Bayley - I Will Always Be Your Human
6 years ago in #lovefriday by youhavewings (60)
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Though life started out hard for him, Bay had a beautiful life with you guys. I am so happy that you guys net him and brought so much love into his life.
He isn't here but he will forever be in your heart and his memory also still lives on. 🤗
Thank you, @audreybits for your beautiful and comforting words. So true.
Good bye Bay, you had a wonderful life with such a loving family. You will be so missed.
Oh so sweet, @angiemitchell
What a beautiful celebration of life and love. 7 years is such a short time, but I am so glad that you two ended up together.
Yes, much too short @scrawly We're so happy that we found each other, too.
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I am very very grateful you shared this celebration of Bayley's life. A most beautiful way to honor Bayley.
<3
Thank you so much, @anutu
Beautiful story! I imagine many other happy memories didn't make it tonthis post😎🤗
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Thank you, @enginewitty Oh yes, sooooo many happy memories - it was hard to end this tribute to him....I could have gone on indefinitely.
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This was such a beautiful tribute from @curie. I balled when I saw that he got curied. This means the world to us. Thank you so very much.
That is a very lovely bond between humans and animal. Exceptional, I would say! I am sorry for your loss but I think it is safe to say that Bayley left with a happy heart. He was blessed to have ended with yout family that truly values creatures like them. You made him learn to love again. And he chose to die with your family, not with others.
You mentioned Bayley stayed with you for 7 1/2 years though I wonder how old he was when you took him? Did the vet mention how he got the fluids around his heart? I just thought it may help inform other dog owners like me.
Thank you, @macoolette
Such wonderful questions.
He was two when he came to us.
They said it was very rare. They said it could be genetic or poison (yet neither of these fit his profile as he was always with me and we have a non-toxic house) and also a tumor could cause such a response. I will say though that he always had this 'cough' response when he'd get over excited that I wonder about. Coming to us as a rescue, all of his history is not known - but this never worried his vet - he seemed to be a very healthy boy. And the only additional piece I can add is that 6 months ago, he had his teeth cleaned and he seemed to have a really hard time recovering from the anesthesia - he seemed to not bounce back with the same energy he had before this procedure. And in the case of fluid around the heart, he was drinking a lot of water because all his fluids were going to his heart making him dehydrated - then he had an IV to replenish his fluids at the vet which added additional fluids around his heart. It was only when the emergency hospital did an ultrasound that they discovered the fluid.
I don't think others need to worry about this happening to their dog. It was a very rare circumstance.
That makes Bayley 9 1/2 years old when he left. I made a quick search on Google about dog lifespan and 10-13 years came out. He left a little early but again, he lived a happy life with your family so I would say his last 7 1/2 years were all worth every moment.
Thank you for all those background info. It looks like his case is indeed rare.
Do you plan to have another one like him?
It wasn't that long ago that dogs' lifespans were 15 - 17. There is a border collie that lived to be 27 yro!
Some feel that this is due to dietary changes among other things. Too much carbohydrates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_dogs
Oh, that's cool for dogs to be living that long. You got further search result there while I stopped at just what came out of Google. 😊
Too much carbohydrate as cause of death sounds off to me. But well, even the vet can't pinpoint the COD so who really knows?
What happened was that I knew about the border collie but wanted to check first in case it was one of the 'myths' that ended up getting passed around. That's how I ended up with the wiki list. :)
I just came back from a conference with a well-known vet, Dr. Becker, and she and other vets were saying that cancer in dogs is nearly 'all' will develop it due to the high amounts of carbs in the commercial foods (I guess sugars feed cancer). That's not to say that carbs create the cancer, but that the diet feeds the cells. As well, so many dogs seem to have the same diseases as people now - notice that? Just makes you wonder when looking at past average lifespan and disease rates.
Yeah, I thought about that when you mentioned about longer dog life span before and then I thought that was the same case with humans before. I guess that is where people's claim that quality of life is degrading as time goes by...
Feeling sorry for loss of that great soul. 7 and half years is too much to have all the memorable moment spent with the cute white puppy . Looks quite adorable with hair. The story of his Getting into your family and then getting part of it so soon is great...animalsneed affection and love. The more they fall for you... bailey👍
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Thank you, @steemflow
Yes, I am grateful for any time and love with animals. Bayley was very special though with an amazing story. We miss him very much.
