And hello to you too!
Yesterday, throughout the day, each member of this family cried. At times we even sobbed. Other times our eyes were just wet.
I edited the blog many times. I added more pictures. I added a video. I added a few more memories. I cleaned up the typos and the grammar. Finally by the end of the night I could read it through and not be weepy.
This morning I patted the bed beside me to see if Tucker had jumped up when Marco went downstairs as was often his routine. He wasn't in bed with me.
I came downstairs and saw Marco sitting on our stoop. The poor man is gutted. He woke up prepared to take his boy for a walk.
Bella started cleaning up and putting away remnants of Tucker's life as soon as we got home Saturday.
We threw away the a couple of the blankets that had Tucker embedded in them. We threw away the L.L. Bean Bed that was really so gross it should have been tossed years ago. We threw away the now squeaker-less toys he loved so.
I edited the blog many times. I added more pictures. I added a video. I added a few more memories. I cleaned up the typos and the grammar. Finally by the end of the night I could read it through and not be weepy.
This morning I patted the bed beside me to see if Tucker had jumped up when Marco went downstairs as was often his routine. He wasn't in bed with me.
I came downstairs and saw Marco sitting on our stoop. The poor man is gutted. He woke up prepared to take his boy for a walk.
Bella started cleaning up and putting away remnants of Tucker's life as soon as we got home Saturday.
We threw away the a couple of the blankets that had Tucker embedded in them. We threw away the L.L. Bean Bed that was really so gross it should have been tossed years ago. We threw away the now squeaker-less toys he loved so.
Well maybe he WAS a little spoiled.
It's not that we're "getting rid" of Tucker. It's impossible to get rid of a dog who is as much a part of your fiber as your DNA.
We are mourning for Tucker like we've never mourned anything else.
A friend sent me this excellent article about mourning the loss of a dog yesterday and it really resonated with us.
At one point yesterday Marco said, "Poor Tucker."
I quickly responded with, "It is not poor Tucker. He had a great life. His eyes were sparkly, his tail was wagging, he was smiling, he was eating treats and getting all of our attention. We gave him, a very sick dog, peace and SO. MUCH. LOVE. before his body fully broke down. Poor US is more like it."
We are mourning for Tucker like we've never mourned anything else.
A friend sent me this excellent article about mourning the loss of a dog yesterday and it really resonated with us.
At one point yesterday Marco said, "Poor Tucker."
I quickly responded with, "It is not poor Tucker. He had a great life. His eyes were sparkly, his tail was wagging, he was smiling, he was eating treats and getting all of our attention. We gave him, a very sick dog, peace and SO. MUCH. LOVE. before his body fully broke down. Poor US is more like it."
A Tucker Retrospective
Tucker would sleep on, under and next to that pillow. He would often kick it out his way. The red collar is one of his first. The black one is his last. The green thing is a squeaker. When he was a jerk in the backyard, all we had to do was blow it and he would come running to the back door, certain he was getting a new toy and a treat.
I went back to the salon Saturday afternoon a couple of hours after we bid our sweet boy farewell. When I got there they had gotten us a card along with the a rock for each of us that says, "pets leave paw prints on your heart forever." The back side of it is a paw.
As a family we would like to thank you all for your words of support. For your compassion. For sharing your own stories of loss.
Tucker was our first family dog. And were't we all so lucky.
xo
I went back to the salon Saturday afternoon a couple of hours after we bid our sweet boy farewell. When I got there they had gotten us a card along with the a rock for each of us that says, "pets leave paw prints on your heart forever." The back side of it is a paw.
As a family we would like to thank you all for your words of support. For your compassion. For sharing your own stories of loss.
Tucker was our first family dog. And were't we all so lucky.
xo
https://youtu.be/LjoNUNXZTrU
Little Boys Grow Up and Dogs Get Old - Luke Bryan
Little Boys Grow Up and Dogs Get Old - Luke Bryan
ALWAYS attached, sharing the same beard. xo
