Well, it is official. Bailey is gone. Today at noon, I went to get her from outside and she let me pick her up. That was the 1st time in 3 days that anyone was allowed to do that. When I brought her inside, she just flopped like a pile of rags on the floor. It was horrible.
I called Clif to let him know that I thought this was the end. Within a couple of minutes, Bailey died right in front of me and the kids. Kate was a mess. Chip was trying so hard to stay cool. I was bawling, and Drew just is too little to understand. My friend Jessica came over right away since I had to call her because we were meeting her for lunch. Then I relied on another friend, Wes and Angie, and asked them to take the kids for a little bit. Clif came home from work and had a few minutes with her. I cannot believe how hard it is for me to see him upset...it ripped my heart out.
We ate a quiet lunch and then went out to dig her a grave in the backyard. It was a lot of work to get that done, but we kept on going. Clif was trying so hard to be strong, but when he had to carry Bailey to the grave and actually put her in, he lost it. Chip was home at that time and he too had a really hard time....once the grave was filled in, it seemed to be a little better.
Drew is just not getting it at all. He told me that he thought Bailey was faking and I should just "wack her" and she will stop, when Angie suggested that they make crosses to put on her grave, he wanted to know if someone would mistake it for a buried treasure, and then he asked to see where she was buried so that he could dig her up later if he wanted....because of that, we have not shown him the exact spot. Hopefully this was just his normal jabber and he will never attempt that....YUCK!
Anyway, tonight, all seems well. Everyone seems to have accepted that she is gone and even started to talk about maybe getting new dog someday.........we will have to see.
I called Clif to let him know that I thought this was the end. Within a couple of minutes, Bailey died right in front of me and the kids. Kate was a mess. Chip was trying so hard to stay cool. I was bawling, and Drew just is too little to understand. My friend Jessica came over right away since I had to call her because we were meeting her for lunch. Then I relied on another friend, Wes and Angie, and asked them to take the kids for a little bit. Clif came home from work and had a few minutes with her. I cannot believe how hard it is for me to see him upset...it ripped my heart out.
We ate a quiet lunch and then went out to dig her a grave in the backyard. It was a lot of work to get that done, but we kept on going. Clif was trying so hard to be strong, but when he had to carry Bailey to the grave and actually put her in, he lost it. Chip was home at that time and he too had a really hard time....once the grave was filled in, it seemed to be a little better.
Drew is just not getting it at all. He told me that he thought Bailey was faking and I should just "wack her" and she will stop, when Angie suggested that they make crosses to put on her grave, he wanted to know if someone would mistake it for a buried treasure, and then he asked to see where she was buried so that he could dig her up later if he wanted....because of that, we have not shown him the exact spot. Hopefully this was just his normal jabber and he will never attempt that....YUCK!
Anyway, tonight, all seems well. Everyone seems to have accepted that she is gone and even started to talk about maybe getting new dog someday.........we will have to see.
Jen,
ReplyDeleteI think that Bailey actually died of liver failure. Remember when she threw up on Sunday night and it contained gum wrappers? Well, after a little online research today, I found that sugar free gum is toxic to dogs and can cause liver failure with as few as a couple pieces of gum. I wish we would have researched that Sunday night, but we just assumed it was because of the accident.
I love you, and I hope you can be comforted with my belief that you didn't do this!
Clif