Bagel - Beagle/Bassett - Bagel has gone to heaven

[Trish]

Awww that is so sweet cuddling up together. I think it is lovely the condo guy prays over her :) Wishing you many more peaceful days wtih your gorgeous Bagel :)
Hugs xx

[molly muffin]

Love the cuddle time too!
Hoping you have some very good days and much more cuddle time.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[gummysmurf]

Hi Bagel's mom - just checking in to see how things are going. Your posts tugged at my heart - similar things going on at my end. It's bittersweet isn't it, spending the precious days with your pup. You and Bagel are in my thoughts!

[molly muffin]

Merry Christmas to you and Bagel. I hope you are having lots of cuddle time!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[Bagel's Mom]

Very good Christmas!! Bagel is hanging in quite well..Eating her porkchops and stew beef...sleeping lots but restful and comfy...She had a great visit with my brother and my son and I feel good that she WILL see her 13th birthday next week on the 31st!!
My Miracle baby...

Sande

[frijole]

Wonderful news. Keep spoiling our furry friend mom. You are doing a great job. Hugs to you both. Kim

[addy]

awww a New Year Eve pup, cool:):):):):):)

Keep up the good work.

[mytil]

Sande,

That is FANTASTIC - you go Bagel girl. :D

Terry

[molly muffin]

Great to read your post and see that Bagel and you had a good Christmas. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[Trish]

Hi Sande
Loved reading your post too, loving times for you both xx

[Tina]

Hi Sande,
So happy to read that Bagel is hanging in there and that you had a good Christmas with her. I hope her birthday was equally good and that you enjoyed her day! Blessings to you and your family in the new year, and many more happy days with your baby.

Hugs,

Tina and Jasper

[Bagel's Mom]

She is great! Her birthday was a spoling day of course complete with a ride in her dog buggy in the 36 degree COLD and some Frosty Paws Ice cream!
She is having great days and a fabulous appetite of pork chops or boiled chicken! BLESSED and thankful for each day...
Sande

[Squirt's Mom]

WOOHOO!!! Love reading this update!

[molly muffin]

Wonderful news!! Yay Bagel!

Happy New Year Sande!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[Tina]

Oh my gosh yes, such wonderful news!! So happy for you Sande! :D
Hugs to you and Bagel...

[Bagel's Mom]

Ordered her SECOND bottle of those herbs, FOUR MARVELS...

I am a believer in homeopathic!!

My son is on his weay back to South Korea and i am sooo glad to have my Bagel here today to comfort me!!

She is snoring and her chicken is cooking...

THANKFUL for a fabulous Christmas, birthday, and HER 13th birthday!!

sande

[molly muffin]

yay, I'm glad that Bagel is doing so well and that you are having some quality time together. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[Squirt's Mom]

:D:D Happy 13th Birthday, Bagel!! :D:D

[Boriss McCall]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bagel!! Glad Bagel is feeling good.

[milosmom]

wishing bagel the happiest of birthdays !!! patty(milo)meka.i have been reading your posts.thank you for sharing all the tears and smiles as we all will with you ...xoxox

[molly muffin]

Dang I forgot to add the Happy Birthday greetings to Bagel!

Happy Birthday Bagel! May you have many yummy pork chops coming your way!

[Harley PoMMom]

Happy 13th Birthday, Bagel!!

[Bagel's Mom]

Well... she was doing so well with the cancer- until friday night and she started shutting down...I refuse to let her suffer like my last Beagle did because I waited...Saturday her back legs wouldn't work and she panted all weekend from the glands in her throat growing...She wouldn't eat either...

so I called her Vet..He has been her Vet for 13 yrs...He came over this afternoon....We sat in the floor over her and chatted about her and all her issues...

Back surgery at 4..Cushings 4 years...diabetic 3.5 years.....blind this summer..not to mention bladder stones and other doggie problems...and the lymphosarcoma diagnosed in NOV and they said a few weeks!!!!!