Yes i can feel the pain....once i have a parrot with me in my childhood. Even the birdie she was qyite lovable to me...i still remember everymorning she use to woke me up...by playing with my hair...in my whole famile she only talk to me...i trained her with few hindi words...like my name and how greet a guest....
But one day i went to school and my mom forget to keep her inside ...and she was attcked by a stray cat...so that was the last time i had any pet with me...i felt lot of pain of losing her ...but after that i never tried to keep any animals... may be just afraid of getting close to any animal or her loss still haunt me.....
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Yes, unfortunately pain is a part of love...but only for a while. Then you realize the 'gift' that it is and has left with you. Not the pain, but those beautiful memories that you have - the feeling of love that your bird gave you. Love is not in our lives to ruin it or to bring us sadness...it's there to fill us and help us grow/connect with something greater.
I am so sorry about your parrot, @steemflow - I'm sure she wouldn't want you spend life broken-hearted any more than you would want her to suffer.
Much love to you, @steemflow
Thats true....may be such thing happened in early days of my childhood that keeping me bit more scary with the loss....of the closed one
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I had a childhood full of scary stuff, too. It's okay, @steemflow - understandable. Push through it and let love do the rest.
I thought at first its a stuffed toy.
Oh my gosh its real lol
That kind of dogs are expensive.
How much?
And what family or breed of dogs they belong Chihuahua?
So cute and lovely!
Hi @ronel
Bayley was a rescue dog and we were told a bichon breed although everyone that has looked at him agrees that he was mixed with some other breed. He had quite the peculiar body proportions. He was 22lbs so much bigger than a typical bichon. He also had a very distinct ridge on his head. He was just 'Bayley' - a breed unto himself.
Oh I see.
Thank you very much for the information.
We already talk on your post long time ago.
I can't remember if I asked you about your first name?
Or what shall I call you?
This was a bit depressing to read. We recently lost our family member (dog) and had gone through the similar grieving process. Not much we could do but interact with Waldo whenever he had the energy for it. Bayley earned his rest and in a good place now.
I am so very sorry, @adamada I know it is devastating to lose a family member especially when they have an illness. What an adorable name, "Waldo" :) Even though he didn't have the energy, I'm sure he was well aware of your family's love and was happy for it. That's all any of us could ask for in life and to take away with us when we leave this earth. To have received love and leave behind our love in the hearts of those left behind.
Much love to you and your family
Bay was very lucky to have you as his family. You were so patient, caring and loving at the beginning and this is what he needed. I understand he had a horrible life before he met you but he recovered and found happiness within your family circle.
He found his best friend Bella who unfortunately left him after a while but he overcome this emptiness and became a little happy fellow again.
He was a very strong dog and I have to smile when I see him wearing those sun glasses. I can imagine he was spoiled with a lot of attention that he accepted.
I am sorry to hear about your loss. I'm sure he is looking at you from the dog heaven and telling you not to be sad :)
Thank you for sharing your beautifully sad story. I am certain that you and your family will keep lovely memories of Bay and also Bella forever. Animal love is so special and it stays in our hearts :)
Thank you so much, @delishtreats
I didn't mean for his story to appear sad. We are sad and have been grieving, but most of all we are so happy to have had him in our lives and in our memories. And I'm sure Bella was waiting for him.
He certainly was strong :) I'm so proud of him.
I also wrote to his foster mom last week. I wasn't sure that she'd remember him as they rescue so many dogs. I shared a photo of when he first came to us and shared one of these more photos to let her know just how special he was and how happy and strong he turned out to be. She played a part in saving him, too and she was so moved and happy to hear that he had a full life (I remember her crying for him that day picking him up - just knowing what he had been through and wanting him to be happy). I wanted her to know that he was very happy and very much loved.
