Fly high, my sweet girl

I knew Gracie wasn’t feeling good. I called the vet around 9pm and he said to bring her first thing in the morning. She laid with me on the couch until 12am and she seemed uncomfortable, so I laid her in her bed and I fell asleep about 1am. I woke abruptly at 3am and knew as soon as I seen her. She looked peaceful and I hope that she knew that I loved her so much. My heart is broken. Fly high, my sweet girl. Thank you for all the wonderful years.

Author: graciemama

Gracie, 15 year old terrier mix, had front leg amputation on 12/14/16 due to a inorperable fracture after being hit by a car.

18 thoughts on “Fly high, my sweet girl”

  1. Oh no! I am so very very very sorry to hear this! We all fell head over heels in love with Gracie! I am just so sorry. My tears flow too hard to be able to type much of anything right now.

    Everyone here can assure you that Gracie knew she was loved more than any dog could possibly be. Your love for her came shining through with every single word you wrote. And her love for you came shining through every time we read your post.

    Not that it will bring you much comfort now, but I hope it will later. Gracie did everything on her terms and her way, including how she chose to transition. She was at home and surrounded by love from her favorite human in the whole world. She wasn’t at aVets hooked up to equipment and in a cage. No, she was at home snuggling with her human with no fear, no regret, just perfect peace.

    I just wanted to try and get out a few words to you to let you know how much we absolutely adored this girl. I’ll come back later. for now, I’m sending you all the love in the world and surrounding you with hugs.

    Sally and My Chunky Spiritual Being Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie

  2. She knew you loved her. Oh my goodness, she never doubted it for an instant. No dog could possibly have been loved more. I am so so sorry. She was a wonderful dog and found a place in all our hearts.

    Sending love,

    Meg, Clare and Elsie Pie xxx

  3. Of course she knew you loved her! How could she not she lived her life under your umbrella of love! I’m so so sorry that Gracie’s journey has ended. And Gracie was able to give you the last gift by leaving on her own terms and sparing you from having to make that hardest last decision for her. Know all our Angels were there to greet your sweet girl and make her welcome at the bridge. Fly free new Angel fly free! Sending you healing light and peace at this hardest of times.

  4. She knew – she knew you were devoted to her and loved her completely. I am so very sorry.

    Sweet dreams, dear little Emma Grace. We all will miss you, with your pretty little face and your incredible spirit.

    Lisa

  5. I am so very sad to read this. Grace fought so hard and you fought right there with her. She knew how much you love her. Take time to remember all the good things and happy memories. We are all grieving with you.

    Kathi

  6. I am so sorry to hear this news, but perhaps there is comfort in knowing that you were together in the end? You two had a very long and happy life together, and she passed with you sleeping with her in her bed – she had no doubt that you loved her.

  7. She is the single most beautiful and indomitable spirit that I have met here because she , truly, led her life her way and had much to teach all of us. I am simply devastated to hear about her transitioning to being Mostest Dog in another realm but know to my core that she absolutely was devoted to you and you to her. She far outlived on earth the majority of her peers and will live eternally as Emma Grace flying over you, watching you. loving you, and being with you in heart and in every memory. Thank you for sharing her with us: it has been a privilege and an honor. Love to all of you from Mostest Dog Heffalump, CharlieBear, and EmmaRose.

  8. I am so so so very sorry to see you’ve lost your sweet Gracie! What a beautiful and special girl she was. When its my time to go I hope I am as lucky as she was to be side by side to my favourite person in the world. Many hugs to you today & for the tough days ahead. xox
    Chris & Kylie

  9. Gracie definitely knew how much you loved her. I’m teary-eyed reading this, how heartbreaking for you, but know you loved her and she loved you and that you were with her.

    Tracey & Tai

  10. I am very sad for your loss. The perfect way to cross the rainbow. At home, loved and in her own bed. Many hugs. Deb

  11. I am sorry for your loss. Run free Gracie. She knew you loved her and you were with her in the end.
    xoxoxo
    Michelle & Angel Sassy

  12. You and ykur precious Emma Grace have had the most beautiful earth journey anyone could hope for. And for 15 YEARS!!

    But that doesn’t make it any easier, does it? It can bring you a “co fort” and a “peace”,’but it just means that you have that much more to “miss”. I K OW you knkw that you can never lose what has never really left you. And Gracie will ALWAYS be with you! You two are one energy, one Spirit, one Soul.

    She is in eveey heartbeat and every song you hear the birds sing. Her lkttle kisses float in every breeze that brushes against your face. Gracie is with you always.

    She had so much good cuddling time with you, especially these past couple of weeks. A d all she cared about was being with you a d being spoiled…spoiled more than you or she even k ew was possible!!

    I hope you know how .uch we all feel in @ove with her. And our jearts were warmed by the loving care you gave your little Gracie. And we cheered for her and we cheered for you! Wjat a team you two made!

    As time passes, you WILL draw more and more on all the incredible adventures you two shared. Not nkw though. It hurts soooo much. You jate trying to go to bed and you jate trying to get up. You walk around in circles not remembering why you got up in the dirst place. There is no more routine. The void is painful beyond words.

    And we can do nothing. We knkw that. All we can do is PROMISE you it WILL get better, tiny bit by tiny bit. One day, and it may be two months from now, you may realize you didn’t cray that day, but rather, you laughed out loud at some of Gracie’s shenanigans!

    When you can, please share some of these happy memories with us. With pictures of course. And oh my goodness, you must have thousands of happy memories!!

    We have a thread called Trilawds Alumni open to everyone of course. But many of us who have our pals at the Bridge share their memories there, as well as post about the dogs our pals sent us. And Gracie WILL you another dog who needs tonknow what love feels like! It will be her choice, not yours! 🙂

    PLEASE, PLEASE K KW THAT EMMA GRACE WILL. NEVER BE FORGOTTEN HERE!!! Her kife mattered to us!! She, and you,a d your vo d a d devotion with each other, made a difference here! Her spunk will always be an inspawrational legacy here!

    I bet when Gracie got to the Bridge, all young and fiesty and her hearing intact, all she coukd do was brag about having THE best humans in the world!!

    And you know what she had at the Bridge for her “welcome hime dinner”? PEPPERONI!! Bowls and bowls of PEPPERONI! 🙂

    Knkw that younhave been in my thoughts everyday…and will continue to be.

    With love

    Sally and My Chunky Spiritual Being Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!

  13. I am So So sorry. You did all you could for her and she knows it. She knows you love her and while probably nothing is a consolation right now please know that we are thinking of you.

  14. I’m very sorry for the passing of your Gracie. Hopefully all your happy times will help you in your grief.
    Penny

  15. Just know I’m holding you in my thoughts.

    Not now, but when you can, I can’t wait to hear how Gracie has made her presence known. Your grief may be so heavy right now that she can’t get tnrough. She’s a stubborn and spunky girl though, she’ll keep trying.

  16. With all our heart and soul, we are so sorry. It’s never easy to part ways, even when we’ve been blessed with such a long life together.

    May all the happy times and cute little things she did sustain you in your grief. Believe that she is nearby, because she truly is. Her love is now eternal energy, always by your side and ready to guide you in your own life.

    If you need anything at all, we are here for you OK? ((((hugs))))

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