I am so sorry for your loss.

R.I.P. Dena

 

So very very very sorry. This is so sad, so tragic!

Dena and Keefer have touched so many people on this board, including myself. I couldn't read this without tears swelling up.

God bless sweet Dena.

 

Debbie, I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this, words cannot express how sad I feel for Tom, Keefer and you. I still am in shock and my heart goes out to you my dear friend. I only wished I lived closer and could do something, anything. Please know that you are in my thoughts.

For the light of compassion and tenderness which your loved one brought into your life may you be everlastingly grateful.

 

I am so so so incredibly sorry for your loss. I had no idea about any of this beyond a passing observation "man, that's a lot of chat about milk thistle" and when I saw this post I thought "NO!!!! Please do not let it be THAT Dena!" I just read the whole thread and am sitting here with tears streaming down my face.

I have always loved your posts and pictures. I commented to my husband once that if I was ever reincarnated as a dog, I'd like to live with you guys. Your love and care for your dogs shines out of every post and ever photograph. Dena did not live nearly long enough but she lived more fully than almost any dog I've ever met. You guys packed a lifetime of love and outings and beach trips into every year that you had her and I know that she gave a lifetime of love back to each of you.

I'm so sorry for you and Tom and Keefer. You fought so hard and so did brave Dena, a trooper to the end.

 

I am so sorry for your loss Dena was a beautiful dog
she left you way too early. My heart and prayers go out to you.

May she rest in peace.

 

Im so sorry abou Dena. So many of our dogs are going, I just cant believe it

I just came in from the backyard and I cant stand to go out there, everything is a memory.
Im so sorry ****hugs**** to you and your husband.
Theres just no words when they go.

Dena
She sure was beautiful. And I always enjoyed seeing her and Keefer together.

 

Dear Debbie and Tom,

My sincerest condolences on the tragic loss of your beloved Dena. I hope that, in time, you will be able to look back at all of the happy times you shared together and that you'll be able to smile.

Hugs to you and to Keefer!

 

I am so very, very sad. I can hardly stand to read this. It's just heartbreaking. My thoughts are with you and your husband and Keefer. She was such a beautiful and perfect dog.

 

I was also very sorry to see this news today. Dena was a beautiful dog. It just seems so unfair for such a sweet girl to leave so young. I am sorry for your loss, and I'll be keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
RIP Dena

 

I feel like Dena was 'family' and we have all lost her. Such a beautiful girl and such a sad time.

 

I can't type the word I want to type here but I am screaming it
inside. This hurts so much...

I'm glad I got to meet you Dena and see you running and chasing
and happy. My fervent hope is that you are doing the same now.

 

Thank you everyone. I'm glad that I was able to share her with all of you and that her beauty, not just outside, but also inside, was apparent even to those of you who never got to meet her. We gave her a happy life, and she gave us so much more. She was truly a joy.

I hugged Keefer a few minutes ago and explained to him that he will be by himself now, maybe for a long time. We let him sniff her body before we took her in this morning so he can understand, to whatever extent dogs are able, that she's gone.

He's been such a champ through this, he's been kept home for a couple of weeks now, so we're going to take him to the park today so he can play, even though we don't really feel like it. Just being there without Dena will be brutal, but he doesn't deserve to suffer just because we are.

 

I read the title in "Recent Topics" and thought oh no -- not our Dena! I am so very sorry for you and the family. I just can't believe that this beautiful girl is gone.

RIP sweet little girl.

 

Debbie, I have had my cry for you ,Tom, and Keefer and I wish I could write and convey to you what my heart is feeling.

It seems like just yesterday that you lost Cassidy and brought home Dena a short time later to help fill the empty part of your heart. You made Dena alive and showed us her specialness just like you had for Cassidy and have for Keefer.

My heart is breaking for you today. I am so very sorry. None of them are with us long enough and it seems like the very special ones are with us an even shorter time.

 

Debbie, for once words will not come...

Sadness is not big enough.

Your dedication to and joy in your babies is evident in every post you make. As others have said, Dena was blessed to be loved by you. Her lingering presence will grace your life forever. Take care of yourself my friend...

Judie

 

WOW, I just found this. I'm so so so sorry.

What a great dog she was.

May she rest in peace.

 

Deb, Tom and Keefer I am so sorry for your loss of Dena. Such a pretty girl and a good ambassador for the breed.

Deb, I am glad that you were able to let Keefer smell her and there is something that they understand by doing that, that there pal is gone. I have seen it with dogs and cats.

You are right about taking Keefer out for some fresh air, maybe not fun but just get away from the house for a while.

Again, I am so sorry for your loss. The words really don't seem to be enough.

RIP Darling Dena.

Val

 

Hi Debbie,
You don't know me but I am friend to valb and Auntie Red to her dog Sierra. valb had asked us for prayers for Dena and be assured they were being said. She just let me know the news and even though I have not met you, I am trying to hold back the tears. In the world of dogs, there are no strangers. Everyone who has ever loved a dog knows your pain and wishes they could take it away. We can never understand why these things have to happen to the fur friends we love so deeply. Be assured that Dena knows how much you love her and she loves you just the same. Love cannot be changed by death. It's forever.
I hope I haven't intruded here. But I know how upset my friend val is and my heart breaks for the pain you are in. I just had to come here as a fellow dog lover and tell you that you and your family are in my thoughts.

 

Debbie I am sooooo sorry to hear of your loss. I too thought she would pull through this all. Four years is indeed far too short of a time but I agree a lifetime is not enough with these precious furry gifts from God.

dear Dena!

to Debbie, Tom, Keefer and Kitties during this very difficult time.

 

So sorry for your loss

 

i just joined moments ago to share my condolences - i'm valb's husband.

my elderly mom has the somewhat annoying habit of referring to life as 'this vale of tears'. it's so depressing a term that i usually roll my eyes and dismiss it.

but she's right. it's a cruel reality of life that if you want to experience the unadulterated joy of the companionship of an animal, you *will* experience the pain and emptiness of the passing of that creature some day. whether it's a plain old kitty or tiny little hamster or a regal german shepherd - the loss will cut you to the core, and there's no shortcuts or tricks to avoid it.

i am so, so very sorry for your loss. four years is four years too little. but there's no question the life she had was a good one, filled with fun and play and warmth and affection. knowing that won't make the pain go away any sooner, but try to let yourself revel in the wonderful memories you'll have of her.

thank god for the memories.

 

I'm in a state of shock.

Debbie, Tom I am so sorry for your loss. Know that Dena was loved by many and she was an terrific, excellent representative of this breed.

My heart goes out to you in this difficult time. If there is anything we can do, we are here for you guys.

Dena. Run free at the bridge with Cassidy. Your pack will follow in their time.

 

I am so sorry. I saw the title and immediately thought of Cassidy, they were both too young. I am truly sorry.

 

Debbie,

I am so sorry. We have all watched Dena grow up - she is part of everyone's family.

My heart is hurting for you.

 

What a shock. This is absolutely heartbreaking. I am so sorry.

RIP beautiful Dena.

Terri