Bali

[gavgav]

 

[pauldavid]

Thank you all for your kind words and thoughts, I know that we get over these things in time but it is very raw at the moment.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

At 6:10'this evening my black labrador Bali went to sleep for the final time.

You were the most wonderful loyal, protective, obediant dog with gentlest of natures and offered so much love over the last 11 years. I cried as I held you while you went to sleep and will cry myself to sleep tonight, life will never be the same without you and you are absolutely irreplaceable.

Rest in peace baby boy, I will always miss you.


I know this has nothing to do with cycling but needed to write it somewhere to make it feel like I've said it, or more importantly that he heard it.

@pauldavid

I feel your pain. It's a sad day when your dog is no longer with you.

I literally collapsed on the floor when we had to make the decision to PTS our gorgeous Weimaraner and I cried every day for around 13 months after his death - don't mind admitting it either.

I still feel the loss 5 years down the road and whilst the tears have gone I still miss him every day.

The only way I could rationalise his loss was to think that there was nothing I could do about him coming into the world and nothing I could do about him slipping out of the world.

But I sure as hell could do something about the time in between - and I did. He was properly exercised, fed, vetted, never beaten and was a fully paid up member of the family. I did the very best for him whilst he was with me and, as a loving 'owner', that's all you can ever do.

If, and I don't doubt you did, that's what you gave to Bali, then take comfort in the fact that that's about the best a dog can get in life.

Travel well Bali.

 

[Salad Dodger]

My sympathy to you, Paul.
6 years on, I still miss our dog.
Not having a dog now has enabled us to re-schedule our lives and to be able to go out, and stay out, without having to plan for "dog care", but that is a very small consolation....