My beloved furbabies, Cricket and Belle, have crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge. I had them both put down together on Tuesday June 24th. I figured they came into my life together and they should leave the physical world together.

That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life. Both my fubabies were 13 (going on 14). Cricket was deaf and had arthritis. Belle was deaf, blind, and kept on having accidents around the house. There were times when I thought they were gone because it looked like they weren't breathing and sleep was deep for them because they didn't hear anything. Anytime you touched them while they were sleeping they woke up startled simply because they were deaf.

Although my heart is broken I know that I did the right thing by putting them down. I'm just glad that Summer was too little to realize what was going on. I know one day I'll have to explain death to her but I'm just thankful that it wasn't this time.

That must have been really hard.
Both of ours are 3 and I don't want to think of them getting older. Jodi (and I do, too) adores them. She can't leave the house without giving the boys hugs and kisses.
What breed were they?

My furbabies were toy poodles.


I miss them greatly!

So sorry! I can remember when we had to put down our childhood dog. It was horrible. The whole family cried for days! I'm sure they are much happier and full of life now!!!

Thank you Coopellie. I remember putting down a childhood dog of mine as well. I was 2 years old when I got her and 15 years old or so when I had to let her go... I still miss Duchess greatly. Funny how a pet can steal your heart away.

One of the hardest things I thing I ever had to go through was putting down my dog. You definitely did the right thing though! No sense in making them suffer, they are much better off-as hard as it is on you.

I am so sorry that you lost your babies- it truly is such a hard thing to go through! We lost our little guy last fall- he got pneumonia and never recovered. It was very hard for all of us, and we had a burial with all of his favorite toys( and my favorite shoes he had gotten), and grieved together as a family. We also built a bench at the area and planted flowers, and my daughter (7)goes out there sometimes and reads or sits. It has been a big difference since we lost our last friend, whom we had for 9 years. She disappeared, so we never had closure. It is relieving to me that we can still be loving enough as a culture to consider our pets our family members. I wish you and your family peace in this difficult process.

I also have lost beloved furry family when they have reached 'old age'. This is a little off topic but not really. I wish to warn everyone that has dogs especially about Orbit gum. There is an ingredient called xylitol that is in the gum and if ingested by a dog it will cause the animal to go into liver failure and it causes the pancreas to secrete insulin and causes a drop in bloodsugar. The 'xylitol' is found in most sugar free gums. A friend's dog found a package of Orbit gum and ate about 4 pieces and the dog died from this excruciating poisoning. This was a big dog also, he weighed around 90 pounds. Stay safe.