November 22, 2012 11:09 PM PST
Poor puppy. I know you're pain. I let my dog's out in the yard to do "their thing" one day, and the phone rang...
I was only on the phone for a minute, but in that short time, the dogs had run around to the front of the house. The older dog, my shepherd "Bandit", and the puppy, "Max", a mutt, who I had recently rescued from the Humane Society.
When I went to call them, out back, and they didn't respond, I raced to the front of the house, in time to see
Bandit, pulling Max's lifeless body, out of the middle of the road, onto the grass...
Bandit was just as mournful as I, and looked at me beseechingly! But there was nothing I could do.
Max was "gone". I was so upset, I called my husband at work, and he came home to comfort me, and to
bury the dog. I blamed myself, too, Jonesy, but death is a part of life. And it was just his time, is all.
Don't be too hard on yourself. It wasn't your fault, OK?
Ride Free
Tweek
November 22, 2012 11:15 PM PST
Without going into details I too lost a dog many many thanksgiving's ago for a similar reason. I still mourn her death at my negligence. You can bet that I NEVER let my dogs of the leash anywhere within the range of traffic.
Sad for you and your daughters loss.
November 23, 2012 1:18 PM PST
sorry for your loss... always hard. condolences on the loss of a beloved pet