When we lost our dear Keally nothing could help the pain in our hearts. We did go on because I know Keally would of wanted us to. We got another puppy and what a blessing to have our little angel Kinder. She has healed our hearts and we love telling her all about Keally. I dread when the end comes and Kinder will be 8 years old next spring. Time flies and we never stop thinking about our past fur babies. I always say our Kinder is not a dog she is a fur human. It is good to write about Max and look at his pictures. I have pictures of my past pets on the wall framed. I look at it this way I am so fortunate to have my pets and when they pass on at least I took care of them like you did for your little baby. I see so many people get these babies and they do not take care of them. Getting another baby will not replace Max but at least you are giving a puppy a good home with love. Time heals slowly but he will always be in your heart. Susan

One of my favorite pictures.
mirror shot taken from behind.

This was me and my lil buddy in 2015

I am crying over your words...my heart goes out to you and your family.

I lost my first dog 8 years ago...I don't think any dog/pet can ever replace him. Took a long time to heal...but here I am, finally now ready for a new fur baby(a yorkie this time). Your scar will fade and you will find peace...Max wants that too.......

Your Max is adorable. I say is because he will always be. My heart breaks for you and your family. I lost my precious Jaya in the spring. Nothing will ever be the same. The love you have for him remains and it looks like he had a wonderful life. You will know when the time is right to get a puppy. Trust yourself. I wish you healing and peace. Max is at peace. Love and prayers to you.

We bought a Christmas bell and a little angel with wings to put in his stocking tonight. My daughter wrote a little note with the saying "whenever you hear a bell ring an angel gets his wings" to put in his stocking with it. He is truly an angel :angel::angel::angel: Christmas won't be the same this year without him. I see things a little differently now than I did 4 weeks ago. I guess it's one of those life's little lessons. Whenever I used to see people with their dogs I only saw a person and a dog. I didn't see the dog as a little lovable personality if that makes sense. I didn't see a person and a family member even though I considered my max as a family member. Now whenever I see someone out with their pets I see a little family member tagging alone and not just a pet. I know the hurt they will sadly feel someday and I hurt for them in advance. Forgive me for rambling on but I have found comfort in this forum section and it is easy to open up here whereas it's not so easy elsewhere. Thank all of you for the support and encouragement since I first posted.

When one owns this very special breed The Yorkie, we fall head over heels in love with them, we change our life styles for them, they become our fur babies, our family. When that times comes and they have to leave us, is when we realize how very deep our love for them was. The pain in our hearts are over whelming, and we feel like a piece of us has been taken away. Many members have lost our special lil love bugs and we share your pain just remembering when we lost ours. (((hugs)))

I'm supposed to be the man of the house so holding back feelings and emotions has became quit the chore. I try not to get emotional around the others because it triggers a flood of tears from everyone so I'll usually run off and hide somewhere. Today has been different though. Today is supposed to be the eve of the greatest day of all yet I feel like the world has ended around me. There's no joy in the house. No Christmas spirit. Only the heartbreak of missing our boy. Tomorrow will be even harder. I hate to wish the holiday away but I do wish jan 1st would hurry and get here. Maybe next year Christmas will bring happiness once again.

It's not a sign of weakness when a man cries for something he has loved and lost, it's a sign of a gentle and loving being. I do have to agree with you on holding back in front of your family as it does and will cause a flood of tears and sadness for them. Go to your private place and cry your heart out, holding back these emotions is like a dam when it bursts. They say each day gets a little better. I had an unplanned adoption 6 weeks after I had to put my girl down, 6 weeks the pain didn't ease up for me, once I got this little boy I felt he needed all my attention, what he did was, he rescued me, he helped ease the pain of loosing my girl. I can now look back and remember all the fun and happy days we had, but will never forget the day I had to let her go, she will be in my heart forever. Enjoy the holidays the best that you can, everyone that knows you and your family know you have had a great loss. (((hugs)))

We made it through Christmas Eve. It was so very hard though. We opened our gifts in tears. We blew up the Santa Claus and my wife and daughter held a picture of max where he once posed and I took the traditional Christmas picture. After the picture We all three embraced and we had a much needed yet healthy cry together. We didn't leave our lil buddy out which made us feel better. Now it's time for santa to leave max's bell and wings in his stocking for Christmas morning. I think my family can start the healing process now that the holidays are almost past us.

