#tw dog death

[todayontumblr]

Tuesday, October 24.

In Memoriam: Bobi the Dog :(

We've some news. Some sad news. The saddest news, perhaps. Sweetest Bobi the Dog, a dinky, chocolate brown purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, and the oldest dog of all time, has passed away at the age of 31 years and 165 days. Which is around 217, in human years.

He was small, compact, very smiley, hungry for rice and chicken and, above all, an extremely lovely little chap. Join us in memoriam for this sweetest little dog as we mark the passing of an all-time great.

Hold your four-legged friends close x

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#today on tumblr #bobi the dog #worlds oldest dog #old boi #old dog #bobi the worlds oldest dog #portugal #rice and chicken #ltitle dog #sweet dog #dogblr #dogs of tumblr #dogs #dog #dog art #sad #tw animal death #animal death #tw dog death

[hashtag-xolo]

He is gone but he had such a happy day leading up to it. He wasn't in pain, just exhausted and ready to sleep but still happy.

Tzapo was truly such a good good boy and managed to get so much love from so many different people. He did so many things and his life was so big. He saw the redwoods and got to go to a bison ranch. He got to see and smell all the horses at the Kentucky Horse Farm. He loved watching horses gallop. He got to go to wildlife centers and zoos, including the National Zoo in DC, and get to scent so many animals he'd never otherwise get to experience. He stayed in hostels and hiked in several states. He went into caverns with me and he got to cross fields of lava rock in Eastern Oregon, which he was so brave and excited to do. He has had a good life and been the best friend to me. I'm so glad I could give him an end where he was still so happy and able to do his favorite things without pain or confusion. He was the best service dog and friend I could have ever asked for. And now he can rest and be comfortable forever.

#tzapo #pet death tw #tw pet death #tw pet loss #tw dog death #dog death #rest in peace my little friend

[abirddogmoment]

Mav was put to rest yesterday. His spine injury was affecting his quality of life and he deserved to go without suffering.

I have a lot of things to say about my beautiful dog. He was funny, he was easygoing, he was versatile, he was charming. But mostly, Mav was beloved. He was loved from his very first breath until his last, and he'll be loved for a long time still. He was loved by everyone he met and by people he'd never get the chance to meet, and he loved the entire world in return.

He was the coolest dog in the world. We could've had a hundred years together and it wouldn't have been enough. But we fit so much love into that little dog, he was full to bursting. And that's something at least.

#dogblr #maverick #about mav #tw dog death #tw pet death #i know most of you know already #the asks really helped yesterday #i still have some to answer #thank you all for sending your condolences #mav was an extremely beloved little dog #im so glad we fit a lifetime of love into five short years #he was the coolest dog in the world #thank you all for loving him #you can keep reblogging his photos it makes me happy to see #i still have a dozen posts in my queue #im not sure what ill do with the blog after that #but ill still be around

[liz-allyn]

based on the watch , author unknown. traditional retirement speech of the Navy

My dog, Xander

2007-2023

A life well-lived

#Lizzy’s life. #tw personal #doggo #lizzy rambles. #tw dog death #tw death #tw grief #a poem I wrote for my dog Xander #rip #rest in peace #we don’t deserve dogs #dogs of tumblr #dachshund

[deer-motif]

THAT PET YOU JUST COULDN'T KEEP AND COULDN'T AFFORD

7.01 meet the new boss, supernatural // nov. #9, @fuckingwhateverdude // 15.03 the rupture, supernatural // cop car, mitski // 1.22 devil's trap, supernatural // 1.10 asylum, supernatural // 1.18 something wicked, supernatural // dog motif, @famishedst // the dog, francisco goya // 5.16 dark side of the moon, supernatural // 5.22 swan song, supernatural // 'guardian' dog refuses to leave dead sister's body on side of the road, gabrielle chung // 2.19 folsom prison blues, supernatural // dog cage pictures, unsplash // 4.22 lucifer rising, supernatural // dogdog, abuse // 3.16 no rest for the wicked, supernatural // 14.02 gods and monsters, supernatural // how to break up a dog fight correctly and prevent them from happening, donald johnson // 10.03 soul survivor, supernatural // dog motif, @probably-whatever // deleted dialogue, the lighthouse // 15.19 inherit the earth, supernatural // putting the dog to sleep, the antlers

part 1

#dog motif? woof woof? #supernatural #dean winchester #spn web weaving #spn edit #dean winchester edit #dean edit #spn parallels #my eorks #dean winchester derangement syndrome #tw dog death #tw animal violence

[bonefall]

Serious question: if the clan cats successfully killed a dog, would they eat it? Or would they be wary that it's twolegs would come looking for it and bury it?

