My mom's Dog Jake has been apart of the family for 10 years, so my kids( oldest being six) don't know life without him. He has been a wonderful dog, river dog, friend and playmate to the kids. This last week my mom found out that he has a tumor on his spleen that will burst at anytime, when it does he will die and thankfully it will happen in his sleep. His pediatrician said that he probably has no longer than 4 weeks at most and there is nothing they can do to save him. Yesterday we all went down to my mom's and had a great day celebrating the life of Jake and all our memories we have shared with him. We had so much fun and took lots of pictures with him.
The day before we went down to my mom's we watched Marley & Me with the kids (of course we fast forwarded all the adult parts and enjoyed only the dog parts) When it got to the end and Marley died the kids were sad but started to ask questions about where animals went when they died. I proceeded to tell them about Jake and his tumor so they would be prepared when he died. The movie was perfect because Jake is a Yellow Lab just like Marley in the movie so it really hits home for us. At my mom's we also had a FHE (Family Home Evening)on resurrection and explained to them that when our animals die they will be resurrected like us and their body and spirit will come together again and we will be able to see them again. Their faces lighted up and they were so happy. Jake this post is dedicated to you, we love you so much and we are so happy you filled our hearts with joy and love!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Saying our good- byes to Jake Dog
Posted by The Horvath Crew at 1:53 PM
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Oh that is just sooo sad!
Cute post and pics. Maybe you'll have to get a dog to make up for your moms??? Maybe he can go hang out with Roxy... and Addy will have one HAPPY reunion one day in the future!!!
Poor Jake!! I'm glad everyone got to say goodbye though.
Oh how sad. It's amazing how quickly our pets become apart of the family and we look forward to seeing them when we're home. The pics are great memories!
That is just so sad. :( Poor puppy, and your poor kids.
Geez Lizzy... making me tear up reading that. I can't imagine the feeling for the kids or your mom. I sometime think what it will be like when Paisley is gone and she's not even a year old. I can't believe how attached we get to our animals... they are really part of the family. Jake is a handsome dog. I hope he goes peacefully.
What a sad post I'm sorry to hear about your mom's dog. I'm glad that you were able to have a day with the dog and family before the dog passes on.
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