Thursday, October 28, 2010.
The vet arrived earlier than planned - at 10:00 a.m. We had been saying our goodbye's to Buddy for days so we were almost ready. It was time to put him down. I had been looking for some type of sign this day to make me sure this was the time to do this. The sign came when I opened the door to let Buddy back into the house. He couldn't raise up his hind quarters and then started pooping, which then resulted in him pooping on himself. This was my sign.
We walked Buddy slowly down to the lake area. We laid down an old sleeping bag and got Buddy to lie down on it. Soon it was over and he was resting peacefully and then he fell asleep forever. We will miss him terribly.
They took him in the back of the vet's car back to their office where he will be cremated. We will then bury him in Door County by our other family's dogs. We have a little pet cemetery there and he will be laid to rest by all his former friends.
John took a walk with Senna. I went into the house and tried to pull myself together. The telephone rang a couple of times and they were work calls. I was forced to pull myself together and get back to normal life. It was difficult. Buddy had been my dog before I moved here/married John. He was a fabulous guard dog and playmate to my two kids at the time. I posted his last picture on Facebook for our customers/friends and notified my kids that he was gone. It was a very sad morning.
Around lunch time John, Dave and Jason moved some trees around, cut up some trees and pulled out Maple's pier. They got a lot of work done. I did some laundry and sewed a little. Sophia, Dave's daughter, came in with her little girl, Victoria. We visited and watched Shrek. We ate lunch and I made Jason and John some lunch too. Then Sophia and Jason were off to see if their power was back on at their place. It had been out for over 24 hours. I gave Sophia a change of clothes since she had slept at her dad's cabin last night because there wasn't any power at her place. She might be back tonight if the power isn't back on yet.
Later in the day I went into town to do some errands. I pulled out the other half of the dahlias from the church's garden. This has become my responsibility and probably always will be. Then I went to the grocery store and the library. I picked out two movies and then drove home. I made a very nice dinner and then John and I watched one of the movies. It was a difficult day, saying goodbye to Buddy, but life goes on.
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