Originally Posted by kodakoda

The love of my life, my baby girl Koda, died Thanksgiving night. She was only 2.5 yrs. I can't function. I can't stop crying. I wanna be in heaven with her so bad right now. I am new to this forum. I am so afraid. Koda was everything to me. We were inseparable. She was a 5lb furball and I am a 235 lb ex-athlete that can't stand the pain and loss.
We were walking in a posh Beverly Hills neighborhood at 8:30 pm. I had my baby on chain at my right foot, where she always walked. My friend was at my left walking my other dog. We were talking. I heard a sudden yelp from my girl. I turned and a large coyote had her around the neck and was already running up the middle of the street. God. I cant stop reliving this in my mind. I ran as fast as I could screaming Koda's name. I could see here beady eyes staring at me. Oh god. I felt helpless. I could almost feel her saying "help me daddy". I could not catch the coyote. All my strength and speed from college sports were no match. My baby was taken right before my eyes, in the heart of a residential neighborhood in Beverly Hills.

PArt of my spirit left with Koda the other night. I will never be the same. The past 24 hrs seem like 3 yrs. I am so devastated. I LOVED HER SO MUCH! She is in heaven now waiting for me someday. But damn, I am only 38, if I live to 80 that is 42 yrs away!!

I would appreciate any words of wisdom and encouragement.

Brett

Originally Posted by LaviniaHyacynth

OMGosh...what a tragic story...I am so sorry for your loss....that would be hard to get over ; you sound like a very strong person. Thank-you for sharing your sad story with us so that we can all be more careful with our babies and by the way...Welcome to YT...I hope you will join us and share more of the happy stories. You have had enough sadness to last a long while.
Your husband sounds like a very sweet person!!!!

Originally Posted by yorkie_momma

LeslieA...My sympathy is with you on losing your little chow. To lose a pet tragically is a trauma that will be relived for as long as you live. God Bless Ya!

Originally Posted by yorkie_momma

Thank you Annie & Badger for your response. In answer to your question about the pit bull...it lived and far as I know, still living. 1 1/2 months went by after the death of our little dogs and we never heard a word or response of any kind from the neighbors and their big dog remained chained up at his dog house, constantly lurching and literally flying in the air at anything that moved or passed by. I felt I needed to do something in behalf of my innocent little dead dogs, so I took them to court and won judgement. They had a large sum to pay and still owe a small portion of it yet. Whether I'll get it or not, remains to be seen, but I did get most of the judgement in our behalf....altho, all the money in the world couldn't replace those 2 little pooches. In all honesty, I "think" I would feel like the hole in my heart was not quiet as deep if that dog had been put down permanetly. We no longer live in that area, due to losing our home a year ago by a fire, so all I know is the dog was still on its chain not long ago.

I have no love for pit bulls either, part or full bloodied. It ought to be against the law to breed such a dog. They are what they are by nature and like a wild animal you think is tamed, they too will turn on you. No other way to make me think differently.

Thanks for your sympathy and understanding.
Blessings to you!