ShadowClan would eat it. ShadowClan doesn't give a good goddamn. ShadowClan says It's Free Meat.

The meat of predators is tough, smelly, and chewy, so they like to stew it up or brine it, especially in the Lake territory when suddenly they have a ton of access to salt and don't have to burn dandelions. Part of it is also definitely the "coolness" factor-- ShadowClan cats pride themselves in their ability to eat what others can't.

That said, Clan cats would only kill a dog if they had no other choice. Dogs are strong and dangerous animals, and almost always just leash escapees. It's better to wait for their human to come and get them than risk facing one. If they're considering killing a dog, it's almost certainly a stray that's been dumped.

There's a TON of ways that a dog can end up dead though, without Clan cat input. They can get kicked by deer, tangle with a hog, fall into a ravine or mud, or even drown. ShadowClan has no qualms about scavenging dog meat.

Other Clans probably bury the carcass or just leave it to rot on principle. Not out of fear of the human exactly, but simply because they don't care. They aren't interested in gross predator meat.

SO; generally no, they wouldn't eat dog meat. Unless they are ShadowClan who will spice that bad boy up without remorse.

#tw animal death #tw dog death #clan culture #warrior bites

[mothsartart]

"theory on relativity" - an assignment for class.

alternatively called "i own the salami, not the dog."

#visual poetry #poetry #art #my art #original art #tw dog death #cw needles #cw dog death #idk man #let me know what yall think of this one pls

[avatarherobrine]

Man. I watched the puupy bowl and holy shit. They had their smallest dog this year at 1.7 pounds. Tiniest lil thing. Lil baby. Named Sweetpea. Look at her!

SHE FUCKING DIED BEFORE THE PUPPY BOWL COULD AIR. MAN. SHE WAS SO SMALL WHY WAS SHE THER???

#puppy bowl #tw animal death #tw dog death #im so sorry if this ruins your day but im so mad this dog was too small and probably young to compete. there was a 15 pound dog #in the same category as her. why tf why she not sidelined as a spectator if you really wanted her to be visable for adoption??

[casart]

28/05/06—17/07/23

On the 17th of July, my baby girl of 17 years passed. I miss her everyday. She was my angel. My love. The reason I got up in the morning and came home at the end of the day. She was with me through so many of my ups and downs. She was a constant in my life.

She loved apples and blueberries and bananas. She loved to chase birds and hated cuddles. She never played with toys but always played with my socks. She absolutely despised bath time but loved rolling around in the dirt and grass. She enjoyed wearing sweaters and sleeping with her blanket.

She was my baby girl and I miss her every single day. I’m so lucky to have had her in my life. I’m grateful for the time she was with me and the memories we have.

#casart #my doggo #tw grief #it took me awhile to draw her #she was my everything and ngl I do feel lost without her #I have my cat so thankfully my place isn’t quiet #but doesn’t matter how much time you have it’s not enough #tw animal death #tw dog death

[theoi-crow]

Hey there, hope you're doing well! This may be a little bit of a sensitive ask (tw pet death) so please feel free to ignore it, but I was wondering if there were any myths about what happens to our pets when they pass, and/or how to honor them. I was thinking of having a little mini altar for my dog, and to give dog treats as offerings, but I wasn't sure if that was proper. Thanks in advance!!

I'm so sorry for your loss…

The ancient Greeks and Romans loved their dogs a lot and although there aren't a lot of stories about dogs in ancient mythology, we've found a lot of graves and epithets written by grieving owners who had to bury their dogs. Here's an example of one:

"I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."

Here are the rest: (LINK)

Here's a bit more on how the ancient Greeks cherished and loved their dogs. Plato even called them the greatest philosophers because they knew the difference between good and bad people: (LINK)

"The dog was a companion, protector, and hunter for the Greeks and the spiked collar…was invented by the Greeks to protect the necks of their canine friends from wolves." Source: (LINK)

So as you can see, dogs were very important to the ancient Greeks and they memorialized their dogs too so it's okay to put him on your altar. It won't be disrespectful and the gods will understand.

