RIP Cosmo
Gretchen's dog died the other day. It was actually a little more her ex-husband's dog but in reality they shared custody because the dog followed the same schedule the boys did. The boys and their dad took Cosmo to his vineyard south of here to bury him yesterday. Gretchen was so grateful for how the whole thing was handled, very sensitively - with the boys in mind, she asked me to make a sympathy card for her to send to her ex with a little note. I went for simple and tasteful.
(I used a little rubber animal that has stamps for feet, that Steve's mom gave Simon, a whole set actually, a number of years ago. All four feet never quite line up perfectly, so I finally decided to amputate one leg so I could use it as a single stamp and stamp it where I wanted. I guess simple and tasteful ends with amputation in the name of art, doesn't it?)
(I used a little rubber animal that has stamps for feet, that Steve's mom gave Simon, a whole set actually, a number of years ago. All four feet never quite line up perfectly, so I finally decided to amputate one leg so I could use it as a single stamp and stamp it where I wanted. I guess simple and tasteful ends with amputation in the name of art, doesn't it?)
I emailed Steve the news yesterday morning and he emailed back he can't imagine what a mess we'll be when Reggi dies. I replied that A) We're not to speak of this, B) We will certainly be able to say that no one in the whole wide world could have loved Reggi as much as we did. I also told him that when the time comes, I'm taking my allotted 3 immediate family bereavement days, HR be damned!
Yep, I'm a dog person, alright.
PS Gretchen - how old was Cosmo? Fifteen? And if you email me a picture, I'll add it to the entry.
posted by Stefani at 5:08 AM
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Cosmo was 12 and, even though we saw this coming, we're very sad. He loved to romp in the yard, loved to nap, and he loved his boys.
My condolences to Gretchen and her family.....
I'm all for adding a pet bereavement clause to the handbook....
Thank you.
Stef, thanks for posting the pictures. The bottom one is of Cosmo waking up from a nap and the top one is of him pursuing one of his favorite hobbies: digging holes in the lawn to excavate the chipmunks. He once dug up such a pile of dirt and sunflower seeds from a nest that a lovely stand of sunflowers sprouted, some about 8 feet tall. I guess you could say he was a good gardener too.
Gretchen: My sincere condolences to you and your family.
I too am a dog person. I have a wonderful 8-year old yellow lab/collie named Zeke. Ofcourse we call him everything but Zeke. I can't imagine life without him. I'm with you Stef...We are NEVER to speak of that day to come....EVER!
Sympathy Gretchen. He reminds me of our Scamp who was colored just like that, ears shaped the same too. Though our vet said she had more border collie than anything in her.
Like beloved people, dogs are to be mourned at their passing -- remembering that in life they were loving, faithful and trying to please the ones who took care of them.
One fur-man will be remembered.
Cosmo looked like a sweetheart. My condolences to his family.
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