I had to take my Wolfie in to the vet yesterday.

[polly7]

He stopped eating, so he'd been at the vet's for eight days of the last two weeks for tests and IV fluids. I was told there was nothing they could do without making him suffer through a surgery he probably wouldn't survive, and to bring him home for a few days. Early yesterday morning he tried to jump back up on my bed but was too weak, and fell. His eyes were still bright and his tail wagged, he insisted on going outside every few minutes to the bathroom .. he didn't seem to think he was sick, he never showed any sign of pain, he just didn't eat ... but he was so weak and thin he started to stumble when he walked. Wolfie saved my life after my Dad killed himself, I know this. For weeks he followed my every step and would just sit there, watching me. If I cried he was there in seconds with his head on my lap, or licking my face. I'd wake up to see him laying on the bed beside me, just watching, with those beautiful, sad eyes. I don't know what I'll do without him, but I'll always be grateful for the short time I got to share this world with such a beautiful soul ... and he really, truly was.



This is a picture taken as he was watching over my cousin, who was sick with migraines while we were camping this summer at a reunion. Wolfie didn't know her, but jumped up on the bed to watch over her. He stayed there for hours, even as I had to leave to take care of the kids' races. I'm sure if he'd have been able to use a stethoscope and BP cuff he'd have done it.
He was a hilarious dog as well as a wise one. He'd been adopted as a puppy by a household of university students who taught him dozens of tricks. One of which was to bark loudly at knocking at the door until he was told the words to stop ...... which happened to be f* off! He never forgot that trick. It was a little embarrassing for me to explain to visitors why I was swearing behind the door ... especially when his hearing started to get bad and I had to yell it. He lived with the last of these students until Mick married and had children, and his wife didn't want a large dog around their babies. At 12, Mick was told Wolfie probably wasn't adoptable and would probably be put down. That's when I was asked to take him ... Mick was nearly inconsolable as he left ... I got to know within minutes just why they had all loved him so much. He was an amazing dog. Until very late in his illness, he still had the energy of a puppy. He'd race around the yard with his fetch toys until I'd have to stop him, afraid he'd collapse. He'd see me getting my shoes on to go out and be waiting at the door, with his tail wagging and eyes bright knowing we were about to go for a car ride, his favourite thing of all. My heart is broken, but it helps to tell you about him. I just pray he's in a wonderful place.

[hobbit709]

1. So sorry. R.I.P. Wolfie

Pretty dog.
I love the story about how to stop his barking.

[HappyMe]

2. Rest in peace, sweet Wolfie.

:hug:

[Phentex]

3. So adorable...

I'm so sorry. I know how much it hurts.

:hug:

[marzipanni]

4. Sweet Wolfie

He sounds like a dear dog and quite a character. Your post in his memory made me cry and laugh.
I know how it is to have a caring dog, a couple of months or ago my Sally spent most of two days on my bed while I slept off the flu.

:hug:

"If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went."

- Attributed to Will Rogers

"You think there will not be dogs in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us."

- Robert Louis Stevenson

[PassingFair]

5. So sorry. He looks like a cutie.

Going through this now with my oldest Corgi.

Brought him home from the vet as a "ticking time bomb"
on Nov. 12....he's still with us!

[City Lights]

6. So sorry for your loss, polly7.

:hug: Cherish your memories. He was adorable. :cry:

[Bossy Monkey]

7. Clearly a great one. So sorry for your loss,

but happy for you that you got to share what time you had.

[polly7]

8. Thanks you guys.

I appreciate all your kind words. It's so hard ... They really are our best friends, aren't they? I wish you well with all of yours.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. I'm so very sorry! It's so hard to lose a fur-baby. *hugs*

[WillParkinson]

10. He's a beautiful pup and...

You're a beautiful person. You totally deserved each other. :)

[polly7]

11. Thank you too GreenParyVoter and WillParkinson.

You've all helped make me feel better. This is such a good place.

[warrior1]

12. Thank you for sharing his story

He had a beautiful and thoughtful face. Rest in peace.

[RebelOne]

13. I feel your pain. It is so hard to lose a beloved family member,

which is what I consider dogs. I had to send my Rottweiler to doggie heaven in July 2010. She had bone and liver cancer and at the end could barely walk. She was almost 13 years old. I am still grieving becauae I have her ashes, and everytime I see the urn I feel sad.

You can take comfort in knowing that you gave Wolfie a good home in his last years.

[trof]

14. That's a beautiful story Polly.

Losing a beloved pet friend is just as hard as losing a close family member.
You did a wonderful thing by taking him in for his last days and I know he repaid your kindness many times over.
:hug:

[hedgehog]

15. Good-by to a good dog!

[Skittles]

16. .

:cry:

Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you.....
I loved you so --
'twas Heaven here with you.

--by Ilsa Paschal Richardson

[applegrove]

17. He sounds like a fantastic pup. Sorry for your loss.

[TuxedoKat]

18. Ah so sorry

for the loss of your beloved Wolfie. He must have been an amazing dog to live with. May you find some comfort in your wonderful memories of him. (((HUGS)))

[polly7]

19. Thank you again. It really has helped get through this day.

[rurallib]

20. !!

:cry:

here's hopes that he will always be in your memory.

[emilyg]

21. I am so sorry.

[Pool Hall Ace]

22. That face; how sweet.

How can anyone say that our pets do not go to heaven? They show us a bit of heaven here first. :hug:

[Tikki]

23. Big hugs for you and all those who were..

touched by this sweet one's love and attention.

Wolfie is truly in that special place doggies go to for their
reward and he is in a special place, also, in your heart.


Tikki

[Marrah_G]

24. I'm so sorry for your loss

What an adorable pup.

[livetohike]

25. I'm so sorry polly7

:hug: Thank you for the beautiful tribute to Wolfie. You captured his personality perfectly and his pictures are bringing me to tears....what a sweet guy.

I hope all your good memories of Wolfie's life will help ease the sadness of his final illness. He was as lucky to have you in his life as you were to have him :hug:.

[Hotler]

26. They say dogs don't go to heaven. When I die...

I want go where they go. Sorry for your loss. RIP Wolfie