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Originally Posted by artierae I am so sorry for your loss. I know a lot of us here have been through this, and it is never easy. But you can't think of what could have been, it is just something we all have to endure. When we get these little guys we know that their lives are not as long as ours and some day we will have to face this, but still we are never prepared. One good thing is that you have her babies to keep you company and keep you busy while you grieve.
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Reggie was our 4th dog since we got married, 40 years ago. Our first was a cocker, we had Tammy before we had kids. The second was Benji, a white spitz. We got him for my in-laws who 2 weeks later went on a vacation to Hawaii so Benji came to stay with us and never left. The third was Cyrus. We got him for our youngest son during his junior year of high school. Two weeks before Christmas said he wanted a black Chow. Fate stepped in and sure enough, we found one. All three died of old age. The first two had pulled at my heart strings, they were sick and I couldn't take it watching them suffer any longer and was gong to take them to the vet the next day to be put to sleep. They both died in my arms that night. Cyrus was also old but he died after my husband went to work at 5:30 am and before I got up at 7am, right before Christmas. Reggie, she's a different story. It was so unexpected. A total shock to my system.
I just got home from having the pups tails docked. He said the puppies had a great head start and didn't see anything wrong. He told me he wondered if maybe Reggie might have had the afterbirth stuck in the birth canal. I told him I wasn't going to do the what is, would have, should have game. He said, he can't help but think that way and believes that may have been a good possibility. Anyway, Reggie is now tucked into a nice fleece blanket with roses and "Love" written on it, laying on our bed. Don't think I'm morbid, I took pictures of her all wrapped up ready to go to heaven and take care of all the little babies who left this world too soon.
