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LSULOVER
06-17-2007, 11:03 AM
Someone on another board that I belong to posted about this site and I am so glad that they did, it is wonderful to be able to come here and see people who have dogs and understand how you feel.

I wanna tell you about our beloved Sambo. He is pictured in my avitar.

We got Sambo in 1990, he was just a little puppy, and he was my daughters dog. We do not know what kind he was, he was just a little mutt.

Sambo had no idea he was a dog, and then when he thought he was a dog, he thought he was a very big dog.


Sambo had been sick with little thing through out his life. He had allergies, so he always wore clothes, so when he scratched a lot, he didn't make himself bleed. But he took Benadryl for his itching.

Sambo developed cateracts, and after a while he was blind, but he could still get around real good, in the last year or so of his life, he got fluid on his lungs, which we were treating with fluid pills.

Then he started getting real bad, and then one day last year he just quit eating, I tried cooking him all the foods that he loved to eat, and he just wouldn't eat nothing. My husband works offshore, so when he got home, he took him to our vet, and the vet told us that it looked like his little body was just shutting down. So we knew what we had to do, my husband stayed with him while the vet did what he had to do. I am so grateful for my husband, that was very important to me, I did not want Sambo to be in there all by himself.

Sambo was almost 16 years old when he went to the Bridge. There are days when I would give everything I own just to be able to hold him in my arms again. I think there are days when I would sell my soul to the devil. I miss him so much.

We do have another dog named Opie that found our home 5 years ago, we think that he had been abused by a man, because he was very scared of my husband at first.

I just wanted to let ya'll know how much I appreciate being able to come here, and let ya'll know about Sambo.

skunkstripe
06-17-2007, 11:08 AM
I am glad you made it (your username sounds familiar).
Considering the cards that Sambo was dealt, getting to be 16 is pretty good! From what you write it sounds like you and your husband more than made up for the little guy's health problems. And it is so wonderful that you found room in your heart for another dog. Bless you for taking on a dog who had a rough start. I'm sure Opie will be ok with plenty of love and plenty of time.
Do please have a look around and if you need help finding stuff, just holler, folks are very helpful here.

xcolbi
06-17-2007, 11:16 AM
Welcome! Glad you found us. :) My name is Alyssa and I am owned by my 2 yr. female black Lab named Colbi. :)

So sorry to hear about Sambo. It must have been so hard. :(
Kudos to you for taking on another dog. Colbi was abused, too, when she was just a wee pup.

LSULOVER
06-17-2007, 11:28 AM
I am glad you made it (your username sounds familiar).
Considering the cards that Sambo was dealt, getting to be 16 is pretty good! From what you write it sounds like you and your husband more than made up for the little guy's health problems. And it is so wonderful that you found room in your heart for another dog. Bless you for taking on a dog who had a rough start. I'm sure Opie will be ok with plenty of love and plenty of time.
Do please have a look around and if you need help finding stuff, just holler, folks are very helpful here.

Thank you, it does seem like the people here are very nice.

KatzNK9
06-17-2007, 11:40 AM
I'm glad you found us here too. It sounds like Sambo was a wonderful dog who was very lucky to have you in his life. It is always very sad to lose a much loved pet but sometimes it gets a little easier when you can think back at all your happy memories while knowing you provided him the best life possible. I'm sure he knew he was very much loved.

I'd love to see pics of Opie. Hope you'll post some.

LSULOVER
06-17-2007, 11:47 AM
I am glad you made it (your username sounds familiar).
Considering the cards that Sambo was dealt, getting to be 16 is pretty good! From what you write it sounds like you and your husband more than made up for the little guy's health problems. And it is so wonderful that you found room in your heart for another dog. Bless you for taking on a dog who had a rough start. I'm sure Opie will be ok with plenty of love and plenty of time.
Do please have a look around and if you need help finding stuff, just holler, folks are very helpful here.


I belong to 5 (I think) other boards, and my user name is the same on 4 of them.

Three of them are Nacar driver ones, and the others are pet sites

LSULOVER
06-17-2007, 11:49 AM
I'm glad you found us here too. It sounds like Sambo was a wonderful dog who was very lucky to have you in his life. It is always very sad to lose a much loved pet but sometimes it gets a little easier when you can think back at all your happy memories while knowing you provided him the best life possible. I'm sure he knew he was very much loved.

I'd love to see pics of Opie. Hope you'll post some.

That is what gets me through the bad days.

I will post some pictures of Opie, I will hafta see if I can find some on one of my discs. I have a new digital camera, but I don't know how to work it yet, and I really really really don't know how to put them on my computer.

brunosmom
06-17-2007, 11:59 AM
Welcome the the forum...glad to have you here....:wave2:

cutedogs365
06-19-2007, 02:16 PM
i'm glad i found this site too! i joined last night!