I am so so sorry to hear of your loss of sweet Max. I lost my baby on New Year's Day, so your posts are really tugging at my heart. I feel all the same things you're feeling. I hope that your Christmas was bearable and now that the new year is here, you are feeling a tad better.

I just left you condolences on your other thread topic. I'm very sorry about your loss. We made it through Christmas but it was very hard. I must say that I am glad that the holidays are over now. I'm ready to take the tree down and put the holidays in the rear view mirror. Max was a big part of Christmas and not having him here was really heartbreaking. We honored his memory by not leaving him out. My wife and daughter held up his picture in front of our big blow up santa on Christmas Eve. My daughter has posed with him ever since 2008 and we wasn't leaving him out this year. So he was with us in spirit. I think now that the holidays are over the healing process will be a little easier.

OMG I am SO sorry....I am just seeing this thread. Your baby was beautiful. Collapsed trachea can be wicked ... I lost a sweet little foster named Ozzy on Christmas eve morning one year and I don't think I will ever forget it. I have lost many pups over the years...he was the first who died in my home (it was due to collapsed trachea) . :( It was sudden an unexpected and I was completely destroyed by it. I have a plant that was given to me when he passed....I call it my Ozzy plant.
I see that you have done some things in Max's memory...I do think those things help some; but, the pain of losing a beloved pup is just horrible.
I hope that soon your good memories will take the place of the awfully painful ones.....

I'm sorry you had to go through such a loss on Christmas Eve. That must have been devastating. Max was our first pet loss. Life has changed for us now. Our daily activities are planned out differently. It's just a very lonely empty hollow feeling. I miss seeing the shadow of his little ears through the storm door shade at night when I'm looking in from outside. Whenever I'd pull up he'd run to the door and try to look out. All I'd see is his shadow through the closed shades. The shawdows are gone now. I hope he's in peace. I hope he's not coughing and not in pain. I sure do miss him. I hope that our pets really do go to heaven. I don't see why they wouldn't. God made all creatures not just humans so I'm praying there is a special place for our pets. They're innocent and the only thing they know is love and affection so if anyone deserves a special place they do. We can't say this about all humans. I'd like to think that when max was laying on the floor at peace there was an angel carrying him away. Kind of like In the show touched by an angel. This is what my daughter believes. He'll have our love forever. I wish I could have saved him. Ive had bad dreams about him a few times since. Always getting there too late to save him in every dream. The new year may start out better. Spring will bring sunshine and birds singing. I'll never forget him. I have found comfort here among everyone at yorkietalk. Thank you to everyone who has responded to my post. And to those of you who have lost their babies alone the way my heart goes out to each and everyone of you. For those who haven't lost a pet yet go give that lil guy or gal a big hug and tell them you love them. They may not be here tomorrow.

Your Max was one of the lucky ones. I wish all the animals of the world had such love. Your words tell the story of a very loved little pup. I believe they go to Heaven and I believe they watch over us. I have had communications from two of my pups who passed (sadly, I have lost many over the years) and there was no doubt that it was them. I know they are safe and happy. I am sure your Max is whole and healthy and that one day you will be reunited. As you said, God wouldn't make such perfect beings and then let them down. I am looking forward to a herd of little yorkies on the day I hopefully get there. :)

A herd of yorkies when we get to heaven?! Count me in!! :) I can't wait for the day to be reunited with my baby boy.

