Lost our beloved Bulldog
Submitted by kathyflores on April 23, 2012 - 8:54pmHi Everyone ,
We lost our bulldog sammy over this past weekend, he was 9 1/2 years old , we also have a female thats about the same age .
We got them both when they were babies.
Now, we are seeing that shes not wanting to eat and thats not like her to not want to eat.
We are concern that she knows he's gone , and that shes depress about it.
My question is , what should we do ? do we look into buy another Bulldog ?
Has anyone been though this ?
We are so heart broken over the lost of Sammy just don't know what to do .=(
thank you
Kathy
Sorry for your loss
I have read that other animals in the house will also grieve with a loss. Give her extra loving and some time to heal. You are in my thoughts.
Sarah
i am so sorry ...
about your loss. I know its hard. When Kibbys best friend gabby died last Nov, Kibby was pretty shaken as well. Our world had exploded because they did everything , eveything together, eat, sleep, walk, play, everything. They had been together all of Kibby's life (7yrs- gabby was 15) . Kibby got a little shy and kinda lost her confindence. We tried to give Kibby alot of extra love and we kept taking her out to places with other dogs or even with just us to go eat dinner so she wouldn't have to be home alone. Kibby never really paid much attention to any other dog other then gabby, plus we werent sure if we should get another dog since kibby was going to start to enter her golden years soon. But when we baby sat a friends dog for them when they went out of town, kibby finally seemed interested for once. Like she would try to sniff and have conversation with the other dog.. so right at that point, I knew she was ready. We literally went online and found a new rescue within the next couple of days. I did some research and I looked for an older dog, so kibby wouldnt be bothered but would have companionship, and I tried to find someone with a similar story or someone with the same if not lower amount of energy so then the transition would be easier and not difficult for kibby and us. So after reading about 100 different descriptions and stories on rescue dogs... we found Copper, the beagle mix, who's sister got adopted without her... so after about 2 weeks they were comfortable together, and kibby was more back to her normal self. Now, that I think about it... maybe I shouldve got her another friend sooner then I did (it was 4 months of thinking about it).. I figure if kibby has only known her whole life with another animal, then it would be harder for her to figure out how to live the rest of her life without one , rather then just getting another one to help fill the void.
but one recommendation though... walk and test out the dog,let your dog meet the dog, to know for sure if its a good match.. dont be afraid to give back the foster dog after a two week trial period... you want to make your baby's life easier, not harder. try the bulldog rescue group in your area.. or look up rescuebulldogs.org... there are plenty on there .. or look on petfinder to find a suitable match for your baby. good luck! Here is kibby's new friend copper, the beagle mix!
sincerely, christine
Thank you Christine
Your Bullodog likes just like our beloved Sammy !!!
We have been really been babying Roxy , i took her for a walk and she seems to being doing okay , she eating a little bit , shes still looking for Sammy and she looks at me with these sad eyes . as shes telling me "wheres my friend " .And i start to get teary eye. I don't want her to know that im too but i know they can sense it.
I was thinking for getting a puppy but, shes up their in age as well so maybe seeing about getting a rescue dog around her age. Sammy was 91/2 years old and Roxy is like 1 mo younger and i don't want to go though the lost again.
Kathy
your welcome.... I know its hard but
you have to think about it like this.... no matter what we know that these bullies or any dogs will expire , usually 9-12-15 yrs or whatever... and unfortunately, you will get use to letting them go because you just know that its time. When I first lost my beloved german shepard , who was 15 , I thought I was going to die, and that there was no way to survive the pain. But about a week later , we got our ladies , kibby and gabby, from the shelter of all places- yes, my bully cost me $35 dollars only! kibby was 5 and gabby was already 12- we knew we only had a limited amount of time with gabby, but it was totally worth it. They had to be adopted together because their original mommy had past away. Gabby was the sweetest, bestest dog in the world, and then when she passed, we thought we were going to die again, but it was a little bit easier since we knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Now we have Copper, she is 6 already and should hopefully live to 12-15 yrs old.. now , I know kibby will be the next to go... and I know it will suck, but its just a part of life. maybe after she goes, I will get another bully.. we will see...
I guess what I am trying to say is that , death is just a part of life.. and if you are super dog people and plan to always have a dog or dogs in your life, you can kinda calculate out , how many lives you will save in your life time by rescuing someone else everytime one of yours passes away. I know it may sound weird , but it is easier to "stagger' your dogs by age, so don't necessarily rescue someone who is already 12 if you can't handle it,.. but if you got someone who was 5-6-7 or even 8 , you will still get a lot of love and life out of them. The rescues are just sitting there waiting for people like you. Puppies are too much work for my taste. I like dogs who are already trained with personalities that I can kinda pick out for my lifestyle already.
There are some really sweet looking bullies on the rescue page- go check them out! Bullies need special bully owners who know and understand their needs already.. good luck and remember that they are waiting for you to help change their lives! :)
sincerely, christine
I am terribly sorry to hear this.
My condolences to you and yours.
She is feeling the loss as much as you are. A little extra love, time and care and she will get through this time. A new friend might help some. I have done that and it has worked well.
Amy and Sophia
oh gosh...i'm sooo sorry for
oh gosh...i'm sooo sorry for your loss...(((hugs)))
So sorry for your loss!!! I don't have answers for your
questions about getting another companion, though. From everything I have read, they have to
go through mourning just like we do. I'm sure it's sooo hard to see her going through this, so
sorry!! Meaty and Sophie and I send (( HUGS )) and prayers that she'll start eating again and
be okay!!
Our sweet Archimedes "MEATY" Bones (or as we say...boneSHHH!) ---born 11/28/08---- our first bullllyyyy!!!
And SOPHIE Bubbles *Rapscallion* (LOL!) ---born 4/3/11----our second bulllllyyyy!!!!
So sorry for your loss!!! I don't have answers for your
questions about getting another companion, though. From everything I have read, they have to
go through mourning just like we do. I'm sure it's sooo hard to see her going through this, so
sorry!! Meaty and Sophie and I send (( HUGS )) and prayers that she'll start eating again and
be okay!!
Our sweet Archimedes "MEATY" Bones (or as we say...boneSHHH!) ---born 11/28/08---- our first bullllyyyy!!!
And SOPHIE Bubbles *Rapscallion* (LOL!) ---born 4/3/11----our second bulllllyyyy!!!!
So sorry.
Very sorry for the loss of your dear Bulldog. You have my sincere sympathy.