hi
i'm a newbie.
was at selby on monday showing my lurcher and overheard 2 irish men talking about journey home on ferry.
i didn't have a clue who you were.
but after logging on today and seeing pics of my dogs by the lurcher ring, i put 2 and 2 together and realised you were STORMYDOG and read about a portrait of storm.
i didn't know who storm was so had a look back in archive posts to read his story.
how sad and how sorry i am.
it reminded me so much of my 14 year old bedlington.
she was a rescue dog that had alot of problems and she never left my side.
after spending time in the vets, she was allowed home but woke up the next morning and decided that 'this piano didn't want to play no more'.
i was devastated and heart broken.
its also good to read that you are so honest to admit you had a good old cry.
i'm not ashamed to admit it to anyone that i did and it took me along time to get over her.
on xmas morning somebody presented me with a framed photo of skye, thinking they were doing right but i just burst into tears in front of everyone.
people say you are a bigger man if you do show your emotions???!!!
its took me along time to get my head round it and i can now bear to look at photos of her without crying.
dogs are good when you've got them but there comes a point in life when you've got to prepare yourself for the worst.
i have 4 dogs and she was my 1st loss, i always said i dread the day anything ever happens to my dogs.
now she sits pride of place on the fireplace with her collar and rosettes, and i still talk to her.
in fact its quite upsetting writing this.
so i think its time to go.
just thought i'd share my story.
one thing that impressed me most was you admitting to everyone you cried.
RIP STORM
and RIP SKYE
hope you've met each other up at rainbow bridge and storm, i hope your looking after skye as she needs alot of looking after.
matthew
i'm a newbie.
was at selby on monday showing my lurcher and overheard 2 irish men talking about journey home on ferry.
i didn't have a clue who you were.
but after logging on today and seeing pics of my dogs by the lurcher ring, i put 2 and 2 together and realised you were STORMYDOG and read about a portrait of storm.
i didn't know who storm was so had a look back in archive posts to read his story.
how sad and how sorry i am.
it reminded me so much of my 14 year old bedlington.
she was a rescue dog that had alot of problems and she never left my side.
after spending time in the vets, she was allowed home but woke up the next morning and decided that 'this piano didn't want to play no more'.
i was devastated and heart broken.
its also good to read that you are so honest to admit you had a good old cry.
i'm not ashamed to admit it to anyone that i did and it took me along time to get over her.
on xmas morning somebody presented me with a framed photo of skye, thinking they were doing right but i just burst into tears in front of everyone.
people say you are a bigger man if you do show your emotions???!!!
its took me along time to get my head round it and i can now bear to look at photos of her without crying.
dogs are good when you've got them but there comes a point in life when you've got to prepare yourself for the worst.
i have 4 dogs and she was my 1st loss, i always said i dread the day anything ever happens to my dogs.
now she sits pride of place on the fireplace with her collar and rosettes, and i still talk to her.
in fact its quite upsetting writing this.
so i think its time to go.
just thought i'd share my story.
one thing that impressed me most was you admitting to everyone you cried.
RIP STORM
and RIP SKYE
hope you've met each other up at rainbow bridge and storm, i hope your looking after skye as she needs alot of looking after.
matthew
youre obviously a real animal lover and miss your old dog a great deal.(ive got tears in my eyes here reading this as it brings back memories of some of my oldies who are no longer with me)John's dog Storm battled for quite a while and John stood shoulder to shoulder with him all the time.but the end came as it does for all of us and in the end John knew it was time to let him go.its the last favour we can do for our dogs,not to let them suffer and to give them a dignified release when the time comes.im sure John shed many tears over Storm and im sure he wasnt alone at the time as i know quite a few folk on here cried tears at the sad news hed lost his last battle. 