She blessed my life...and she knew how blessed SHE was too...

so many kind words from folks all day....
I am exhausted and emotionally drained..She slept most of the day so I layed down with her a lot..I cried til there were no more tears....
She was my miracle baby....and she made it perfectly through Christmas with no issues and the visits from my son and brother...and her 13th birthday..
I am grateful....but lost.... and too tired to write now....
Sande

[molly muffin]

Oh Sande :( I am so sorry.
I am very glad that you had such a good holiday with her and with everyone there she got to be with her family during a very happy time.

Fly free precious Bagel.

love and hugs to you Sande,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[frijole]

Wow Bagel proved alot of folks wrong by hanging in there and fighting as long as she did. What a journey you have both been on. While you are left with memories of wonderful times - Bagel is now running free of pain and no doubt can now see the bridge and all our babies have welcomed her with open arms. I am so sorry for your loss. Bagel dear angel we will all miss you. Love, Kim

[Boriss McCall]

Sande,

I am so sorry for your loss. Bagel WAS a blessing for sure. I am glad you had the holidays to spend with her & your family.
Rest in Peace sweet Bagel

Tight Hugs..

[Harley PoMMom]

Oh Sande,

I am so sorry for your loss and will be keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Godspeed sweet Bagel

With Heartfelt Sympathy,
Lori

[Tina]

Sande, I am so sorry for the loss of your precious Bagel. How beautiful that she did so well through the holidays, and her Birthday. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

[addy]

I am so sorry. It is so hard even when we think we are prepared.

Fly free Bagel.

[Sabre's Mum]

Dear Sande

I am so sorry for your loss. Your dearest Bagel is now running free. My thoughts are with you.

Hugs
Angela and Flynn

[Squirt's Mom]

Dear Sande,

It's like losing a dear friend to wake up and read this today. No matter I knew it was coming, that this battle could not be won, it still hurts so much. You and Bagel have been part of this family for about as long as Squirt and I; your posts, her stories, ones I always looked forward to seeing. And I though I have already cried for you both from the time of her diagnosis, this morning the tears are hot and fresh once again.

You are so right - you and Bagel are both so very blessed to have had each other. It was obvious in every word you wrote. I am ever so glad she made that 13th birthday; it's just a number, but I understand so well what it meant to reach it, that to you it is much, much more than "just a number".

Bagel is strong and full of energy today, just as she used to be. Her weak and debilitated body has been replaced with an eternal Form that knows no pain, sorrow, or fear. Bagel will always love you, always remember her life here with you. She will always be by your side, in your Heart, in your Soul.

Our deepest sympathies,
Leslie, Squirt, Trinket, Brick, Sophie and our Angels, Ruby, Crystal, and Tasha


May you know that absence is full

Of tender presence and that

Nothing is ever lost or forgotten.

May the absences in your life be full of eternal echo.

May you sense around you the secret

Elsewhere which holds the presences

That have left your life.

May you be generous in your embrace of loss.

May the sore of your grief turn into a well

Of seamless presence.

May your compassion reach out to the ones

We never hear from and may you have

The courage to speak out for the excluded ones.

May you become the gracious

And passionate subject of your own life.

May you not disrespect your mystery

Through brittle words or false belonging.

May you be embraced by God in whom

Dawn and twilight are one and may

Your longing inhabit its deepest dreams

Within the shelter of the Great Belonging.

From John O’Donohue’s Eternal Echoes-Exploring our Hunger to Belong

[bgdavis]

I'm so sorry to read of Bagel's passing so soon after her 13th. birthday. It takes a special kind of love to release a friend from pain. You gave her that special gift and a ton of love.

Hugs,
Bonnie and Angel Criss Ann

[gummysmurf]

Very sorry to hear about Bagel's passing... I know that you are physically and emotionally wiped out and simply trying to make it through the minutes of the day. Be good to yourself, and let yourself feel and mourn. I went to pet loss group therapy the other day, and the one thing I took away from it is that we need to be good to ourselves during the time we grieve.

