My beloved Remo is gone

Remo · 06-18-2010, 07:58 AM

I can't even believe that I am writing this, but my Remo is gone. We lost him last night at the animal hospital - apparently he was full of cancer that had spread to his lungs so he was bleeding from inside and in total respiratory failure. He was (or seemed to be) perfectly fine down at the river on Saturday. You would have never guessed he was sick. He wasn't feeling chipper, or eating like he normally does earlier this week, but we thought it was either the heat, or the formula change to his dog food.

My heart is broken in two. He was my heart and soul. Anyone that ever met him knew how special my bond was with my crazy, giant, devoted dog. He always did anything I asked him to and then waited to see if I wanted him to do something else.

I did not have to step over him to get out of bed this morning. He didn't follow me into the bathroom. There is a huge hole in my heart and in this house and I feel so lost. He was the perfect doggie diplomat at so many VGSR events. He changed people's minds about German Shepherds. He let little kids climb all over him at the Super Pet Expo and tolerated sharing us with so many, many foster dogs for his entire, all too short, life. My boy was only six years old. Six - it so **** unfair. My Frisbee toting buddy is gone.

Please, love your dogs even more than you already do. You just don't know how quickly they can be taken away from you, without any warning or notice.

Sad beyond reason,

Lea

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celiamarie · 06-18-2010, 08:01 AM

Oh Lea, I'm so very, very sorry.

**JakodaCD OA** · 06-18-2010, 08:03 AM

I am so very very sorry

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DnP · 06-18-2010, 08:05 AM

Oh no...not Remo.

My heart goes out for you. To lose your boy at such a young age and so suddenly. So very sorry for your loss.

LaRen616 · 06-18-2010, 08:09 AM

Oh my, I am so very, very sorry. How absolutely heartbreaking. I am so sorry for your loss.

onyx'girl · 06-18-2010, 08:11 AM

My thoughts will be with you Lea.
How very sad. Rest in Peace Remo.

GSD MOM · 06-18-2010, 08:35 AM

I am so sorry for your loss.
Rest in Peace dear Remo.

bianca · 06-18-2010, 08:38 AM

I am so very sorry Lea. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Rest In Peace dear Remo xx

kess&ellie · 06-18-2010, 08:49 AM

I am so very, very sorry.

Look back at all the happy memories you shared with him. He knew he was loved.

It is very painful when we lose our friends and something only time can heal.

RIP Remo

holland · 06-18-2010, 08:57 AM

Remo sounds like a wonderful dog. I am so sorry for your loss

06-18-2010, 07:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Remo Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,396	My beloved Remo is gone I can't even believe that I am writing this, but my Remo is gone. We lost him last night at the animal hospital - apparently he was full of cancer that had spread to his lungs so he was bleeding from inside and in total respiratory failure. He was (or seemed to be) perfectly fine down at the river on Saturday. You would have never guessed he was sick. He wasn't feeling chipper, or eating like he normally does earlier this week, but we thought it was either the heat, or the formula change to his dog food. My heart is broken in two. He was my heart and soul. Anyone that ever met him knew how special my bond was with my crazy, giant, devoted dog. He always did anything I asked him to and then waited to see if I wanted him to do something else. I did not have to step over him to get out of bed this morning. He didn't follow me into the bathroom. There is a huge hole in my heart and in this house and I feel so lost. He was the perfect doggie diplomat at so many VGSR events. He changed people's minds about German Shepherds. He let little kids climb all over him at the Super Pet Expo and tolerated sharing us with so many, many foster dogs for his entire, all too short, life. My boy was only six years old. Six - it so **** unfair. My Frisbee toting buddy is gone. Please, love your dogs even more than you already do. You just don't know how quickly they can be taken away from you, without any warning or notice. Sad beyond reason, Lea -- __________________ Yours in GSDs and rescue, Lea Good Dogs for Good Homes Virginia German Shepherd Rescue www.shepherdrescue.org

06-18-2010, 08:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
celiamarie Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 194	Oh Lea, I'm so very, very sorry. __________________ -Celia Kira (sable) GSD 10/09 Geordi (ferret) Amanda (MaineCoon) RIP Max (GSD) (10/05 - 05/10) We love you and miss you.

06-18-2010, 08:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	I am so very very sorry(( __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

06-18-2010, 08:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
DnP Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,248	Oh no...not Remo. My heart goes out for you. To lose your boy at such a young age and so suddenly. So very sorry for your loss. __________________ Diana Mom of Brightstar's Phoenix In loving memory of Dakota 1/93 - 10/2006 He seemed neither old nor young. His strength lay in his eyes. They look as old as the hills, and as young and as wild. I've never tired of looking into them.-John Muir

06-18-2010, 08:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
LaRen616 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,582	Oh my, I am so very, very sorry. How absolutely heartbreaking. I am so sorry for your loss. __________________ ~ Sinister 3 yr old black male GSD 3.11.09 ~ Malice 9 mth old black female GSD 6.19.11 Cats: Chaos, Monster, Wicked

06-18-2010, 08:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,607	My thoughts will be with you Lea. How very sad. Rest in Peace Remo. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

06-18-2010, 08:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
GSD MOM Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 958	I am so sorry for your loss. Rest in Peace dear Remo. __________________ -Jamie- No matter how bad my day has been.... coming home to them makes it all better. My Kids: Nellie -3 yr old GSD & Ace -2 yr old GSD

06-18-2010, 08:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
bianca Knighted Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 3,328	I am so very sorry Lea. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Rest In Peace dear Remo xx __________________ Miss Molly Moo (aka The Piranha/The four legged Mouth) GSD 31/10 Raennik Hassan (Cooper) GSD 19/10/11 Paris Tabby Cat 15 years Texas Tabby Cat 15 years

06-18-2010, 08:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
kess&ellie Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hartland, Michigan Posts: 1,629	I am so very, very sorry. Look back at all the happy memories you shared with him. He knew he was loved. It is very painful when we lose our friends and something only time can heal. RIP Remo __________________ Mum to: Ellie, GSD -CD GN RE CGC Koda, GSD -CD RN HIC CGC Zena, GSD, the shelter dog Snacks, the shelter cat. Traverse & Kessler If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went - Will Rogers

06-18-2010, 08:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
holland Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,634	Remo sounds like a wonderful dog. I am so sorry for your loss

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