tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post4467551416362543725..comments2009-08-09T01:35:47.402-07:00mutleythedoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08750363657493890051noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-28617745587784562902009-08-09T01:35:47.402-07:002009-08-09T01:35:47.402-07:00I have two grumpy &quot;old boys&quot; - one who is 13 and a half and the other just 8, but with a serious heart condition. A few weeks ago, the oldest had a turn and I thought he was not going to come home from the vets. Luckily it was a vestibular problem and with TLC, he&#39;s back to his miserable self. I wouldn&#39;t be without either of them, even knowing the tough day will come sooner rather than later. I always think that&#39;s the rainy day that gives us the rainbow of life.<br /><br />And, being fed up with wondering how long they have left (not that either of them knows they are old/ill), I madly decided to rehome a 7 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback five weeks ago.<br /><br />So now we have grumpy old boys and a mad high energy girl. Life is chaotic but sharing whatever I have with them is a pure pleasure.<br /><br />I always judge people as dog lovers or people I haven&#39;t got time for. We are lucky to have dogs in our lives as they don&#39;t care about who we are or what we do or say.<br /><br />They wake up every day and just sniff their way through it. My younger boy is part-JR and views life that if you can&#39;t eat it or pee on it, it don&#39;t matter.<br /><br />I hope you can soon find happiness in your memories of Mutley - feeling his presence means he can still be with you. May he chase cats, sticks or whatever he loved in life in your heart forever.Heather Yaxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15144357138437533961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-37314405235615221512009-07-25T19:29:09.965-07:002009-07-25T19:29:09.965-07:00As a parent losing animals is pretty normal. We have more than our fair share to account for, but losing a special friend like Mutley is a much bigger deal. Take care.Colin Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-19721944216698283662009-07-20T00:42:30.441-07:002009-07-20T00:42:30.441-07:00actually, i thought this post was rather proper...Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-76483899451916389332009-07-19T01:59:44.320-07:002009-07-19T01:59:44.320-07:00I echo the sentiments of all of your blog-friends here R.<br /><br />xxxMs Smackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921397003809292438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-39535774105608618322009-07-19T00:06:33.160-07:002009-07-19T00:06:33.160-07:00You have our sympathies and we know what you are going through.<br /><br />The four weeeks after we lost our Westie last year seemed to last forever.<br /><br />&quot;No more dogs,&quot; we said, &quot;not for a while anyway.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;A while&quot; ended in December, when our current Westie took up residence.<br /><br />If you&#39;re a dog person, you can&#39;t live without one.<br /><br />Give it a little time...The Lakelanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05961296828619862266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-91706054621465381692009-07-18T17:36:11.690-07:002009-07-18T17:36:11.690-07:00I&#39;m so sorry :( <br /><br />Don&#39;t worry, he&#39;ll be up in the sky wagging his tail for ya!<br /><br />All TTG&#39;s love at this sad timeTerrible Tory Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09522927964642162081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-48116610378160159412009-07-17T16:55:21.342-07:002009-07-17T16:55:21.342-07:00Thanks everyone. I will be OK. I will be back to do some proper blogging - <i> pies, boobs, social accidents, embarrassing sex, beer with weird names, perverted teens, masons, corrupt policemen, holidays in hell, monsters, prison ships, gratuitous nudity, talking vegetables, politics, celebrities, philosophers, famous friends, trips, the mooing phone, rotting genitals, pies, Icelandic sex perverts, the West country, mothers porcelain, pagan ceremonies, and best of all radioactive howler monkeys!&quot;</i>mutleythedoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08750363657493890051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-45652637256260724342009-07-17T12:59:35.712-07:002009-07-17T12:59:35.712-07:00This message posted for you on my blog from Beast of Clerkenwell:<br /><br />Ai Yah<br />My Fav ever dog (hate to have favourites) was a Jack<br />The Little rascal was my best friend for 18 months <br />I got him from Harpurhey dogs home and he saw me through the worst time of my life.<br />Mr Mutley, grief is always best dealt with by remebering joy.<br />I burst into tears when my Archie died and Im not a crier by nature.<br />Sorry for your loss.<br />Nickelectro-kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-2632994297974835082009-07-17T03:09:57.238-07:002009-07-17T03:09:57.238-07:00Sad to say I know exactly how you feel hon :-( It was Mutley that first attracted me to your blog - well OK, the obsession with pies may have played a role too - but you know in your heat that he&#39;s in a place now where he&#39;ll no doubt be nipping at ankles &amp; showing the others just how special he is :-)<br />{{{hugs}}} darlin. Never forget the good times you had with him.Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06546956519928584352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-18024051494334875162009-07-17T02:59:05.840-07:002009-07-17T02:59:05.840-07:00Poor Mutley. Thinking of you. You&#39;re bound to miss him - shall I send you a guinea pig?wife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-10772886037996949542009-07-16T16:02:55.345-07:002009-07-16T16:02:55.345-07:00Oh Mutts, I am truly sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.<br />I confess I didn&#39;t know he was real; I honestly thought Mutley was made up for the purpose of this blog.<br />Please forgive my (with hindsight) insensitive comment a few posts back. I would never have made it had I known the situation.<br />It&#39;s terribly sad to lose a pet but it&#39;d be worse not to outlive it...fingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454337173248849766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-30184607583190994032009-07-16T12:25:36.916-07:002009-07-16T12:25:36.916-07:00I can only say that I know exactly how you feel. Love and hugs from Sicily xx.Welshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-92051669895081352732009-07-16T07:24:54.273-07:002009-07-16T07:24:54.273-07:00So very sorry for your loss dear<br /><br />*hugs*sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662534777630349095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-76489040805316135622009-07-16T03:40:08.105-07:002009-07-16T03:40:08.105-07:00So sorry M. Lovely son for you, and lovely you for Mutley. Couldn&#39;t cope better than that.hatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-40510274738096134082009-07-16T03:26:30.413-07:002009-07-16T03:26:30.413-07:00Oh Mutley I am so sorry to read of the loss of your dawgie, thinking of you.<br /><br />Di.xTrubeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-66053213153188975002009-07-15T14:06:03.185-07:002009-07-15T14:06:03.185-07:00Choked.<br /><br />Mercifully short suffering after a long blissful life I hope.electro-kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-46805811005469283842009-07-15T05:57:55.630-07:002009-07-15T05:57:55.630-07:00I&#39;m so sorry. <br /><br />You are in my thoughts xCarnalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035282296647782075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-24590303221293549812009-07-15T04:42:52.437-07:002009-07-15T04:42:52.437-07:00Our beloved Pig is only two, and already I wonder what life will be like without him; they burn so bright and so fast, do dogs. <br /><br />So sorry Mutley - do get a replacement, though. A friend of ours who walks dogs told us that one of her regulars, a lovely mutt called Bruno (a sort of brown Ur Mutt, in the same way that Pig is a black one) got run over a little while back. A month later, the family are starting to think about getting a new puppy.Elby the Beserkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-14034338642801661112009-07-15T03:27:43.392-07:002009-07-15T03:27:43.392-07:00oh my god Rob, my heart is breaking with you...i am so very sorry, my friend...what a terribly difficult decision to make...and such strength to hold him and let him rest one final time in the arms he loved to be in...much love to you...Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-14384162852059043102009-07-15T03:07:07.274-07:002009-07-15T03:07:07.274-07:00Really very sorry to hear this. All the best.RobWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255978974948870928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-8099521483195217862009-07-15T02:48:49.370-07:002009-07-15T02:48:49.370-07:00Let me add my condolences. The whole blog was based around Mutley and it&#39;s a sad thing. Thoughts are with you.James Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-71605253491001722372009-07-15T02:35:03.219-07:002009-07-15T02:35:03.219-07:00It was the strong thing to do, make sure he had company. You were with him. He must have known it. <br /><br />From experience you will be imagining seeing him out of the corner of your eye for a moment here and there, for a while. There is a Mutley shaped hole in the world and you are concious of it.<br /><br />I think everyone commenting sends good thoughts and mental hugs. Here is another...Moggs Tigerpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06050823844924656462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-47696246802616741252009-07-15T00:50:00.508-07:002009-07-15T00:50:00.508-07:00Loads of love.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-40187878834764272262009-07-14T17:30:14.187-07:002009-07-14T17:30:14.187-07:00I&#39;m so sorry.<br /><br />*hugs*Philipahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34268973.post-31039668698658180942009-07-14T12:51:30.400-07:002009-07-14T12:51:30.400-07:00Sorry to hear this. Not much I can say which is of any use, but he always looked like he had character when you posted pics. Remember the good bits not the bad!Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com