From my perspective, I'm a bit in awe - 13 wonderful years! Lucky Bagel to be so loved, and to have a mom like you!

[SoggyDoggy]

Sande,

While I didn't get to "know" Bagel, she sounded like a real trouper! I'm so sorry to hear of the loss, so soon after the "happy heart" too. Remember the good times and know that she is now a free spirit, no more sickness or pain, running with all of the friends she made over 13 glorious years.

Big hugs

Naomi and Fraser

[BestBuddy]

Dear Sande,

Unconditional love is letting them go when it is time. It doesn't make it any easier knowing you have done the right thing. I am so sorry and I know you are hurting.

Fly free Bagel

Jenny

[NoonelovesmelikeNorman]

Dear Sande, I am sorry to hear of the loss of Bagel your beloved Beagle Bassett. RIP Bagel and Celebrate 13 years of love with all the other dogs in heaven. Preayer for comfort and peace to you and your family over the days and weeks.

Peace, Love and (((Hugs)))

Sharon

[mcdavis]

Sande,
so very sorry to hear about Bagel's passing. Know that we are thinking of you and Bagel - it sounds like you have many happy memories from your 13 years together.
Christine

[apollo6]

I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your brave sweet Bagel. It is always to soon. The loss is overwhelming. May you be infolded in love. And may Bagel now be at peace.
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo

[Cyn719]

So sorry about Bagel... I lost my Penny just before she was 13.....I miss her everyday ...but have beautiful memories to hold on to as you do...support strength love and hugs. Cindy and bailey xoxo

[Bagel's Mom]

Thank you all for your kind and tender words..They make me smile over this pain...
She was blessed and she blessed my life every day..

Silly unknowing children kept me going yesterday at school, but grownups made me run because their tender smiles opened the floodgates...

I told the third graders at the end of the day and their little hearts were weeping...I showed a science movie so the room could be dark...

Again, thank you...

[infoviewer]

So sorry for your loss and how blessed you and Bagel were to have each other 13 years. Fly free sweet Bagel. Love, JoAnne

[Squirt's Mom]

Hi Sande,

Sharing your loss with your kids is so touching and something I feel is a good thing. So often these days it seems our children are removed, disconnected, from the world around them, the IRL stuff. ;) Not only do they spend an exorbitant amount of time with gadgets, today's adults often seem to feel we must hide our emotions, keep a lid on them, in front of the kids. Actions like yours help those tender little hearts know what it's like to feel such depth of love for another being, regardless of the species, and will help open their eyes to the life around them. You are amazing, you know. And I have no doubt that Bagel was sitting right there in that classroom with you and all those children who's hearts were weeping along with yours. I hope you could feel her soothing love flowing back to you all.

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

[Bagel's Mom]

Thanks so much, Leslie...

I appreciate those kind words...I so agree...We are so wrapped up in Common Core Essentials and the reason I became a teacher is gone the way of the horse and buggy..
There is no room or time in the "powers that be"'s world for nurturing, laughter, creativity, and fun...It's drill drill drill for those almighty scores no matter what...

I still manage to do what I do best, NURTURE and have FUN but it's a dying art. I love technology but it has taken community building and relationships out of the picture...

This week is dark and rainy and the realization that my long velvet-eared snuggly babydog is gone, is coming to take the place of my numbness....
My condo is so quiet and my poor cat has thrown up every morning. She is not a lap kitty or very touchy at all..I had a bedtime meltdown last night bad...Bagel had started climbing up her ramp and sleeping on the pillow next to me the last few weeks..

Nothing can take her place or come into my heart now...I think I am going to join the Y earlier than planned so I can just go walk all this extra time away..I had such a routine of meds and procedures and now I just sit and half listen to mindless Tv...

One of my teacher friends whose dog had been going through cancer since last spring had NO CLUE Monday cause I didn't go tell her..
Tuesday morning she texted me that she had lost her baby the night before- in her arms.. and for me to hug my baby tight..

