rainbow bridge

My small boy passed away suddenly yesterday morning. He died in my arms at only 3 months old. I wish he had more time to explore and enjoy the world. He never got to swim, go to a dog park, go to the beach and many more things. We were supposed to grow old together, to travel together and...

My family recently lost our first golden retriever about a week and a half into the COVID pandemic (In the middle of the night on March 24th). His name was Copper and he was the most loving and amazing dog I've ever owned. Copper passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly, about a month before...

I read a study that people empathize more with dogs than with other people. For all the dog owners out there, I doubt that comes as a surprise. So it comes with great sadness that our sweet Cooper has crossed the Rainbow Bridge to doggie Heaven. Coop was fine one day, and the next day he was...

Let me give you some background, and let me start out by I'm not 100% convinced I am ready for another Puppy but trying to get my ducks in a row in-case I decide that I am ready. I lost my fur baby Friday night, and this is still pretty raw. We got her from Avalon Goldens... ended up being a...

Friday, August 7, 2015 will be the day! The day I will, with heavy heart, say goodbye to my amazing 12 yr old Golden Retriever, Jack! We lost his sister Annie a year ago last February, to cancer. I have dreaded this day, and prolonged it as long as I can. Maybe I have held on to him for me, but...

Hi everyone. I have posted a few times about our beloved Golden, Bart, who passed away in July of 2013, aged 18. Well, we suffered another more recent loss that is just as painful. Homer (what can I say, I got to pick the names, and I LOVED the Simpsons when I was a kid... :p:) was our...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and really enjoying my time here so far. You are all wonderful! We have only ever owned one Golden, our beloved boy Bart. He sadly passed on July 14th 2013, but we feel so fortunate to have had him with us for so long. I am currently 18, and I wasn't even born...

Hello from England! Hi everyone, I'm Hannah, 18 years old, from England. We do not currently own a Golden, but have an immense love for the breed. In July 2013, we lost our beloved Golden, Bart, at the amazing age of 18 years, 9 months. We grew up together, and I still miss him immensely. I'm...

not sure if this is the right place for this... im really new here :o I registered because I am planning to get another golden puppy this summer from Tashora :). My dog passed away a year ago and I did not think I would ever be able to move on, but now a year later it looks like I really want...

We lost out beautiful boy Calvin on Jan 20, 2013. We still miss him so. This is a tribute to him. Heaven is Fur Real by Carol McCartney As I slept last night I went up high It couldn't be real. I could Fly! I...

This is my little Miss Suzy Sunshine. It breaks my heart that we had to send her on her grand adventure last week. She was such a sweet and gentle golden girl and gave me more than 12 years of unconditional love.

I found this site because my Max died on 12/14/2013. I took him to the vet on 11/5/2013 for what I thought was a bad tooth since he didn't seem to want to chew his "cookies". That cancer word came up and within days he went from being happy and bouncy, to hanging on to death door. I hadn't even...

I'm brand new here and just so sad. I had to put my 9 year old golden down yesterday bc she had so many things going wrong. Torn ACL-then she was on Deramaxx and Tramadol for a year. She started acting just lethargic. I took her to the vet she thought it was an ulcer but didn't get any better...

My husband and I are currently stationed with the US military in South Korea. This place is NOTHING like home, but the fact that we brought our beloved fur-baby, Jax out here helped to make this place feel like it. I got Jax in College and my husband "adopted" him once we got married. We don't...

Found this on the Friends of Golden Retrievers facebook page. It was so touching to me I thought I would share as this is my first Christmas without my dear Rhett... Christmas Without My Dog The tree is all trimmed. The gifts are all wrapped. The hymns are all sung, And the travel...

It's been almost two full weeks since we had to put down my best friend, Bono. He had breathing problems and we all knew it had to be done. The first few days was extremely hard, many tears shed and nights spent awake thinking of how we could have done things differently, but then it all seemed...

It's day two and I still ache the way I did yesterday when we had to put my best friend to sleep. He was 12, and although his life was not "cut short" by any means, I hurt so bad without him. Adjusting to life is so difficult. I can't look at my house the same or without thinking of how he used...

My best friend was put to sleep today. It's been 12 hours since it's happened and I'm an emotional wreck. I cry every 20 minutes and can't come to terms with it. I miss him so so so so so much. It hurts so bad. Please are there any tips for making the transition from having a pet to not having...

I'm new to the Forum and hadn't seen this thread...We found the GR Forum as almost 3 weeks ago we got a baby Golden, Emma. Hannah was our 2 year old Golden. We were so blessed by her presence. She was an easy going girl. No biting, potty trained in 2 days, etc. So happy to meet people...