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Over the
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Remember a Friend
Name a rose after your lost
dog.
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Agility is the ultimate partnership
between dog and handler. It's a pastime and an obsession that takes time and devotion. We
are all part of a family that enjoys one of the most fun sports ever. The loss of just
one team member saddens us all. Take a minute to reflect and celebrate the lives of the
dogs and people who have left us.
If you would like to commemorate
your agility dog whether it be a Crufts winner or family pet, send your tribute along
with a photo of your friend to
Agilitynet.
You can also get help from The
Pet Bereavement Support Service operated by The
Blue Cross via the Society of Companion Animal Studies
(SCAS) website.
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about PBSS...) |
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JANUARY 2009 >
JACK TRONIC
'Jack'
February 1999 to January 2009
Lived for Love, died in the arms of his Mum
aged nearly 10.
Jack was a much loved rescue dog who gave us seven and a
half years of his ten before succumbing to the venom from a Snake Bite incurred on a New Year
walk in the Hatta Mountains. Even to his last day, he was protecting those who loved him. The
two girls walking with me could so easily have been bitten, but Jack took the bite without any
of us knowing the snake was there. He succumbed within 12 hours of the bite, peacefully in my
arms, at home.
He will be loved for ever and missed for
ever
My angel sent to me and taken back to his friends over the Rainbow Bridge
At peace forever.
Goodbye, my shadow.
A light has gone out in our home but shined so brightly for us all.
Debbie, Carl, Jenson & Natasha Jones (Wyre Agility,
now in Dubai)
| When an animal dies that has been especially close to
someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our
special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and
sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable
All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and vigour; those
who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our
dreams of days and times gone by
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone
very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the
day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent;
his eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the
green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet. You cling
together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face;
your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of
your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together...
Author Unknown |
*Just This Side of Heaven is a Place Called Rainbow
Bridge
Petloss.com, is a gentle and compassionate website for pet
lovers who are grieving over the death of a pet or an ill pet. Here you will find personal
support, thoughtful advice, The Pets Candle Ceremony, Tribute Pages, healing poetry like
Rainbow Bridge and much more.
http://www.petloss.com/
Grief is the normal response to any
important loss in life. Psychologists have long recognized that the grief suffered by pet
owners after their pet dies is the same as that experienced after the death of a person. The
death of a pet means the loss of a non-judgmental love source. Given time, healing will occur,
but in the meantime give yourself permission to grieve - only you know what your pet meant to
you - and surround yourself with people who understand your loss. If you've recently lost your
'best friend.' you can express your feelings with a tribute on
Agilitynet. You are not alone.
Rainbow Bridge: Donald Vann
More
about the The Pet Bereavement Support Service
PBSS is available from The Blue Cross website
and via the Society of Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) website
where they have a memorial site. You can download leaflets for adults and children. The
children's leaflet is very good and practical and I have handed it out to teachers and parents
of children at the school I work in (Special Needs). The help line no. is tel. 0800 096 6606.
The service is also supported by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, so
it is a 'professional' setup. There is a course that one can do to become a bereavement
counsellor too. Fiona Thompson
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