Yorkie drowning in pool

[Ramseymom]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I would want to be told right away too. My thoughts are with you both.

[mscat]

I am very sorry for the loss of your sisters precious little yorkie. iMO, the best way to handle it is to call your sister and tell her , even though she is on vacation. It is important not to wait becaust this was a tragedy. It is going to be even more difficult to wait until she comes back to let her know then to tell her right away. If something happened to my Suzi while i was gone, I would want to know . I would even be more devastated finding out later then as soon as it happened. This was a horrible accident.
Be prepared though , your sister may either be in shock, start to scream , swear, cry, or panic. Let her do what she needs to do to let her grief out. This is going to be a extremely hard , and emotional time for her.

[FlDebra]

I hope you have already told your sister, if not pls do right away. She has to be told now because she needs to be the one to make decisions about the poor little dog now (burial/cremation/etc).

It is very tragic. RIP little one. I too, hope your sister will join our group. It really helped me when I lost Sadie to be "among those that understand."

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

i am so sorry to hear this..RIP little one.

[nanahas3]

I am so sorry to hear this for both you and your sister. It was a horrible "accident" nothing more and could of easily happened while your sister was visiting as it did to you. Please don't beat yourself up over this. I know you are grieving enough as it is. God bless you.

[PamBellaJagShy]

I'm so sorry...I also have a pool and my yorkies at some point have all fallen in. I was right there to get them but they run and play and wrestle, it's just so easy. All of mine swim with us now, I wanted them all to know how to get out. It's hard to understand how she didn't know how to swim. They didn't know how to find the steps but they all swam even as pups. I have a section of my yard fenced off just for them. That way they have a place to go potty and play that is safe away from the pool area. And we have the rest of the yard free from poop so my kids and Grandkids can play. It's really the best way to have it unless you are out there with them at all times.
I pray for Jill and you and your sister to find peace with what happened, it was a terrible accident. Accidents happen.........

[kidmuzicdotcom]

OMG I am so very sorry to hear what happened I know it's hard but try not to blame yourself..It was an accident and accidents happen with kids ,dogs or anyone... you obviously love little Jill but these things just happen so fast. I too agree to let your sister know right away she needs to know before she comes home..

[AbbysMom08]

Originally Posted by LilMissy

This woman is obviously a caring person, she was taking care of her sisters Yorkie for her as a favour. This was a tragic accident and I'm sure that she feels terrible about what happened. She doesn't need a finger wagging from anyone here.

(((hugs))) for the OP. I hope that you and your sister can support each other during such a sad time.

I totally agree!!
No way does this lady need this! She is devastated. Please show her some support.
To the OP, I am so sorry for the loss of little Jill. I will keep you and your sister in my prayers.

[allieoop]

(((((hugs to you))))) I also experienced a similar situation. My girlfriend left her little - very old - poodle with me for a couple of days....... go figure within 2 hours that she left, her dog died when he was tied out in my back yard (that he where my friend put him until I got home for work) . Right or wrong.... I did not tell her until she came back, was lots of tears when she came back - but we got through it and we still are best friends.

With regard to some negative comments on here ...... ignore him. I am new here and also got his wrath..... I seem to think he is a crotchety old man who only adds his cranky 2 cents in when he wants. I do not see him adding anything positive...... maybe if I dig back in posts far enough I could find something positive. For now - ignore him.

[Wylie's Mom]

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry - this is so tragic on so many levels and I'm so sad for both you and your sister. Little dogs are so vulnerable, and I've learned my own lessons about just how vulnerable they really are - and unless you're with them every day, it's hard to "just know" how to protect them sometimes.

I too have a pool, and even though we don't allow our dogs outside alone, we still installed a Skamper Ramp, it was $15 on sale: Skamper-Ramp - SKR4

[lindsay717]

Dont blame yourself. Accidents happen and Im sorry for your loss.
R.I.P. Jill

[SarahB19]

Oh, my heart breaks for both you and your sister.
You are in my prayers.
RIP Little Jill

[MaxwellHouse]

I am so so sorry this happened. My heart goes out to you and your sister and family.

We got a scamper ramp on our pool, but people should realize that even that is false security -- when we tested Maxwell with it, if you don't point him directly towards it he still would go to the edge and drown.

Hugs and kind thoughts go out to you, these sad things just happen.

[megansmomma]

How heartbreaking I am one of 3 sisters and if this had happened to one of us I know that we would immediately tell each other. Sisters have a very special bond. RIP

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by allieoop

(((((hugs to you))))) I also experienced a similar situation. My girlfriend left her little - very old - poodle with me for a couple of days....... go figure within 2 hours that she left, her dog died when he was tied out in my back yard (that he where my friend put him until I got home for work) . Right or wrong.... I did not tell her until she came back, was lots of tears when she came back - but we got through it and we still are best friends.
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How did you know what to do with the poor little poodle? I advised her to tell her sister now because only her sister can make the decisions about burial or cremation. Surely she can't just let the poor thing wait, especially in this heat. You really can't wait too long for those decisions. She might want a lock of hair, etc. there are just so many little details that only the owner of the beloved dog can determine. She is going to have a hard enough time with this, I guess I am trying to put myself in her shoes, and I would most definately want to know. But then, I would have probably called each day and I don't think you could hold back if you talked to someone in this circumstance. There probably is no wrong or right answer in this case. It is going to be really hard, no matter what.