Sadly, I have sent many there....maybe he is hanging out with them!! :)

I am so sorry. I truly feel your pain. I just lost my baby

Omigoodness, I am so sorry for your loss. I was in tears reading your original post. :(
It's really hard to see a beloved pet leave us. I'm so sorry for your experience, it just made me remember when I was in the same room when we put down our beloved Bibi. :(
May Max forever be in your hearts and look over you while he's roaming free over the rainbow bridge. <3

It's been two months today since we lost Max. Time does help if it's any comfort to those who have recently lost a pet. It's been a bag of mixed emotions. We don't cry like we did. We don't look around the corner anymore. We don't look down at the floor when we walk in the front door anymore. The pain is still there but the tears have subsided. As odd as this may sound I've went from grieving to feeling guilty. I feel guilty because he's just as gone today as he was two months ago and I'm not crying like I did. I feel guilty because our lifestyle is becoming a house without a dog and things seem to be normal. It's like he was never here. The longer time passes the more he'll be just a memory. I don't like this feeling. It's not normal to cry all the time but how can it be normal to go on like he was never here. He deserves better than that. Maybe these are normal feelings I don't know. Sometimes though I will tear up thinking about him so maybe I'm normal after all. I sure miss him and I'll love the lil guy forever.

Max
 

I wish I could send you a hug and tell you that the emotions you are feeling are normal. It's heartbreaking when our family pets go to heaven. There are stages of grief that we go through and the last one is acceptance. You still cry but a peace comes. I believe Max is waiting at the pearly gates romping around with all our sweet yorkies who have gone on.

Max
 

I just cry when I read your post because I know the heartbreak. So sad. We live with our furry friends and they follow and love us. Their loss hurts. You will walk through these days of sorrow and see sunshine again. Prayer and the comfort of Jesus helped me. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hello again everyone. I have some news to share. My daughter and I have purchased another Yorkie puppy. He's not with us yet he won't be coming home until first week on March. He is a surprise Birthday present for my wife. So I hope she hasn't been reading my post on Yorkie Talk. I don't know how many of you all believe in miracles or fate but there is a story to this little puppy. I actually bought him a month ago from the breeder We got Max from. The reason I'm sharing this information in the RIP section is because I believe it's connected to our Max in some heavinly way. You see, we lost max on the night of November 27th. I recently found out that this puppy's birthday is the morning of November 28th. I honestly believe in my Heart that Max somehow has his paw in this. The timing is just too much of a coindence. He was one of a two pup litter. His sister was still born. I honestly believe he was sent here just for us. I think that this lil guy will heal our hearts once again. Just wanted to share. I'll post puppy pics as soon as I can.

I have thought about you many times since your original post and I am so happy to hear your news. Yes, I agree with you this special little puppy is a gift from Max...... and God. Best wishes for you and your family who have so much love to give. Max was a lucky little guy and puppy is too.

Thank you so much.. The first two months were horrible. Especially through the holidays. I've realized there is nothing I can do to bring him back. The house is lonely without a dog. I feel comfort knowing this new puppy was born the next morning after max passed. yes most definitely he's a gift from God. I can't wait for his arrival. I tried to upload a picture of the pup. I can't get it to fit. I've cropped it changed the size and tried different things. It's just not uploading. Says file size too large. I'll keep trying.

Max
 

I'm sure one of our members can help you with the picture. I'm tech challenged and no help.
After my Jaya died I was blessed with Wendy who.has helped me heal and finally laugh again. Occasionally I feel some guilt over loving her so much, but thankfully I do love her. I've come to a place where I know there will never be another JAYA but there is a place in my heart for both of them. I wish you peace and comfort. Please let us know what you name him. Maybe I will post pictures,too!

So happy to hear the news about the new puppy! I've cried all the way through your thread, and now I'm so excited for the new arrival!

Wow! Crying buckets (literally) here for you and your family on your loss of dearest Max. What a cute little guy! He will be in all your hearts forever. Best of luck and much happiness to come with the new pup. If you want help with posting his pic, email it to me. Let me know so I can send you my email address.

Yes that would be great. Thank you!

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