Here are examples of what they'd often look like:

To talk a bit more about my own grieving experience as a Hellenic polytheist and grieving my dog I hope it's okay if I tell you a bit about my own little dog who I lost this past March:

Mourning a dog is so hard because their love for us is so sincere and pure. They love fiercely and protect us as much as they can even when they're so much smaller than whoever they are challenging (my dog was a tiny Maltese Poodle but boy did that dog loved to bark and try to protect me.)

His death came a lot earlier than we expected, he got early onset doggy dementia also known as canine cognitive decline, which is very similar to human dementia.

He began to forget who we were and his health took a nosedive a few months before he passed. We chose to put him down before he got to the final stage (seizures) because as someone who grew up taking care of someone with seizures, I knew he was going to be in excruciating pain. But because he also had dementia he didn't know who we were so I knew he'd be very scared and in excruciating pain with less than a year to live.

Two weeks before his final appointment he lived like a king. He ate all his favorite foods and treats, watched Hamilton everyday (his favorite character was George Washington) and we had the vet come to our apartment so he would be very comfortable since he hated going to the vet.

The Aftermath:

Mourning the loss of a loved one is hard and although we're all familiar with feeling sadness when we grieve, no one ever talks about the guilt and rage that might come over you during your grieving process.

I was angry at my gods

I didn't even know why, I just was. I was mad at them, myself, my spouse, my school, my neighbors, I just wanted to be left alone. But because I was angry at my gods, my Catholic guilt kicked in and I felt guilty for being angry with my gods. I was spiraling because I was trying not to be angry and trying so hard to be sad instead.

But that's when Apollo showed up and I had an honest conversation with him about the guilt behind how I was grieving:

He told me that anger is a natural part of the mourning period. Not everyone will grieve the same but being angry with your gods is normal because when we lose someone who we loved so much there will be a flood of emotions that we didn't know we would feel and forcing them to express in only a sad way keeps you from truly processing your grief. My anger was a part of my grieving process, and so was my confusion and denial of having lost my dog. This was all normal.

I was so overwhelmed with my feelings of rage, guilt, and shame that we left home for a week so I could be away from my altar, my gods and from finding the many dog bones my dog hid before passing.

I desperately needed a break from my gods and they understood.

They weren't upset with me. They knew how much my dog meant to me and how much I loved him, so we left and I was able to process my emotions outside of my home. Prior to this I never understood why people in shows and movies needed to go on a trip when they suffered a loss but after my dog passed I was overwhelmed with the desire to be in nature. To be with Gaia, to be with Demeter. (Two gods I don't normally work with but I desperately needed)

It's okay to go through your own grieving process as it comes. To accept your feelings as they are.

It's okay to feel angry when you're grieving. It's also okay to be angry at your gods because they understand you're grieving. And finally, it's okay to memorialize your dog in whatever way brings you the most comfort.

My dog's little box sits on my altar. He gets his treats and has an electric candle we make sure never turns off. I often mentally see him sitting on Ares' lap or playing fetch with Hermes. He hangs out with my gods and I know my gods don't hold my grieving process against me. They know losing a dog was hard for the ancient Greeks and it's still hard for their modern followers because losing someone who loves you so unconditionally and accepts you for who you truly are without judgment is the hardest thing to do. I wanted to share this with you so you can grieve freely and honor your dog in whatever form brings you the most comfort. The gods understand and they will grieve with you & be there for you.

I personally believe all dogs go straight to the Elysian Fields because dogs are our greatest heroes.

#tw death mention #tw death #tw dog death #tw grief #tw grieving #tw seizure #tw dementia #personal #my dog

[freakwiththeknifecollection]

My brother's dog, our family's first dog, Shado, passed away today. The vet discovered she had cancer on at least 3 organs from what they could tell. It already spread, so there was nothing they could do. There was fluid in her abdomen already that they highly suspected was blood, and they could have ruptured at any moment causing her a lot of pain as she bled out, so we had to make the difficult decision to put her down before it got worse to prevent any further unnecessary discomfort. She went peacefully surrounded by family. She was the best girl, she'll be missed dearly. Prayers for our family at this time are appreciated 🖤

#she was 8 #and this was not the news I was expecting to hear today. but I'm glad she won't be in pain anymore and that #we were there with her at the end #em rambles #personal #tw dog death #dog death tw

[imagine-darksiders]

We had to put Percy down today, so baby I am distraught! 🥲

Anyway in loving memory of my poor old boy.