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Oh wow...I'm pretty surprised you decided to share such personal and intimate story here on Steemit. You know..several months ago, I was in the same situation as u. Our doggie left us. She was 11 years old and it was just her time. Sadly, I couldn't be with her as I'm studying out of the country. But my mother was with her - and funny enough, she's also a teacher and she also cut classes to be with her. They just layed together on the couch and my mum read her from journal where we have stories written down of our Baska and all the funny stuff she has done during her days :)
Bay had a great life with you guys and is absolutely fortunate to have you guys as his human. It's actually soo cool, this concept you brought up. That every dog has his human. it's just somewhat cool. Dunno.. I miss Baska now haha :) Lemme show you her picture:
I tootally love those pics with goggles he has on :D Brave guy that he never flinched :D Showing an example to his sis :)
Hi @matkodurko I am so very sorry about Baska but what a beautiful, beautiful testament of love your Mother gave to her in her last moments. So very beautiful....mmmm my heart. Does the name "Baska" have a special meaning? I'm always curious to learn the stories behind names.
Yes, I do tend to go deep and personal on my posts. LOL It's who I am and I do enjoy when others share intimate stories back - So I thank you so much for sharing special Baska and her story with me (and Steemit). It's obvious that you and your mother loved her very much - I can just see what a sweet girl she was. She is beautiful.
Much love to you and thank you so much for sharing your Baska
Baska is a nickname. Official name was Barborka. It's a human name and my sis chose it. And we actually liked it cuz she was part of the family, so no reason to give her dog name :)
Absolutely - Thank you so much for sharing.
u welcome :)
One of the best #LoveFriday's!! I loved Bayley story, really inspiring :) thanks!!
Oh thank you so much, @liliana.duarte - Loved, Bayley and inspiring all in the same sentence.
Your family have done a great work helping Bayley and I also see my pets (my mother's pets) as a member family, so this story touched my heart profoundly!!
Couldn't hold back my tears. So...so touching! I hope your heart heals fast and memories of Bay you have in pictures, audio or video comfort you. Lotsa love...
Oh so sweet, @nueeco7 Thank you so much for your comforting words. Definitely his memories bring much joy to us - there were just so many happy moments and Bayisms :)
I wanted to share this with you all. It's a new live video that Dr. Becker has done on this very difficult topic of when our dogs transition. It's a beautiful video as we are often faced with difficult decisions: https://www.facebook.com/dr.karenbecker/videos/1955600684453090/
That was a touching dedication to your friend. I enjoyed reading the story of how you met and how your bond and trust strengthened over time. It's sad that you did not get more time together. My heart goes out to you and yours and hopefully in the next place we can be reunited with our loved ones. <3
Thank you, @apolymask
I've thought a lot about the 'time' thing. I would have fully enjoyed so many more years with Bay but would it have hurt any less? No. It was such a rare and sudden passing that I have to believe that he chose his time - maybe there would have been medical treatments to save his life but I can't imagine Bay being okay with that given what he went through prior to coming to us.
Yes, indeed. And thank you so much for your comforting words and sentiments.
I am also going to tag @rhondak in case she didn't see this yet; I think it would warm her heart as it did mine!
Hi @thekittygirl
He did have a beautiful story, didn't he? And you are so absolutely right - he was just as good for us as we were to him. How it should be in life.
Our house is full of patience and love but we are trying to find our new normal. It is such a strange feeling when someone passes in your family - it changes the melody completely.
I thought about @rhondak when I was writing this actually - because of her amazing work with animal rescue. I wrote to Bayley's foster mom when he passed and shared photos with her of Bay's full life - that he ended up being strong and happy and very much loved. Rescuing these animals is so brutal on the heart and so much work and dedication.
A wonderful life story.
I was very moved when you narrated the first time you let go of the leash. I almost almost cry. I love knowing that in the world there are people who achieve a connection with animals.
for a strange reason even though you tell us about the loss of Bay. It made me feel happy that he was a being who lived a life full of love.
Hi @wisejg
Yes, that is one of my favorite memories - very powerful moment. I wish everyone had deep connections with animals - they truly do help keep this planet anchored in love. Our companions that walk with us through life and show us how to be better humans.
It is sad that Bay had to leave but I didn't write this out of that sadness, I wrote it out of the joy that he gave us. It was really important to me to memorialize his 'life' and I know he would have wanted it that way. He wagged his tale until his very last moments...such a testament to love and happiness.
Thank you for your supportive and perceptive comment, @wisejg It really warmed my heart.
howdy there youhavewings! I love this post, a celebration of his life! You two were lucky to have each other!