I mentioned in passing that we had to put down Sally Derg

[stoney321]

and that it was too much to talk about, which is an understatement. May was just a shit month, full stop.

But Sally Girl meant a lot to our family, to me, and to some of you, and I finally got to a place where I could laugh about things, and this is how I heal: laughing and talking about it.

Post with great pics of our sweet girl and laughter amongst the tears, as is appropriate.

I see my posts here dwindling, honestly. There's not a lot of interest, and I'm more active elsewhere. I won't abandon this entirely, but it would be a lie to say this is my first, second, or even third most active locale. Just as a head's up. Big news will still be posted here, but I don't know that I'll post daily or maybe even weekly on LJ. I'm moving my pro blog into the sphere of home base. It's just easier for me.

Comments

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about Sally Derg. I loved all your stories about her.

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

:smooches:: Yeah, it's harder and harder for me to keep up with ALL THE STUFF.

[zyrya]

Darling Sally, she was a beautiful soul.

I'll miss you on LJ :(

[ladycyndra.livejournal.com]

My deepest sympathies to you and your family on your loss of sweet Sally Derg. Thank for you sharing pics of her. I would have given her lots of hugs.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful tribute to your beautiful girl. Many tears from me here, reading it. You were so lucky to have each other. *Hugs and loves*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. <3

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

There is too much!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

She was a super sweet girl. (And I'm still on Twitter! And Tumblr and Instagram and my blog and....)

LJ just feels like a ghost town. :(

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for that!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you for that. <3 She was such a sweet little gramma puppy lady face.

[morianna1.livejournal.com]

Deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your beautiful Sally Derg. When I read it my reaction was simply "O F*** no!" I'm sitting here crying. So sorry for your loss. I'll light a candle to see her across the Rainbow Bridge in a while when I can see again.....

[evamagick.livejournal.com]

I am also sorry about Sally Derg. :(

If you leave us, can you at least post here once a week telling us you posted elsewhere? Or set up an RSS feed or something? I love your posts and would be verr verr sad if they went away.

[sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com]

A dog that will attack her own farts is a dog worth having and loving wildly :D HAVEN'T WE ALL BEEN THERE, SALLY-DERG? HAVEN'T WE?

I loved one dog in my life, and loved him so big and so hard that I'm not sure I'll ever get another. Plus, let's be real, dogs need to go out in a morning, long before I am willing to admit that there is such a thing as waking up. zzzzzz.

♥

[chantal87.livejournal.com]

Geez Laura, I am so very sorry. I remember when you adopted her. It doesn't seem that long ago.
Losing a fur baby is so hard. I lost my Dottie Mae in February and its still hard to talk about.
Just know I love you and I'm hugging you so hard in my heart right now.
xoxo

[kuzu-no-ha.livejournal.com]

Oh honey, I am so sorry. Ms Sally seemed to be such a sweet lady.

[siapom.livejournal.com]

*hugs* to you and your family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Oh...just... *hugs*

Ps. The picture is my sweet boy, Joshua. He passed a few years ago, but he is forever remembered and loved. I am sure that your SallyDerg will be remembered just as often and just as fondly by many.

[vermouth1991.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for your loss.

I started my own Lj blog this April, personally I think an update every month wouldn't seem too sparse. Bear in mind that there would be people who only know you through your LJ account, so even dropping a couple of lines in an entry would go a long way.

[heresluck]

I'm so glad you had the joy of such a lovable and ridiculous dog. I lost my big ridiculous cat last fall, and I still miss him terribly, even if thinking of him now mostly makes me smile instead of cry.

Apropos of nothing else in this post except your icon, I saw this photo today and immediately thought of you. Well, okay, first I thought of me and how much I want one, but then I thought of you right afterwards.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

That is so, so sweet of you, thank you so much. *hugs you tight*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I'm not leaving, I'm just not foreseeing the usual level of posting that I once did. And my site has an RSS feed! In fact, I'll be posting here in a few minutes with some updates. :)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, dogs are so much work. SO MUCH WORK. The love they give back is awesome, but yeah. It's like having another child to tend.

<3

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks M. <3

DOTTIE MAE. Man, I can remember you having her, too, and she was SUCH a love. That had to have been a hard loss, my friend. *hugs you tight*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that - and indeed, she was. <3

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. Oh my gosh, Joshua looks like the sweetest baby!! :( So sorry for that enormous loss.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much.

And I'm sure I'll post here a little more frequently than once a month, but I used to post every weekday. That's unlikely to continue. In fact, I'll be posting in a few minutes with some updates. <3

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

When you have one of those ridiculous pets, the ones who worm their way into your heart, losing them is hard. But, as you say, you get to the point where you remember the silly things they did and start laughing.

And HAHAHAHA, THAT IS AMAZING!!!! Yeah, I think we need one. :)

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I saw your struggle on Twitter, and it was heartbreaking to watch. *HUGS* You wrote wonderfully about her. And now I'm sobbing. *SOB*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

:( She was such a sweet girl. But now she no longer hurts, so that's what I cling to. <3