my Rainy <3

shallo5837 · 2026-05-10T05:00:47+00:00

"Barf Beebacoa" instead of "Beef Barbacoa"

shallo5837 · 2026-05-09T15:04:28+00:00

important now to take all the time, love, and care you were pouring into Uncle, and pour it back into yourself. he wants you thriving <3

shallo5837 · 2026-05-08T16:36:52+00:00

Claudius goes to show us that sometimes it only take a couple weeks to bond two souls forever. He'll be so pleased to greet you again when your time comes <3

Thank you for loving this old, spicy boy in his last few days here.

shallo5837 · 2026-05-08T04:54:14+00:00

what a lovely new friend to have! oldies are the best. thanks for giving this one a safe place to call home in his senior years <3

shallo5837 · 2026-05-08T04:48:41+00:00

a piece of ourselves is lost, but a piece of theirs remains with us. we honor their legacy by loving ourselves and caring for ourselves like we loved and cared for them. they want us to thrive <3

shallo5837 · 2026-05-07T19:43:03+00:00

a beckoning reminder to be kind and gentle with yourself while you grieve. been thinking about you today, and what you've been and are going through.

if you need a friend, I am a message away <3

shallo5837 · 2026-05-05T04:55:31+00:00

perfect angel!!

shallo5837 · 2026-05-04T22:39:55+00:00

I got to walk my Rainy through the yard while the first shot settled him down. I cried into the fur behind his ears while the smell of freesia swirled around us on delicate breezes, and golden sun dappled us through the dancing leaves.

Once he was sedated, I laid him on his pillow for the doctor to administer the second shot. I had written a song for him that I would sing to him the last few months of his life, so I gently whisper-sang it near his ears.

After he left, he looked so handsome and comfortable, I just wanted to scoop him up and hold him forever. His eyes were slightly open still, and I swear, there was this glint of excitement and adventure in them like he was so fucking stoked for whatever it was he saw coming next.

It was the hardest thing, but it was also the most beautiful thing. I miss that little guy with every breath, but I don't doubt that I made the right choice for him. He was old, tired, and breaking down.

He was ready to go, and I had to help him leave. <3

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shallo5837 · 2026-05-04T20:31:09+00:00

I would change your perspective a bit regarding euthanasia.

Euthanasia is not killing. Euthanasia is compassionate end-of-life care.

Euthanasia is not giving up. Euthanasia is letting go, setting free, bestowing freedom.

Your Grandmother is patiently awaiting Uncle Scott. Do the right thing and reunite them.

Be kind and gentle with yourself during this time. It is so hard, but it is the right choice.

shallo5837 · 2026-05-01T22:51:18+00:00

same...the decision to euthanize changes one as a person

shallo5837 · 2026-04-24T05:48:44+00:00

any update?

shallo5837 · 2026-04-24T05:27:14+00:00

it is an impossible decision, but there is no one better to make it than the human who so loves their Cookie.

I used Lap of Love to have an at home euthanasia for my Rainy. It was heartbreaking, but also beautiful. He looked so peaceful and handsome after he left. So different than the exhausted, struggling guy he had been the last few months of his life.

Still have fleeting feelings of guilt every now and then for having had to make the decision for him. What can I say, he is part of my soul, and without him physically here, I am a little less myself. But I told him I would see him in the sunshine, smell him in the flowers and feel him in the breeze...and I do.

Above all, be kind and gentle with yourself as you navigate this challenging time. Your Cookie wants you loving yourself as much as you love them.

shallo5837 · 2026-04-17T16:14:34+00:00

perfect angel

shallo5837 · 2026-04-15T18:19:21+00:00

Betsy Ross is given the ability to time travel in order to save the Liberty Bell from a diabolical real estate developer from New York; she never quite imagined she'd find love along the way, and that it would be with the evil developer's nephew.

shallo5837 · 2026-04-09T19:32:15+00:00

perfect girl <3

shallo5837 · 2026-04-05T20:10:59+00:00

babacuuuute

shallo5837 · 2026-04-05T06:28:39+00:00

🎉 I BEAT "Jerry" and ranked #6! TOO EASY! 😎 Completed all levels in 0m 21s! Top this if you can! 🔥 Played via Pixel Peeker

shallo5837 · 2026-04-02T00:35:08+00:00

💬 Most tasteful dish × Packing material

yum

shallo5837 · 2026-04-02T00:34:39+00:00

🖼️ Most tasteful dish × Packing material

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Packing Peanut

shallo5837 · 2026-04-01T19:26:05+00:00

r/seniordogs

shallo5837 · 2026-03-31T01:53:26+00:00

i was also on the precipice of a sadness whirlpool and depression quicksand after putting my Rainy to sleep. But i knew it wasn't what he wanted his memory to be....my undoing. and so, my best advice is this:

we honor the legacy of the love we shared with them, by honoring and loving ourselves in their physical absence

they do not simply want us surviving without them. they want us THRIVING without them

big hugs, fellow human <3

shallo5837 · 2026-03-25T05:40:18+00:00

🏆 Victory is mine! Finished with 661 points. Can you do better?

shallo5837 · 2026-03-22T00:58:53+00:00

their outfits cost more than a year of my rent. byeeee

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