx Jul 2012 #48
there is no friend like one's dog Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #49
... SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #50
I'm so sorry, Liberty Belle choie Jul 2012 #53
Ohh, Liberty Belle, I know how you're feeling... a la izquierda Jul 2012 #54
so very sorry liberty belle -- hardest damn thing in the world, i swear. xchrom Jul 2012 #55
I'm Very Sorry to Hear This Iggy Jul 2012 #56
Massive, warm, comforting hugs sent your way Ezlivin Jul 2012 #57
I'm so glad you had each other! JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #58
I'm so sorry! Ednahilda Jul 2012 #59
Oh, that made me cry again, Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #132
I am so sorry to hear this. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #60
I'm so sorry... liberalmuse Jul 2012 #61
I feel your pain. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #135
still missing my boy bigtree Jul 2012 #62
Hugs to you! astonamous Jul 2012 #63
I know the feeling malaise Jul 2012 #64
I am so sorry, you are in my prayers life long demo Jul 2012 #65
I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I've been there. yardwork Jul 2012 #66
Big Hugs! warrprayer Jul 2012 #67
I am so sorry for your loss. MadrasT Jul 2012 #68
I like dogs better than most people. 99Forever Jul 2012 #69
So sorry TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #70
Oh...LB and family...I am so truly sorry.... Tikki Jul 2012 #72
Condolences on your loss. AtomicKitten Jul 2012 #73
We're all with you - every one of us who've DevonRex Jul 2012 #74
Or cockatiel nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #91
That's what my sister would say. DevonRex Jul 2012 #92
My sympathies. It's like losing a family member. badtoworse Jul 2012 #75
I'm so sorry for your loss. no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #76
So sorry for your loss. DCKit Jul 2012 #77
I am so sorry.. We are Devo Jul 2012 #78
OOOOOOO! Howler Jul 2012 #79
I'm so sorry. That must have been a terrible shock. pnwmom Jul 2012 #81
............ Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #82
I am so sorry for your loss... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #84
I know how you feel Bryn Jul 2012 #89
Hugs nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #90
Thanks Nadin, and for all the extra help you've given me this week. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #133
I am so sorry Meiko Jul 2012 #93
I'm so sorry. It's so hard to lose our dearest friends like that. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #94
I am so sorry for your loss!!!! deminwi Jul 2012 #96
... Mnemosyne Jul 2012 #97
(((Big Hug))) Odin2005 Jul 2012 #98
She will be there in spirit libodem Jul 2012 #99
May Penny find her way to the Wild Hunt Tyrs WolfDaemon Jul 2012 #100
Wishing you condolences through my tears Lifelong Protester Jul 2012 #101
I am so, so sorry!!!!! Beacool Jul 2012 #102
Big hugs for you. onestepforward Jul 2012 #103
my condolences, Liberty Belle mitchtv Jul 2012 #104
I'm so very sorry B2G Jul 2012 #105
I am so sorry. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #106
She went peacefully and loved... ProfessionalLeftist Jul 2012 #107
My hugs. RagAss Jul 2012 #108
I am so sorry for your loss. AJTheMan Jul 2012 #109
Sending condolences and hugs. ChazII Jul 2012 #110
I am sorry Liberty Belle... glinda Jul 2012 #111
LB I am so sorry to hear this ... littlewolf Jul 2012 #112
liberty belle pumaman Jul 2012 #114
My heart goes out to you. rustydog Jul 2012 #115
My favorite quote after I lost my baby Haley gr8dane_daddy Jul 2012 #116
Hugs for you Pool Hall Ace Jul 2012 #116
I'm sorry for your loss BanzaiBonnie Jul 2012 #118
I'm so very sorry for your loss!! DearHeart Jul 2012 #119
Am so sorry Liberty Belle, my heart goes out to you. akbacchus_BC Jul 2012 #120
I'm so, so sorry Liberty Belle. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #121
((((((((((hug hug hug hug hug)))))))))) turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #122
Huge hugs sellitman Jul 2012 #123
Oh, Liberty Belle, I'm so sorry! Brigid Jul 2012 #124
So sorry for your loss. Bettie Jul 2012 #126
I am so sorry for your loss. I know from experience how you are feeling. MADem Jul 2012 #127
I am so deeply sorry for your loss and the pain arthritisR_US Jul 2012 #128
Oh, I am so sorry, so sorry get the red out Jul 2012 #129
I know how hard it is to lose your dog. The sorrow is unbearable at times. Tom Rinaldo Jul 2012 #130
You loved her to the very end Not Me Jul 2012 #131
. stevedeshazer Jul 2012 #136
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