Two years ago at 18:43 our beautiful girl Lilu crosses the doggie rainbow. We still miss her greatly as though it was yesterday. She will remain in our hearts forever.
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Goodbye FaceBook…
I had grown tied of Facebook some time ago, but kept it open due to the dog training as they only communicated via that and posted the classes and so called homework on it. So, as we no longer go to the training classes I decided to get rid of my account. I joined 12 years ago, and at the time I thought it was a great thing, however, over the years I have grown tied of it and with the data handling and general BS all over it I decided, enough was enough. Yesterday I dowloaded all 3558 photographs I had on it, and pressed the delete button, with no regrets.
Today I imported all the images into my iMac’s iPhoto, and it was nice seeing all the things I had done over the 12 years, and especially seeing photos of Lilu, from when she was young back in 2006 up to a few days before she passed away. Some of the photos I did not remember, so made me smile, and others that are very close to my heart. One of them I have added to this post from back in 2006. I have far to many ones that I am fond of, but this is one of my all time favourite photographs, so I hope you like it too.
Happy 17th Birthday Lilu
Today Lilu would have been 17 years old. We always took her to McDonalds for a cheeseburger (no onions of course) to celebrate, that and a lot of treats and toys. As my readers know, we lost Lilu just over a month ago. However, we decided to carry on with tradition and went to McDonalds, bought 2 cheeseburgers with no onions, one for Harper and the other as a symbol for Lilu. Even though she was not there in physical form, we hope that she was with us in spirit and enjoying her birthday.
Happy Birthday sweetie x
Best Friends…
As you will know, Lilu passed away on 27th September. Even though it is just under 4 weeks since her passing, it is still quite raw. M and I were looking at photos and videos of her the other day, both smiling and remembering the good times we had with her, and that she was such a happy little lady. Each week gets a little bit easier, but there is always a part of each week when something makes the loss of her feel as though it has just happened, and it is hard to fight back the tears. Last Friday when I was at the supermarket I saw a friend who works there, and it brought it all back as she was the first friend I saw after Lilu passing (Lilu passed Wednesday night, and I saw N on Friday), and she told how sorry she was and hugged me. Seeing her in the same place just made it all so raw again. Not that it was N’s fault, it just happened to be like going back in time. (Hope I am making sense.) Some friends do not understand these feelings as they say it is only a dog, but to us, she was part of our little family. I could cope happily with the loss of my human family as I am not that close to any of them, but our dogs are our life.
One who is missing Lilu is her best mate Harper. Harper came into our lives when she was 5 weeks old back in 2014. We went to a little place north of Preston and the lady had two puppies left, both identical, both pop bellied beauties. One was running about having a wild old time, and the other just sat watching the other, and came over to me sitting on the floor, plopped herself down next to me, stared at me, then waiting for a belly rub. Needless to say, that puppy was Harper-Lee, and she came home with us that evening. Lilu was a little “what fresh hell is this” as this tiny bundle ran about the house exploring. Lilu got into her bed which we put in the lounge whilst we were sat there, quickly followed by Harper, who snuggled in and fell fast asleep. From that point on they always snuggled in with each other. Lilu would mother her, lick her clean, play, and generally show her the ropes. For just over three years they were side by side, no matter where they were, or what they did.
Partners in Crime? Maybe. Best Friends? Definitely.
Goodbye
Come with me and rest in my arms,
Let me guide you, let me take you.
You’re in safe hands, I won’t let go,
No need to fret, just relax for a while.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
The end of the road is close at hand,
But fear not as I am taking you on a journey.
Let me take you to the rainbow base,
So you can scamper into a pain-free land.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
One last meal, so let’s make it good,
Fast food burgers with all the trimmings,
Your sister gets one, but the chocolates just for you
Take your time and enjoy the tastes.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
Sit a while and watch the sea flow,
My loving dog with little time to go.
Come with me for our last walk together,
We can take our time, that’s how you go.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
It’s time to go, so come with me,
One last car ride my beautiful girl.
Sit on the passenger seat next to me,
I’ll take my time and talk a while.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
We walk on in and the sadness builds,
I hide it now so you’re not scared.
The lady nods with a knowing smile,
It’s time my friend, the end is nigh.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
We settle down, all four of us,
Me, you, your sister and your other Dad.
The lady leaves to give us space,
We hug and kiss you for one last time.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
The moments come, a last goodbye,
All we can do is sit and cry.
The rainbow waits to take to far,
Away from us to a doggies land.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
Now your gone and free from pain,
An empty void begins to rein.
The picture we have will not bring you back,
Or your empty bed, or your toy sack.
I’ll keep you safe as I always have.
The memories we shared,
with the love that you gave,
Will help us through this difficult stage.
The pain will fade as the memories grow,
So keep us safe as you always do.
Mr Knitter 