Sad Day....

I have a TON , and I mean a TON of pictures to get on here from our recent family vacation to the Adirondacks, but right now my heart is heavy as today we had to put down our dog, Denver. It was one of the hardest thing I've ever had to do, sitting there , watching the life leave your pet. I never imagined the emotion I would have and it is a very strange feeling not having her here. It's a long story but We left for vacation last Saturday, leaving behind a dog, we thought had a bruised leg and would totally bounce back like she often did when she hurt herself chasing a squirrel or something but unfortunatly one midnight trip home for Hugh mid-vacation week, an Emergency Vet visit and ONE weekend home with her it was clear what we had to do. She had a slipped disc and she was suffering. Surgery was an option but at a very high price and it might not even work. Our vet agreed it was no quality of life for our normal very active fun loving dog. She had no use of her hind legs and no control anything. We made the right decision but man it was hard saying goodbye to a dog we have loved for 8 years. It was even harder sitting on Brayden's bed tonight as tears streaming down his face answering 100 questions about what Denver is doing in heaven with the other dogs. We explained she has new legs and is running the streets of gold! He wanted to know if she missed him like he missed her and why she wasn't coming home with her new legs. He also thought it was his fault. Last week he had picked her up and she yelped and that was our first hint she had been hurting, he did not do it of course but in his mind he did. He had been carrying this burden all day. Talk about feeling sick. Ugh.. what a day..we cried and prayed together and all the kids went to bed with Denvers photos tucked under their pillows. So here's a few pics of our dear Denver... who even while she seemed like my 4th kid sometimes and drove me crazy, going in and out, chasing squirels, we deeply miss her already!~ (especially around the dinner table to clean up the food items that fall! ) We were blessed to have her for 8 years! We love you Denver!