I wish I could say today was better, it wasn’t. It was almost worse than the last two days. Today I felt regret and then I started researching about her cancer thinking I could have had more time, more days. I cried at random times all day. I am going to make her a shadow box. It will have photos, an empty roll of toilet paper…she LOVEd those. Also, I will make a plush toy and a plush carrots. Carrots were her favorite thing ever and she loved greeting me with toys. She would walk around everywhere with a toy in her mouth. I will also put some type of stone, I am not sure what yet, her collar, tag and a letter. I also found some of her hair today. I am also making a blurb book of her photos. I think it will be nice. I am also getting a tattoo of her name on my wrist. I am still making her apart of my project for fundraising. I think she would like that.
I was also inspired to make a mosiac or painting or maybe both. This woman makes amazing pieces of art, I think I might attempt to do something.
This is also my favorite shelter and they have a new website.
family dogs new life
My dogs have been super supportive and so good the last few days. Conrad slept by my head so I could hug him all night. Ansli stayed by my side all day as we just stayed in bed. Tomorrow I have to try and be human and a good mom. I will walk everyone in the morning. Even if i can’t manage to do anything else the rest of the day, I think walk will do us all good.
Hug your dogs today.
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Oh go for the tattoo too! I want to do that eventually, I have been trying to come up with something nice that represents my dogs, Im just lacking the creativity in that one.
There is a lady who makes necklaces and puts your dogs hair in them, I saw it in Bark Magazine, if interested let me know I send you the info. It was interesting, not sure if I would wear my dogs hair, but maybe.
Your days will get better. Just take as much time as you need to grieve. Just know the cancer was there and unfortunately its not so easy to know its there and not much we can do sometimes. She is no longer in pain and thats the most important thing.
I had a couple at the shelter today bringing donations, they go to Best Friends every year and stay at the cottages. Me and a group of friends have been talking about that for years, I could get lost hiking out there and would end up with a dog on the plane back to GA. I have to visit soon. Hope you have a good week in your new projects.
so cute about the carrots! loki was crazy for raspberries and home grown strawberries. she’d eat them off the vine.
terrah…you did all you could. and more. and she knew it, too.
i think the tattoo is a pretty cool idea.