pets

As per my blog on the 19-01-11 we had to say good bye to Dempsey, our Dachshund who was only 8.5 years old. This is the frist time that my wife and I have had to go through this harrowing ordeal. Family & friends were great as they knew what a huge part of our lives, that the dogs are. Outside of that though, you do feel like you have to explain to people why you might not be in the best possible form, and when talking about it say that in the light of what is happening in the world it might seem small, so that they don't think you are off your rocker There are lot's of articles available in print and online re how to deal with the passing of a dog or a family pet, like the one on our blog 08-05-2010 (Page 18) We did look at these, and books like Over the rainbow bridge by Wendy M Tugby, and found that they did help us. One big thing for us, was that we had the opportunity to write about Demspey and what he meant to us on our blog. That piece is out there,…