#dog #dog death #tw dog death

[hashtag-xolo]

He was seemingly doing really well yesterday but today he is too weak to walk steadily which is why it needs to be today. He's not hurting but he's weak. Once he realized I had some scrambled egg and ice cream for him though he was excited to move. This boy is so happy to have his favorite foods still.

#tw sick pet #sick pet #tw sick dog #sick dog #tw pet death #pet death tw #tw dog death #dog death

[daydreaming-en-pointe]

guys small vent-y announcement type of thingy?? idk

tw animal death (from old age) so if u don’t wanna see that then bye bye

okay so I don’t know if I’ve told all of you but I’ve been wanting to pursue veterinary medicine since I was in primary school, and for this summer our vet, who’s an old friend of the family, offered to have me around the clinic to help out occasionally and see how it actually is being a vet

let’s call the vet Marie for now (not her real name)

so yesterday at 12am my aunt called Marie up saying that her eldest dog, Mara, was wheezing and throwing up. Mara was a Shih Tzu and she was almost to her 14th birthday. Now my aunt had called me first so we were both waiting for Marie to get there and once she did, my aunt started explaining what Mara had been going through

Mara had been struggling with severe arthritis and problems with her lungs and throat for a while now, which is to be expected a little bit since she’s so old for a dog but she always seemed to get better in the nick of time yk

well apparently not this time, bc Marie found cancerous tumours in Mara’s belly. and Mara was so far gone already that she couldn’t do anything except sedate her and give her enough medicine to stop her heart so that she didn’t feel any of the pain in her last moments

and I’ve basically grown up with Mara. My aunt lives in the same apartment building as us so we visit her and her many pets all the time

Mara had this timelessness to her iykwim because I always had that sense of ‘oh, everything is gonna be fine, she’s gonna be fine’ even when she was sick bc she almost always used to get better so quickly after the worst bouts

and now she’s just gone.

so yeah it’s going to be a while till the house will feel close to the same again, even with the other two dogs, but at least Mara isn’t in pain anymore and she’s sitting and basking in some sunlit grass up there :)

#⋆·˚ 🪴 ༘ * — 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 #tw animal death #tw dog death #also it might be a while before i get back to writing bc this vet thing is keeping me mor busy than i thought it would #so thank you for your patience and i love you all 💗💗 #i’m doing better now today though #i do understand that she was old i just didn’t really expect her time to actually come yk

[antitheticallyargumentative]

a poem i wrote on the bus to work this morning

#poetry #mine #i don't usually share personal writing here but #this is the first thing ive managed to write for a while so #here you go #i did not edit this at all lol #tw alchohol mention #tw depression #tw daddy issues #please is that a tag #screaming #tw death #tw dog death #mention

[ethereal-bumble-bee]

a poem I wrote for English class

As winds whistle loud and birds crow in the distance,

The deer stagger along, their young ones in tow.

An old man, he toils, ever persistent,

Why he bothers to labor, he never will know. 

The strike of the shovel seems a thundering sound,

The quiet now broken by soil upturned

And the man, sighing softly, wipes sweat from his brow

He takes a deep breath, and his heart starts to burn.

It burns not with pain, but with sorrow and loss,

The dog laying still at his feet, with no breath

And the old man, he knows- man’s best friend can’t live long,

But he still feels the pain of an untimely death.

For a staggering second, the man hears a bark

And his eyes widen quickly, his head turning fast

As he lifts the poor canine, he shakes in the dark

But the echoes, they fade, and the bark doesn’t last.

It only takes a few minutes before the man steps back slow,

The shallow grave filled, and the dog hidden under

The winds, they pick up, and the man’s head hangs low

His goodbyes whisked away in the crashing of thunder.

#poem #poetry #tw death #tw death mention #tw animal death #tw dog death #tw grief #grief #grieving #original poem #original writing #english class