And then, Molly was gone.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/03/2019 at 13:02 • Filed to: None

We bid Molly farewell this morning. She had a good final weekend, with a couple of brief rides in the car, accepted a little bit of food, and lots of snuggles. Missus was Molly’s master in the truest sense, and this is very difficult for Missus. The vetern’ry folks were great. We had Molly for ten years and more. I don’t know if Molly had a soul , but her presence was a blessing to my house.

DISCUSSION (65)

ihm96 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:06

Aw :-(

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:06

Aw. I am very sad for you guys.

i86hotdogs > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:07

Toby sends his love and condolences.

Kinja'd!!!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:07

well shit... im sorry

at least she got one last weekend at home

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:07

So sorry. Losing a pet is absolutely awful.

Nibby > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:08

sorry to hear that... do you have any other pets?

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:11

I’m so sorry for your loss.

I’m glad you had a little more fun with her this past weekend.

$kaycog > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:14

I’m so very sorry.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
06/03/2019 at 13:14

It was a good weekend. And thank you.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:16

So sorry to hear of your family’s loss friend...she looked like a beautiful dog. :)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nibby
06/03/2019 at 13:17

Kinja'd!!!

Sí. And I will be encouraging Missus to consider taking on a new charge. Missus has a work comrade who is an avid volunteer at SPCA and who will be thrilled to point us toward a pound pup that we can adopt.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/03/2019 at 13:17

Yeah, but having them ain’t so bad. Most of the time... Dogs can be annoying...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
06/03/2019 at 13:20

She was wonderful. She annoyed me greatly at times, but she was my wife’s dog and provided no end of delight to Missus, and that’s what counts.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:21

Best wishes and my deepest condolences.

Spaceball-Two > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:22

I’m very sorry for your loss.

smobgirl > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:23

I’m so sorry. I’m glad she got a good weekend in with you.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > $kaycog
06/03/2019 at 13:24

Taking a beloved family dawg on a one-way trip to the vet was a new experience for me and her there on the rug, warm but lifeless, was a shock. Missus is taking it very hard because Molly was her delight. But now, our annoying little turd-brained terrier mutt has no doggie sibling, so I expect we’ll be visiting the SPCA to look for a pound pup to adopt. A mature animal who has already been found to be relatively docile and sweet.

Thank you, $kay.

Svend > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:25

Oh man, I’ll so very sorry to hear that.

I was so hoping on Molly improving.

You got to spend the final dogs together with her a little more like herself.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > smobgirl
06/03/2019 at 13:26

It was a good weekend. Molly was a very good sport, and did her best to be a dog. She came to me at one point, when I was alone in the house with her, in a way that she never did. It was subtle and intimate. I’ve never had a relationship with a dog before and it was very special. But I was not this pooch’s master; Missus was. And I respect Missus greatly for the husbandry she provided to this animal these many years. My hat is off to her.

Cash Rewards > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:27

Sorry to hear this. Glad you got some time after your last post, though. Good luck to you all

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:29

RIP Molly. She will clearly be missed.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Svend
06/03/2019 at 13:30

Thanks. It was perfect. If your dog has to die of cancer, then this would be the ideal scenario.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:30

So so rry to hear about Molly. RIP.

PartyPooper2012 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:33

Trying to hold back curses and tears . That went right to my gut. Sorry for your loss fam. Damn near lost my dogs few weeks ago to a tumor.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:39

I’m sorry to hear that Molly passed. I’m glad you got to have one final nice weekend with her, though. I hope Mrs. O.C. is doing okay with all this.

MattHurting > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:47

Ugh, sorry to hear.

Chariotoflove > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:48

Good bye, Molly. Thank you for making this Earth a little bit brighter.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 13:55

Kinja'd!!!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PartyPooper2012
06/03/2019 at 14:04

I feelz. Glad you’ll have yours around a while longer.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Snuze: Needs another Swede
06/03/2019 at 14:05

Thank you. It’s tough, but we’re also having a lot of smiles intermingled with the tears.

Brickman > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:07

aw nooo! it’s too soon! :’( Glad you had the weekend together

arl > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:11

Great picture. So sorry for your loss.

