I have had to say goodbye more times in the last four years than I will say, but I did count. I have my lupus boy who I thought was about to go too, but I put him on Missing Link and he is back, for now. Breaks my heart, I bred him, and therefore I gave him lupus. I hope to keep him for a few more months. I have no hope beyond that. And his mom is showing age rapidly. Yet more goodbyes coming. And yet, I feel driven to consider one last big male GSD when my darling Liddy goes, so that Bucko, for all I love him, is not my last memory of male GSD's. And there will still be more dogs, just smaller ones at some point. I love them while I can, I know I will out last them. It is part of life I must absorb no matter what. Hugs, Werner, we miss them all. And if I go back further than 4 years, the numbers of goodbyes is staggering. And Mom too. Still miss her. sheila ________________________________ From: Norma Ramey <gsdramey@xxxxxxx> To: reneeannl50401@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; wernersommers@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 9:54:26 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: I miss her Oh, you are both so right as I know only too well, believe me. Tho it takes a long time for the pain to EASE as Renee says --- it NEVER completely goes away. Take it from one who knows. Yes ENJOY the splendid 4 legged family members as well as the 2 legged ones for as long as you possibly can. However, I know the MEMORIES can never be taken away!! Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee Lustig" <reneeannl50401@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <wernersommers@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:34 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: I miss her So sorry, I understand how you feel. It takes a long time for the pain to ease. Renee ************************************************************* From: Werner Sommers <wernersommers@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] I miss her To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 5:10 AM It is almost midnight My Sammie CH. HADORI'S SAMANTHA o/f/a h&e has been gone for 4 weeks, I miss her so much. Thank God she left me her 5 puppies now 17 months old. Hug your dogs while you can. Werner http://imagegermanshepherds.com/ BISS Am/Can CH. Scher-Lo's Mr Karizma HIC.OFA h&e Am.CH. Hadori's Samantha OFA h&e B.O.F CH. Pointed, Lorien's Play By Play OFA h&e ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================