Ohhhh your post made me cry. We also lost our border collie Momo (moira) on 1/4/2022. She was 17 and had dementia like your Momo. But she lives on in the memories of our many camping, boating, fishing, skiing, hiking adventures she took us on. What a fantastic, smart, sweet girl she was. It is hard to say goodbye. Thank you.
I love the "flowers" we dog parents share with each other about our dogs who have died. All it takes is one person, in this case you, Andrew, to share your story, and it prompts us to share ours, even only in a comment! My boy Eddie also had arthritis and dementia, and he also had degenerative myelopathy -- and even though I will always feel his absence, I talk to his photo sometimes and I try to focus more on the amazing things about him, like how I was so lucky to get to be his mom for 7 years, his handsome face, soulful eyes, soft fur, sweet demeanor, and hilarious snow-zoomies. Perhaps not my favourite person to quote, but I heard this years ago when Dr. Phil was helping a grieving mom on the Oprah Winfrey show and it still resonates -- to paraphrase: instead of focusing on the day they died, celebrate the event of their life.
I've hospiced and said goodbye to three of my own since 2010. The first was MY Momo. Then rescue sisters in 2021 and 2023...Thank you for this. Andrew. God Bless you, your Pack and Momo.
Ohhhh your post made me cry. We also lost our border collie Momo (moira) on 1/4/2022. She was 17 and had dementia like your Momo. But she lives on in the memories of our many camping, boating, fishing, skiing, hiking adventures she took us on. What a fantastic, smart, sweet girl she was. It is hard to say goodbye. Thank you.
I love the "flowers" we dog parents share with each other about our dogs who have died. All it takes is one person, in this case you, Andrew, to share your story, and it prompts us to share ours, even only in a comment! My boy Eddie also had arthritis and dementia, and he also had degenerative myelopathy -- and even though I will always feel his absence, I talk to his photo sometimes and I try to focus more on the amazing things about him, like how I was so lucky to get to be his mom for 7 years, his handsome face, soulful eyes, soft fur, sweet demeanor, and hilarious snow-zoomies. Perhaps not my favourite person to quote, but I heard this years ago when Dr. Phil was helping a grieving mom on the Oprah Winfrey show and it still resonates -- to paraphrase: instead of focusing on the day they died, celebrate the event of their life.
I've hospiced and said goodbye to three of my own since 2010. The first was MY Momo. Then rescue sisters in 2021 and 2023...Thank you for this. Andrew. God Bless you, your Pack and Momo.