PartyPooper2012 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:23

It’s definitely not the same. I try to distance myself from her a bit. attachment is too great. I feel I will break if she left

hang in there. we’re all here for you. We all have clunkers and some have doggos so most of us have been in your shoes and know the pains.

vicali > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:25

Good girl Molly.

I’m glad you had a good weekend with her, dogs make people better.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:25

That’s good, or at least as good as it could be. I know when my parents have lost dogs in the past it’s always been tough, but we always remember them fondly and laugh and smile about their antics. It makes it a little bit more bearable.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:35

I know you gave her a great life. What else can any of us ask for/

TheRealBicycleBuck > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 14:49

Wow. I thought she would be around a while longer. Sorry for your loss.

BEER4Bonnieville > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 15:12

Our deepest sympathy to you and the Missus. Very hard to let go of family members at times. She will live on in your memories for the rest of your lives.

vondon302 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 15:18

Aww sorry for your loss.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn
06/03/2019 at 15:21

Molly never cared much about squirrels and really didn’t even know how to bark until Binx came along and taught her.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 15:23

I’m sorry for your loss :(

nermal > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 15:33

:-(

Future Heap Owner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 15:33

I’m so sorry to hear this. I hope your household finds time soon to reflect and heal.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Brickman
06/03/2019 at 15:37

It was a good weekend.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > arl
06/03/2019 at 15:38

Thanks. I did not take that photo, but it’s perfect. I’m going to put a copy of it in a frame.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PartyPooper2012
06/03/2019 at 15:39

I could pull back more because I was not Molly’s master.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > vicali
06/03/2019 at 15:42

dogs make people better.

In most cases...

I used a training (shock) collar briefly on Molly. I only actually administered the shock once or twice because there was also a beep feature and the beep was enough to get her to jump about three feet in the air. She’d go after something she wanted to eat — like poop — and everything else got shorted out. There was no getting her attention.

Anyhow, one day at the school, this dog lady asked me if I ever tried the collar on myself. My reply: “No, because I always come when my wife calls me and I don’t eat cat poop.”

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Snuze: Needs another Swede
06/03/2019 at 15:43

I mean, it was beautiful, really, just intermingled with grief. Death is the downside of life.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > VincentMalamute-Kim
06/03/2019 at 15:44

Indeed. Thanks.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > TheRealBicycleBuck
06/03/2019 at 15:44

We were hopeful, briefly. But she was a very sick dog. Still, the palliative care got us a nice weekend with her and was well worth the effort and expense.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BEER4Bonnieville
06/03/2019 at 15:45

Yup. She was a wonderful dog, if annoying at times because, well, dog.

Thank you.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/03/2019 at 15:45

Death is the downside of life.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Future Heap Owner
06/03/2019 at 15:47

We’ll be good. Molly was too good for us not to. A blessing to us, and our house, she was.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 15:53

I’m sorry for your loss! Sounds like Molly was a good doggo :(

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
06/03/2019 at 15:57

She was our anger management service animal. Great doggo.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 16:05

Sadly, yes it is.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 16:22

Have my own, can confirm

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 16:46

How sad! I fear for this ( we have 2 ) , dogs a re such amazing companions, with tragically short lives, if feels like its not enough time to love them or for them to love you back, you will always wan t more.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
06/03/2019 at 17:04

Ten years is a long time. Still, over two visits, this end-of-life experience cost $500.

razorbeamteam > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 17:17

I’m truly sorry for the loss of your family member. Pets are a great source of comfort and its hard to go about your routine once they’re gone.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > razorbeamteam
06/03/2019 at 17:53

They are genetically wired to be inserted into our routines. The difficult part for me, over the past two days when she became too sick to do it, was walking up to the house and not seeing her nose in the window between the blinds.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 19:37

So sorry for your loss. That super sucks.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/04/2019 at 11:26

Sorry for your loss. Even when it’s their time, it’s never easy.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/04/2019 at 12:25

Thanks. But you know? It was a beautiful thing, intermingled with sadness and grief. But we’ve moved on to lots of remembering and coming up with some sort of memorial for her. A beautiful thing that this simple animal with a brain the size of a walnut could be such a joy to us and our house. Very, very special.

Kinja'd!!!

Dakotahound > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/04/2019 at 12:46

Ten years is a long time to share with a loyal companion. You have my deepest condolences, and apolo g y for this late reply.