No longer Gibby's mom sadly

[Gibbysmom]

It has been two months since I left a 4 1/2 year long relationship, it was my decision to leave. My two year old yellow lab Gibson is no longer mine. It has completely broken my heart so much so that I haven't been able to write about this until now. I put so much love and energy into raising this head strong puppy, so many early mornings to beat the heat and exercise him so he would be a "good" tired puppy, going for walks after long days at work, and just loving him so much. I certainly feel like he was more "my" dog. Almost every picture on my phone is of that yellow face in one or another. I know he is being loved and very well taken care of, but this has been extremely hard for me, much more so then the relationship itself ending. I still have my 9 year old chocolate lab Scooter that was mine from before. I'm not going to go into details but even though I believe he should have gone with me, he didn't and I am coming to grips with that. It just felt weird to me on here when I post on someones thread and see "Gibbysmom" and his picture, when it isn't so anymore and thought I'd let you know.

I have reached out to his breeder about possibly getting another puppy from her late fall or winter. She is going to breed a pair that I would love to have a puppy from. Maybe a black female this time.....something different from Gibson. I'm not ready to change my signature picture yet, going to take some more time for that.

Reading post's on here and all the great lab pics has helped me in this stressful time.

Thanks

[Brutus]

Sorry that must be heartbreaking, sometimes life sucks. At least you know he has a good life where he is.

[smartrock]

I'm so sorry to read this and cannot imagine how much it must hurt. Sending you hugs. I will also say that naughty little black girl pups are super fun!

[CraftHer]

I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you.

[ChoppersDad]

Wow! That is heart breaking. I totally understand... I am so sorry.... wow... so sorry. Those are some crummy cards you got dealt!

[Labradorks]

I'm sorry. It must be pretty tough on you. I'm glad you feel that he is being well taken care of. I have an ex with a dog we adopted. We adopted the dog for him, and he was his dog, and I had my dogs, but I still miss the big guy. I still stalk his Facebook for photos and updates of the dog. Couldn't care less about the guy.

[Dallas dawg]

That just sucks! Love on Scooter and I hope everything turns out good for you

[SunDance]

I'm sorry. It's always sad when something you had hopes for doesn't turn out the way you'd anticipated...regardless of the circumstances. Having to leave Gibby behind just adds insult to injury...but good you know he'll be fine where he is.

I'm pretty sure you can change your ID name on the forum if it hurts too much to identify yourself under your old name.

[Berna]

I am really sorry. Sending gentle hugs your way.

[OHfemail]

It's such a painful situation - I'm so sorry.