I texted her back and I guess we cried and texted for a long time.
She didn't come to school so we continued when i could..

I guess we are bad company for each other if we want to hold it together at all!!

Thanks to you and all- and we all know what this is like or we pray for those who will experience it.
I have nothing but gratitude that she had 13 most spoiled years and as pain free as she could be always! Most grateful that we had our Christmas with our guys here and she waited til my son got back safely to South Korea and settled back in before she had any issues...'
Thanks again,
Sande

[Bo's Mom]

I am so terribly sorry to read about Bagel's passing. I am just now reading your post and please know we are sending prayers to you and your family as you all heal from such pain of losing a beloved pet.

[addy]

Oh Sandy,

I am so glad you had Christmas with Bagel and I also have to tell you I think teachers are underrated and don't get enough credit. We have more than a few members in that profession.

Joining the Y sounds like a good idea. I know when Terry and Sonja lost their babies, they both signed up for exercise classes. Maybe it will help the endorphins kick in. I am not sure if I spelled that right. I don't want to get a "c' on my post;);):)

Bagel will be in your heart forever and will live on here forever. Maybe Bagel's journey will help another dog and think of what a wonderful legacy for Bagel that will be.

((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))

[Bagel's Mom]

Thank you, ladies...

Today we are out of school for a little snow and ice in the South..I am glad to be where I can just emote...but also lost in this huge vacuum of void..

I have lost pets before- and when my Barney beagle went to Heaven years ago, I had Bagel and we mourned and hugged ourselves to sleep together...She mourned for two weeks or more herself...

I KNOW people mean well..and maybe for some people it is a comfort, but I want to scream every time someone asks me ON THE FOURTH DAY OF MOURNING if I am going to get another one- like I lost a toy or something...

She was with me every single day and physically so- I petted and held and massaged her old bones and took her blood glucose and gave her shots and hid pills in peanut butter and took her out every single day in her dog buggy for a couple of miles all summer and then on weekends and after school a lot....

Of course I still hear her and think she's coming around the corner at 5:30 AM and 4 PM cause my girl loved to eat!!

My cat has thrown up every day- stays upstairs mostly, and was never a lap kitty...

I may get a stuffed animal to hug to sleep...but the thought of a new dog on my fourth day is so insensitive to her memory and makes me react emotionally..

Yep..glad for this snowday... and the Holiday on Monday....
I just want to coccoon and try to heal...
so glad for all of you who KNOW....

Sande

[addy]

I know, when we lost our office cat (who was a very special kitty to me, long story) my boss went out the next week and brought me a kitten, I saw the kitten and burst into tears. He meant well. I just wasnt ready.

Ice and snow in the South, stay indoors:):)

The pain and loss is so raw and new for you. I wish I could make it better.

[scoora]

Sande-Hugs to you. Sorry for the loss of your sweet Bagel. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

[molly muffin]

Hi Sande,

It was just over a year for me after my golden Tasha passed on before we got Molly. I think it's like grief, it's just different for everyone and when or if that will happen for them again. I do think 4 days is pushing it though. They probably think it will make you feel better, although I don't know why that would be, but who knows what others are thinking.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

[Bagel's Mom]

thanks all...

I am a little bit getting use to the quiet, the lack of routine (and we sure had one) and the lack of rugs and gates..Mostly I miss putting my face in that warm snuggly neck and long velvet ears that were a large part of each day. I try to understand people who seem to need to ask about a new one now, thinking it will ease my pain....I tell them, no- I don't want a dog..I want my sweet Bagel...
as my teacher friend, who experienced this one day after I did, put it-
I don't think I can go through this horrendous pain again....
My cat still misses her and has become a little more touchable- she sleeps at the foot of my bed now...So having her is better than nothing- I just wish she were a snuggly lap kitty...
Oh well..I don't like the passing time- I don't want to forget anything about her...
but I do want to get to where I can reference or say her name without tears..
arghhhh