Mummyof2boys29 and suzyflo, thanks for your condolences, it's been a very emotional time. Something that I didn't think I would react so badly to. Miss the little fella terribly, wasn't my dog, he was my eldest daughters. However, we all had a relationship with him! We bought him for her when she passed her 11 plus 8 years ago or so. The raw emotion and grief it caused on my girls and wife has been immense. I managed to hold it back a bit, not totally, but got him to the vet with my daughter , got her home, she wanted to bury him at home, she brought him homein a box with his blanket over him, we all kissed him, the vet had positioned him exactly as he used to sleep with head n his front paws all tucked up. We buried him in a good spot. My mum and dad fell apart as did my girls and mrs. I shovelled the earth on him and then we all took a turn. He was such a character. Not a day of or lives went by without his interaction, from the second of waking to going to bed. A real companion in the house and on the farm. I realised today that we lived in his house, not the other way round. He knew every inch, protected the house and us, even ate the big spiders for the girls. We've watched him kissing lambs, playing as if he was one of our pigs... A very gentle Jack but still had the terrier in him to do his other jobs.
We've discussed the pain and cannot understand why it is so painful, he was a companion but a dog after all. I suppose we have lost a family member but I keep thinking of the poor Spence family, losing Nevin , his brother , his father and nearly his sister too. Unbearable loss. And to think that devastation was started by their dad trying to save their dog from the slurry pit.
It's helped writing this, I've taken Harley out for training and missed the company of the little fella. I named him too, Quin, he was the fith pup of the litter and it really suited him and my passion for Harlequins rugby club. Then we got my sons Springer, just had to name him Harley! Harley and Quin, pukka.
Thanks again.
