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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 his 6th birthday. He was a pure-breed American golden retriever. We think he may have had some inbreeding in his family history. The breeder we got him from may not have taken the appropriate care to screen his parents. We are devastated by this loss. He had an unknown congenital defect with his tracheal wall. It caused a rip in his trachea that we were unaware of. He started acting funny one afternoon, and we took him to the vet. (and there were no signs what so ever before that) He had a pneumothorax. He passed away a few hours later at the vet due to a second pneumothorax putting too much strain on his heart. He was perfectly healthy until this point, and always had excellent vet check ups. None of us were expecting him to pass, and that has made it even harder to cope.
I miss him so much everyday, and I just feel so lost without him. I'm trying to deal with my grief but is overwhelming sometimes, and somedays are better than others. We have another dog who is 14, but she is not as affectionate as Copper. She helps, but we all wish we had our boy back. When he died, it really left a hole in my heart. I definitely haven't been sleeping as well because I miss him so much. He slept with me every night, and loved to snuggle up. I feel guilty because I couldn't even go into the vet with him when he was sick thanks to the pandemic. When I let him go with the vet tech I didn't know it would be the last time I ever got to see him alive. I only got to say goodbye after he had passed, and it haunts me the most in the middle of the night. Even when we were waiting to go in, he was only worried about comforting me. He was such a good boy. We know he didn't suffer, because he went very quickly during his second pneumothorax. He was here and then he was gone. He won over the staff at Animerge in the short time he was there. Copper was just like that, he made everyone who met him love him.
We have started the process of trying to find a new golden because we feel we have so much love to give, but the pandemic has made this even harder than normal. A lot of people are impulse buying/adopting dogs/puppies.
Here are some things I loved about my baby boy, who I miss so much....
I miss him so much everyday, and I just feel so lost without him. I'm trying to deal with my grief but is overwhelming sometimes, and somedays are better than others. We have another dog who is 14, but she is not as affectionate as Copper. She helps, but we all wish we had our boy back. When he died, it really left a hole in my heart. I definitely haven't been sleeping as well because I miss him so much. He slept with me every night, and loved to snuggle up. I feel guilty because I couldn't even go into the vet with him when he was sick thanks to the pandemic. When I let him go with the vet tech I didn't know it would be the last time I ever got to see him alive. I only got to say goodbye after he had passed, and it haunts me the most in the middle of the night. Even when we were waiting to go in, he was only worried about comforting me. He was such a good boy. We know he didn't suffer, because he went very quickly during his second pneumothorax. He was here and then he was gone. He won over the staff at Animerge in the short time he was there. Copper was just like that, he made everyone who met him love him.
We have started the process of trying to find a new golden because we feel we have so much love to give, but the pandemic has made this even harder than normal. A lot of people are impulse buying/adopting dogs/puppies.
Here are some things I loved about my baby boy, who I miss so much....
- His overall temperament/personality
- His intuitive nature. He was a true therapy dog. He always knew when we were upset and exactly what to do to make us laugh and smile. He couldn’t stand when any of us cried.
- Friendliness
- Goofiness
- Unconditional love
- His retrieving. Whenever he was excited, he would bring us a toy, shoe, or pillow to show us he was happy to see us
- He always wanted to be with us, he was a true Velcro dog
- He loved to snuggle, he was my snuggle bug.
- His playfulness. He loved to run and chase balls, go swimming, splash in a kiddie pool, etc.
- His intelligence and ability to learn things quickly.
- The joy he brought us everyday without even trying
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