Pet Bereavement Support Group

First I would like to say, when I was four I developed arthritis. Right after that my mom got a dog from a friend that couldn't have her anymore. Tina was her name, and she knew once she met me, that there was something wrong, so she slept with me everynight and when I was sick she would wake my parents and take them to my room. She got really old, and she developed arthritis, and she got so bad to the point where whenever she woke in the morning to the time we went to bed she was crying. My mom could see in her eyes that she wanted out, so she did the noble thing and had her put to sleep. But we were still very upset about it, since the only way they will do it here for free is putting the dog in a gas chamber and gasing them. I cannot remember anything from my childhood that doesnt have her in it.

Next is my dog I raised from a puppy. I got him when I still had Tina. His name was bear and I was there for him all the time, and whenever I was upset he was there for me. Here is the problem, last year my mom and brother said that he bit them. And they got persistant enough to it that I had to give him up to the authorities. Im still suffering over that.

We have had several little puppies that have died over the years, which has also affected me greatly. But now we have five dogs in our house, and two of them are mine. Mom keeps threatening me that she is going to get rid of them if I dont do what she says. I was there for their birth!!! They sleep in my bed with me every night!!! She cant do this to me!! Even after all I have already gone through....I dont think she means it since she already thinks I dont care about anyone but myself....Im tired of people saying that, especially when it comes to my pets which I wouuld rather call my kids or siblings. (Im 16 by the way) Thanx for letting me vent...if you have anything to say plz respond, I dont want my post to be forgotten....
Posted on 07/23/08, 09:07 pm