| I've read other peoples stories here, warm, funny and some sad. I'd like to share my 'Chance' story with you.
It's been exactly a week since I lost my big girl Chance. I have a huge empty hole inside me. She really was the best dog ever.
She came to me by 'chance' hence her name. (we were her third 'chance')
I've never been able to walk past a pet shop without wandering in to it. This day she was sat there, a big skinny Rottweiler crossed with a Ridgeback.She'd spent the last week in this pet shop, someone had brought her and took her back after just 3 days " she wasn't suitable", previous to that she'd spent 2 weeks in the pound.
With a scabby and snotty nose I fell in love with her right there and then. Never had such a big dog before and was a bit wary on how she would behave with my children, my 2 min. schnauzers and the rest of my animals (2 cats,chickens, goat and horse).
We guessed she was about 12 months old, almost fully grown. We brought a long chain,(until I knew what her temperament was, I wasn't going to take any chances.)
Needless to say as soon as we came home, she was rolling about on the floor with the kids playing, she was wonderful and so gentle. She was going to be an 'outside dog' but that never happened, her first night home and she had a bed in the laundry. (With an 'upgrade' to the side of my bed not very long after). She seemed to fit in from the moment she arrived home.
The second day we had her, I had to go into town for a few hours, so I put her on a long chain next to the house. When I came home she was sat up on the veranda, I couldn't believe it, not that she'd got off of the chain, but the fact that she was still here ! She could have gone anywhere, living in a rural area, surrounded by trees and fields she could have gone walkabout and had herself a fine time. But there she was, waiting for someone to come home.
Loyal and loving, she's been my very best canine friend ever. I miss her nudging me, I miss her bored groans when I'm sat at the computer. I miss the warm, happy greeting I'd get at the end of a long day at work. I even miss telling her off for pinching the cats dinner! (I don't think the cats miss her though).
She died an untimely horrible death at only 2 years old. She must have picked up a poison fox bait from the nature reserve opposite my home. (an issue of contention, still to be dealt with).
During a 20 minute drive to the vets she passed away just 5 minutes from arriving there. I feel so bad that I couldn't cuddle her in her last moments. I just wanted to get to the vet as quick as possible, if I'd known that she didn't have a chance, I would have pulled over and held her close to me. I just didn't think that she could die, didn't ever imagine what my home would be like without her. She's had her life stolen from her, it shouldn't have been her 'time' she didn't deserve that. She was such a wonderful friend and I miss her so much.
Laura
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