yeah- I think if Cooper could've hand picked his death- going with a tennis ball in his mouth would've been the way. that is, of course, assuming that Cooper had that much thought, which he didn't because although he was very sweet he definitely wasn't very bright.
no, it's not. i think the worst thing was just the shock of it because noone was expecting him to go anytime soon. One of his dog brothers has cancer and was operated on a few months ago- the vets said that he would probably live through the summer, so we've been expecting him to not be around too much longer. Cooper was just one of the last dogs I expected to see gone.
ha- I wasn't even thinking of you being cooper's mom (though I'm sure it has crossed my mind while playing with Coop that you also had a Coop.) I have to say, I was amazed at Cooper's mom's composure at seeing her dog lying there. But then, I think part of it was shock and part of it was her always liking to be sort of in control. If that were me I probably would've thrown myself on top of Mona screaming. I think I was more of a wreck about Cooper than she was, but then, I'm sure she was worse when she went inside. She was very sweet though- she told me that I had made Cooper very happy these last few months with our playdates. And it's true- Cooper had a special happy bark that was just for me- it was this "oh my god I'm so excited I'm so excited I'm so excited!" bark and it always made me smile. He was a sweet sweet guy and just about the happiest dog I've ever met. i wish I had a better picture of him so that you could see that he always looked like he was smiling.
thanks- I think that they handled it pretty well all things considered. He did look very peaceful and happy. And as I think it was dinaofdoom pointed out on the phone, the chances of me having another dog drop dead on me are probably pretty slim. So, that's a bonus.
thanks- well, his one brother that was hospitalized is home now. He looked very funny with both of his front legs shaved! i guess they never did figure out what was wrong with him, but he is eating now, so that's good. They are doing a mini-autopsy on Cooper to try to figure out what his cause of death was. I'll certainly let everyone know if they find out anything about the vaccines.
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At least he was having fun at the end, right?
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but I am so sorry for you, for Cooper, and for Cooper's mom. And yes, in the grand scheme of how one has to go, I guess this is a pretty good one, eh?
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Big hugs to you and to cooper's family!!!
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At least he went happily. I hope his brothers are alright!!
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