Berna (05-28-2023)
I'm so sorry. I loved seeing Cookie's many adventures and all the wonderful pics over the years. You were such a great mom to him. My heart breaks for you. I'm sure he and Benji are playing together in doggie heaven
Berna (05-28-2023)
Oh my goodness...my heart breaks for you...what a wonderful, beautiful dog he was. Cookie gave you his whole heart....and what a long and happy life you gave him.
Dear, sweet, beautiful Cookie, may you rest gently and forever run free...he will be dearly missed here on the board...
Berna (05-28-2023)
Thank you everyone for your kind words and comfort. What I am going through right now is something I never went through before.
I received his ashes today. Cookie is home.
Cookie Black Snowflake
July 12th, 2006. - May 25th, 2023.
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That's a beautiful tribute/memorial area you have set up for Cookie, photos of him and his ashes. Very special!
Cookie will always be with you in your heart and memories. Hugs to you!
Just the other day my sis and I remembered Zoe's 24th birthday. We laughed and cried, thinking about her and her funny antics. We keep all our past girls and boy close to our hearts.
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Casey, Nellie, Dana, Kelsey, Bailey and Heidi. Forever in our hearts.
Zoda, May 26, 1999 - February 28, 2011. Forever in our hearts.
Opal, May 20, 2005 - April 24, 2020. Forever in our hearts.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal
Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Ursa, RN, RA, CGC, March 10, 2011. Home-grown, Raw-fed.
Loua, July 12, 2020. Family-Ties.
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Berna (05-29-2023)
Hi, Elena ~
I've tried replying in your thread three times and am giving up. The site keeps saying my post is too short.
That's a lovely tribute you created for Cookie. I think that will give you great comfort in the days to come. The bond you had with Cookie was so strong and so special and I know you miss him terribly.
One thing I did with some of Danny's ashes was to put them in a little vial that I wear around my neck. I wanted to keep him with me and I liked the idea that he'd still be able to enjoy walks with his human. This link is for etsy...I don't know if it's available to you but a Google search for "cremation necklace" should show you some that are if this idea appeals to you. I can vouch for this one looking like new after three years (I put some Crazy Glue on the threads to keep it locked in place and have it on a gold chain). Antique. Brass. Cylinder. Capsule. Secret. Message. - Etsy (remove the periods and the extra spaces...I think this link might be what the board doesn't like)
I love that you thanked Cookie for being your dog and teared up a bit when I read that. What a perfect thing to say.
Sending you all good thoughts for comfort and strength...and lots of hugs.
Barb
Berna (05-29-2023)
There will never see a fountain without thinking of Cookie. He brought so much joy to so many. He certainly owned part of my heart. The world will never be the same without you, Cookie. Run Free Sweet Boy Hugs to you Elena. Sending prayers of support.
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Oh Elena I’m so sorry to hear about Cookie’s passing. I think we all lived vicariously thru Cookie’s adventures.
I found this little bit when Maddie passed hopefully I’ll bring you some peace like it did me.
Old dogs don’t die; they can’t.
They’ve merely run up ahead; they’re waiting for us just out of sight. Close your eyes late at night and you may smell his musky odor, or perhaps hear his snuffle from the next room. Pay attention and you may feel his nose on your hand or the back of your calf. When your final day comes, you can go on to meet him; he’s never left you and never will, and when you close your eyes for the last time, you’ll open them again to be met with his Bright eyes and wagging tail.
Old dogs don’t die, at least, not those dogs who take the biggest chunks of our hearts with them when they leave us. Those dogs are inextricably part of our souls, and they go with us wherever we are. Though we may not see them, we know they’re there because our heart is still beating; we still breathe, and those of us who have been truly touched by a good dog know our lives really started the day we met them.
Magnificent dogs don’t die. They shepherd our dreams and only allow the good ones through the gates of our consciousness. They watch over us much as they did in life, and that moment when we step just barely outside of death or disaster, it’s because they moved our feet or they stopped short in front of us as they did in life.
You see, a good dog is something only given to a few people. They are a gift from the universe and, though they’re with us only a short time, they never really leave us. They are loyalty and love perfected, and once we are graced with that sort of love we can never lose it. We merely lose sight of it for a time, and that is our fault; for how can love like that ever go away?
It can’t. It can’t, and it never will. For these brave souls trade their hearts for ours, and they beat together beyond sickness, beyond death. They are ours, and we are theirs, for every sunrise and every sunset, until the sun blazes its last and we once again join the stars.
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Berna (05-30-2023)
Run Free Cookie. You were very loved by many. We will all miss you and that Cookie smile. You had the most amazing life. I can only imagine you running free on many new adventures
Berna (05-30-2023)
Oh I am so sorry to read this. You were such an incredible mom to Cookie and he was such an incredible dog. It is so hard to go through the pain of losing a major piece of your heart. I can only tell you it will get better over time, but I am sure it is still quite raw right now. Thank you for sharing your love and relationship with Cookie on this board. You guys have both touched many lives and Cookie will live on in so many memories, including mine! My heart goes out to you.
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Berna (06-02-2023)
So sorry to hear about Cookie, a virtual legend on this board I've been watching for years. RIP sweet Cookie and so sorry Elena....
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