Schu Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 My Name is Newman... My Father let me pick my own name by trying/calling me by many names until I really found one I really liked... Newman. I looked at my father with great interest when he called me by my new name. I like selfies and posing for photos... I also really really liked playing in the snow... More selfies! Flower time! School Girl Pose! My Dad says I had eyes like Paul Newman... My Mom loves me so much she leaves me with lipstick everyday before work... My dad commissioned a painting of my favorite Selfie... After 15 years of traveling in the USA and a really wonderful home life... I started to feel a little sick. I tried my best to stay brave for my mom and dad, trying with great strength to walk and pretend everything was normal... but everything wasn't normal, my poor body started letting me down. Last Sunday I spent HOURS and HOURS sleeping outside under a beautiful tree in our front yard... my dad by my side watching me with love. Sunday night I ate a really great rib eye dinner cooked by my dad... Monday morning, my Mom and Dad took me to the wonderful veterinarian by our home for a visit... I could barely hold my head up to see. I was so very tired and sick... I could not smile. It's okay daddy... please be strong... I just want to sleep. my wonderful mom gave me one last kiss, and you know what... ALL DOGS DO INDEED GO TO HEAVEN! 2 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 So sorry Schu. I can tell you both gave Newman a great life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted October 10, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 10, 2018 Dang, I started crying half way down. That dog was LOVED! I'm so very sorry. Been there, and there is just nothing to say, except what someone on here told me one time, when the time is right, go adopt another one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 My condolences Schu. It is hard to loose a pet/family member. My wife couldn't even go with me to the vet when we went thru this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 So sorry, man. Total bummer. No words can do any justice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thank you folks for the beautiful words and thoughts... my wife and I do not have children, so Newman really was our child. I need to assemble a thread to try and help me heal be cause the greif has been completely unbearable. I wish science could figure out why dogs can not live longer. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted October 10, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Schu said: Thank you folks for the beautiful words and thoughts... my wife and I do not have children, so Newman really was our child. I need to assemble a thread to try and help me heal be cause the greif has been completely unbearable It will help, trust me. It helped us tremendously. You will always have this thread, and sharing your memories is a good thing. I think Newman and Malcolm would have been great buds. I hope they are in heaven in a closet of brand new "I only got to wear those once" designer shoes. Travis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 10, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 10, 2018 Very sorry to hear this. He was lucky to have you two, he was a family member and not a pet. He had a good life and was happy, this was because of you two, it's all we can do with people and pets. Sadly sometimes we don't have any good choices. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Sorry for your loss man. Wish you and the wife the best during this difficult time. That dog was clearly loved more than many. The memories will always stay with you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Soooooo sorry for you both. Newman had that "look" about him... You both know he'll be waiting on the other side of that bridge for you! Tail waggin and that look that only he had. You both hang tough! Again, sorry for your loss. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Oh man, this is a tough thread. I’ve had to put dogs down and it is not at all fun. Thank you for being there for Newman, even at the very end. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 So sorry for your loss........... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 You guys are awesome... thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Someone made a profound comment on here a while back about losing their best friend. A dog is in a fraction of our life, but we're in their whole life. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Sorry he's gone, Heartwarming Pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Oh, man, I'm so sorry for your loss. About a third of the way down, I had a feeling where that was going and I got teared up. I am kind of in that boat, too. I have two cats, brother and sister, that I got right after I moved to Denton, TX in the summer of 2003. They were the last two of the litter and they didn't want to separate them (of course). So, I took them both. 15-1/2 years later, both are on the end of their journey and really starting to show it. I'd always thought my long haired gray cat, Shadow, would live the longest but it now seems his sister might outlive him. It's so tough seeing our dearly loved pets get to this point and I dread that trip, once again, to my cousin who is a vet here in town. You want them to stay with you forever but you can't bear to see them suffer; it's just knowing that time when they can't make it anymore. I believe in my heart our animals want to stay here with us as long as they can and want to be with us at the end since we've been all they've ever known and have relied on. My thoughts and prayers are with you and tears in my eyes as I write this, Schu. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 So sorry for your loss Schu. But really cool how you named him, trying different names until he reacted to Newman. Cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksquared Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 So sorry to hear, but think of the wonderful life you gave to Newman! 1 hour ago, Ceptorman said: Someone made a profound comment on here a while back about losing their best friend. A dog is in a fraction of our life, but we're in their whole life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Terribly sorry for your loss Strength to you and your wife. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 This is tearjerking but appropriate. I have a dog now and am not looking forward to the day I have to make the same trip. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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