Ozzie has passed

[Ozzie]

My last visit here is said to be 15th July 2010 at 01:44 PM. It is with a very, very heavy heart and many tears that I have returned here today to say goodbye to Ozzie. He would have been 12 years old on 1/29/2014.

About two weeks ago, he started limping. An x-ray showed an osteocarcinoma. Not a good thing. We had to put him to rest yesterday, 12/8/2013. He was an incredibly-loving dog; a special soul, as one of his veterinarians pointed out to me in a recent e-mail. So "human-esque."

Ozzie was our fourth fawn male Boxer since our first in 1971. We love you so much, Ozzie, and we will miss you so very much. The initial shock of the event is still with us...it's so, so hard at this point to not keep looking for you...expecting you to walk around the corner...to hear you bark...to see that wiggling tail and slurving little body...a tail that was wiggling right up until the end...so incredibly stoic.

One day, my friend, I hope I can hug you once again; my BEST friend.

We love you dearly, Ozzie.

Bob (and Bob for his 92 yr. old mother, Rosemary)

 

[mistydwilson]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Over 11 and 1/2 yrs. was a great life for a boxer. And it sounds like he was happy and healthy except for a brief time. I hope you can find comfort in the many years of memories that you have of him.

Run free Ozzie.

 

[Gunther]

I'm so sorry for your loss. The first couple of days are going to be hardest! It will get better with time.

 

[Roge]

I am so sorry for your loss...Ozzie had a great and long life with you but I know that is of no comfort to you at the moment so I hope that all the good times of which I am sure there are many shine through to help heal your heart.
God speed sweet Boy..

 

[TysonCheeto]

I'm so sorry for your loss. So many have left us this year. Thanks for sharing your loss and I personally can understand and only can hope and pray I get that long with our new baby.sounds like Ozzie had an amazing life with you, run free sweetheart.

 

[bowen]

With you on this one. Lost my friend recently. Letting it off my chest in the forum has help me a lot. Whole lot. We'll see them in by the rainbow bridge someday. But not just yet.

 

[Independence]

I'm sorry for your loss. Hoping you have comfort in the good memories.

 

[Cami]

So very sorry for your loss. I wish you peace.

 

[Soniador]

What a great life

I'm so sorry for your loss. Twelve years is a long life for a boxer, so I know Ozzie was well cared for and loved. Blessings.

 

[Ozzie]

Thank you

Thanks to everyone very, very much for your kind words and condolences. We're still in the initial shock stage, no question about that. It's so quiet here...and the size of the area in my room that used to accommodate his crate seems the size of a football field.


Thanks once again to all of you who have responded. Your support is very much appreciated. There will never be another Ozzie, but we have decided on one thing: There will be a 5th Boxer here soon appicon to help this black hole we're currently living in feel more like home again.