August 16, 2019
It’s Face the Facts Friday!
I’m still attempting to catch up on blog post.
I bought Prince for my daughter Porsche on her 16th BIRTHDAY! I miss Prince so much and he was the BEST Shih-Tzu EVER. I never knew that I could love a dog so much until I met Prince. There are so many things that he did that would comfort me. As I type this I’m in tears and really hurt and have not gotten over Prince death although it’s been over a year. I don’t like talking about it. I’ve read several articles and some books that says talking about it helps.
When I first bought Prince home, he was just lovable. When Porsche left home for school Prince would cry like a baby. I would try to comfort him then a few hours later, I had to leave for work. It was so heartbreaking because he would cry so loud and scratch his paw on the door. Then when Porsche came home, he was overly excited and full of joy.
Prince hardly ever barked and was never harsh with anyone. The only time that he showed that he was big and bad with his little cute self was with his favorite treat…skinless chicken breast. He would guard that treat like his life depended on it. One day by boyfriend at the time, now husband gave Prince a corndog on a stick. I tried to take the corn dog off the stick but he growl so harsh at me and ate the wooden stick too. We thank God that he did choke.
Prince loved to take long walks and sniffed everything. You would have thought that he was a bull the way he would brush leaves back with his hind legs. One of his favorite spots was the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve Trail in Atlanta, Ga. It was so cute how he pranced around just like he was a Prince. I believed that he liked the waterfall because he would stop and look up, we liked it too.
He loved to get groomed at the pet store. Oh how he smelled so good. Prince loved it. Especially, when we would brush him, he would hold his chin up. Not to mention his teeth, they were so white and straight.Porsche would brush his teeth and he had some type of oral mouth wash spray for his breath.
Oh Lord, how much I miss Prince. I absolutely hate pain. If there was one thing that I could take away in this world it would be pain because it hurts terribly. I’ve never wished anything bad on anyone, I’ve always given things over to God and it seems like I get the worst in return when all I’ve ever done was trust God. I’ve heard people say trust God even when you can’t trace Him.The first song that came to my mind after the death of Prince was this song that says sometimes you have to encourage yourself. Sometimes you have to speak victory. Let me stop right here. This is just too darn sad.
Porsche called him lap dog because he loved to sit in our laps. When we would go places, Prince would run and get into the car. He would sit in on of our laps. If the window was rolled down, he would stick his head our of the window then let wind blow all in his face. One day Porsche told me that she dreamed that Prince had gotten baptized. I laughed so hard. We treated him like family and with LOVE.💕
I have so many great stories about Prince. I’ll share one more, Porsche would be eating then Prince would sit on his butt then clap his paws together for a treat. I would always give him a delicious treat to eat.
Last year, Porsche’s roommate was leaving to get married in another State. She left the door open, Prince got out was hit by a car then died. Porsche found Prince in the road while SCREAMING and crying in disbelief when she came home. As soon as I found out, I was torn up about it. The trauma from losing him still hurt me tremendously.
It’s true pets are like family. If you have lost a pet, we need the same support for the grieving process after losing a loved one. Another useful thing is by contacting a license professional. Anyone can easily go down a downward spiral of depression and much help is required. The good thing is help is available. I’ll be back shortly with some resources.
If you don’t mind talking about the loss of your pet. Explain what you did to ease the pain and or to recover. Also, something funny or cute that they did to make you laugh. It could be something outstanding. Everyone needs support.
Have a Bodacious and Miraculous Day!
