Gift For Someone Who Has To Put Dog To Sleep

[Anonymous]

A dear, dear friend has to put their dog to sleep after a long bout with cancer. The dog is not a puppy but not old either. Could someone help me think of a wonderful gift to send this friend. Previously I sent her a frame from Red Envelope that makes a paw print cast of the dog. Now that the dog is going to be put down I'd like to send her something extra special to show my love and sadness. Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

I once sent a friend a lovely called The Legend of Rainbow Bridge. She loved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I once sent a friend a lovely called The Legend of Rainbow Bridge. She loved it.

typo

a lovely "book"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I once sent a friend a lovely called The Legend of Rainbow Bridge. She loved it.

typo

a lovely "book"

I think my friend found this online and was crying when she read it. I'll see if I can find it online too. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

PP here

Or of you think that would make her too sad you could make a donation to The Humane Society or an animal rescue league in her dog's name.

[Anonymous]

Having been through this recently, some of the nicest things I received were notes and cards commenting either on what our dog meant to the person or that said the person knew how much our dog meant to us and that we should take comfort in knowing he had a good life. Some people also made donations to the rescue group for the same breed our dog was.

If you have a special picture of her dog or of her with her dog, you could frame that and send it, too.

[Anonymous]

Make a donation to an animal charity in the dog's name. Most will send her a letter that this was done.

Several people did this for me when we put our dog to sleep this summer and I greatly appreciated the thought about him and the thought that another animal was being helped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having been through this recently, some of the nicest things I received were notes and cards commenting either on what our dog meant to the person or that said the person knew how much our dog meant to us and that we should take comfort in knowing he had a good life. Some people also made donations to the rescue group for the same breed our dog was.

If you have a special picture of her dog or of her with her dog, you could frame that and send it, too.

I would do this and it is a lovely idea. The golden retriever had a tumor behind his face which resulted in the removal of most of his left jaw and snout. I don't have any pictures that I think I feel great giving her. I know his beauty and he is a wonderful dog, but I don't feel comfortable giving her a photo. Is that bad of me? The paw print cast was also a frame, I thought she should select the picture she would like to look at.

[Anonymous]

here's a local Golden Retriever Rescue charity

http://www.grreat.org

[Anonymous]

PP here. It isn't bad of you at all to feel you do not want to send a picture. I was just tossing out random ideas. I am sorry for your friend's loss. She is fortunate to have someone like you who cares about her (and her dog). Your grief about her loss is palpable in your posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here. It isn't bad of you at all to feel you do not want to send a picture. I was just tossing out random ideas. I am sorry for your friend's loss. She is fortunate to have someone like you who cares about her (and her dog). Your grief about her loss is palpable in your posts.

Thank you so much. This woman is very special to me, like an aunt. She is infertile, has horrible endometriosis. Her dog was like her child. I know some people can't fathom a pet being like a child and I don't try to understand this myself. Being she couldn't bear a child of her own she loved this pet like a child. He had surgeries, chemo, accupuncture, holistic meds but the tumor returned. I am so sad she has to put him down, and she is in shock a the thought of having to choose a time to take his life.

I really want to let her know that she is loved and the doggy boy will be missed. To make it worse this is the 2nd dog she lost. The first bled out after he was fixed. She woke up and found he had passed away in his sleep after the operation. My heart just breaks for her and what she is going through.

[Anonymous]

that's very sad. Def a donation in his name and a casserole too if she's local.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:that's very sad. Def a donation in his name and a casserole too if she's local.

A casserole, hysterical!

I haven't seen a casserole in twenty years at least.

[Anonymous]

One of my neighbors is like this with her dog (also infertile and treats the dog better than any mom treats her kid).
When he last dog passed away - I cooked them dinner, and she loved that. She was too sad to think about food.

I also like the idea of a donation in his name.

Another idea would be a plant to nurture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:that's very sad. Def a donation in his name and a casserole too if she's local.

A casserole, hysterical!

I haven't seen a casserole in twenty years at least.

OP here, what's wrong with a casserole?