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2 Amazing True stories after Maui passed
It has been almost 2 weeks since Maui passed and I am just now getting back to my regular schedule.
I recorded a video to share a couple of amazing experiences that happened shortly after Maui passed.
Some of the stories I share in the video may seem a little woo-woo, but they are 100% true.
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Posted on August 6th, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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- Maui is a maltese and she is 15 years old.
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- I am the author of the best selling book "How to Meditate with Your Dog: An Introduction to Meditation for Dog Lovers."
I also created a video valentine for my dog in February 2007 and put it online at DoYouRememberLove.com. Over 2.5 million people have watched the video and the number continues to grow.
I live in Maui, Hawaii with my wife and Maui. We have a very happy pack.
- What is one thing your dog does that reminds you to open your heart and love more deeply?
- Maui and I meditate almost every morning together. This really opens my heart and prepares me for the day. After our meditation session (which lasts from 10-20 minutes), I feel I am prepared for anything.
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I read the discussion on comunicating with dogs afterlife. It reminded me so much of your video. Hearing these stories is helping me cope a little more. I hope my sences are up enough to feel my Rusty. I added this comment to the discussion and wanted to share it with you. Your video just reminded me I am not really saying goodbye forever, he will always be in my heart and a big part of me, and he will wait for me. Heaven would not be a wonderful place if we could not take our pets.
Rusty is still with me, but I am hoping to feel his security and love once he passes, like you.
He has been an angle on earth saving my life so many times, almost daily. I believe he will still be my guardian angel looking out for me from up obove. He will find a way to still alert me, or protect me.
I think this is my only way of coping after he makes it to rainbow bridge. The worry that I will pass away from my illness myself is a huge fear. Knowing he will still be with me in soul, will comfort me.
I love stories like yours. So sweet, loving, and shows how wonderful of a mom you really are. Hold those experiences dear, no matter what anyone else thinks, you are the one bonded to your dog and the one that will experience these moments. You know your dog better than anyone else, and will feel it stronger than anyone else.
My new pup Spirit has not had her formal service dog training yet. So I will not have that saftly net of a service dog. In fact after Rusty passes she will have to leave town and go to San Diego to the service dog organization. I call it doggie boot camp. I got to raise her as a puppy, so she knows my family and other pets, then she goes back for the serious boot camp.
During this time I will be all alone with my illness, and grief. My husband loves Rusty so much too, but does not understand my intence level of grief. I have one child, Loosing Rusty feels almost like loosing a child. I think loosing my son would be so much worse as he should not die before me, but it is expected with dogs to pass away and not stay forever. So we know this when we take on a pet, they will die. It is just the bond between us is so so strong.
I have greived heavilly over my past dogs, but never like this. He is with me 24/7, and is the reason I am still here today. I can never say my grief is harder than anyone elses, as many of us have such huge hearts. I just have an added fear for my own life that is very real. The day I found out the cancer had spread and nothing could be done was the most emotional day of my life. I cried all day, my body hurt, and I was so exausted. I imagine that cycle will come again on his day.
God bless you for giving her such a wonderful life!
Kara.
Your video made me very tearful, I think you are right about her in the sky and with the turtle, so touching.
I want to give you an update on Rusty.
Today is a bit hard. The cough suppressant is not working as well today or last night. I was up until 2:30 AM watching him. He did okay, just starting to cough now and has a deep cough that has some mucus in it. His respirations are increasing. Just tells me the tumor is getting larger and harder for him to breathe, it was already the size of an orange. He was not coughing at all earlier with the meds, I was surprized at that.
I imagine when it goes bad it will happen fast. I will not let him suffer. He still seems happy, not in any pain, just starting to cough. He has lost a total of 13 pounds, he only weighs 40 lbs right now. He is eating, I think the cancer is just wearing him out, he is so skinny. I opted for no Chemo as nothing could be done to save him, only hopefully extend his life a little, they were not even sure it would work at $500.00 one time a week. I did chemo with so many kids as a RN I opted not too, makes you too sick. They say it is not as hard on dogs, but dogs just do not complain as much, so I would not do that to him. He is on continuous pain and cough meds for comfort, and prayers. He deserved to go out a happy dog, so I just finished a little play and laughing with him. It is so hard to stay positive for him all the time. When I have to I cry, I can't hide it all from him, he is too smart.
Just praying he can breathe off of the one lung for awhile.
Kara
I sent out the following email to my email list this morning and wondered if there is any way to post it in a forum on I Remember love.
The issue is still pending so any action on her behalf is still vital.
Thanks, Cara
Take just a few seconds and send a couple of emails, Jenny’s life and well being are in the balance.
This is the email I sent to the Mayor of Dallas:
Dear Mr. Mayor,
When I was a little girl I collected pennies for the Ft.Worth Zoo to buy another elephant so their female elephant would have a companion. They named her Penny because of all the pennies collected by children to buy her. Then when I was about 4 I was allowed to ride the littlest elephant in the Shiners’ elephant parade at the opening of the Shrine Circus in Ft. Worth, although I lived in Highland Park.
I fell in love with elephants at that time and it is a love affair that has continued all of my life.
Now I am asking you to help Jenny the last African elephant in your zoo to retire to the sanctuary for elephants in Tennessee. I’ve been there and it is a wonderful place where she can be integrated in to a herd and live in peace and comfort with her own kind for the rest of her life.
Being exiled to Mexico and penned up for the rest of her life would be the worst form of abuse for an elephant.
Please use whatever influence you have to help her have the life she deserves.
Thank you,
Just a few minutes of your time could save her from a life time of misery and neglect.
Do you have the time?
c
P.S. Please pass this on, especially to anyone you know in the Dallas area.
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average minds discuss events;
small minds discuss people.
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Dallas Texas
Jenny Still Needs Your Help
August 4, 2008 : 12:38 PM
Act now so Dallas Zoo elephant can retire to a sanctuary.
After 22 years of being on exhibit at the Dallas Zoo, Jenny is currently the facility’s sole African elephant after Keke, her only companion, passed away in May. Since they are highly intelligent and social animals, the zoo has decided to close the elephant exhibit to prevent her from living alone.
However, rather than allowing Jenny to retire to a large acreage sanctuary setting with other African elephants, they have selected to send her to a safari zoo in Mexico, where 4.9 acres are subdivided into various enclosures. There she will no longer be protected by America’s anti-cruelty and animal welfare laws and her historical fear of motorized vehicles makes it likely that living at African Safari would cause frequent anxiety and stress.
Make your voice heard and let Dallas legislators know the zoo officials’ decision is unacceptable. Please support Jenny’s right to a retired peaceful existence and insist she be transferred to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, where she would have access to hundreds of acres and enjoy the company of others of her same species, instead of the much smaller zoo in Mexico.
THREE WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
1. If you live in the Dallas, Texas area, attend the next Dallas City Council Briefing to support Jenny’s transfer to a sanctuary.
Date: Wednesday, August 6
Time: 9:00 a.m. (be sure to arrive prior to 8:30, as seating is limited)
Place: Dallas City Hall
1500 Marilla Street
6th Floor
Dallas, Texas
(Directions to City Hall)
Concerns Citizens for Jenny will be distributing “Save Jenny” stickers for supporters to wear.
2. Telephone or e-mail Mayor Leppert to politely to voice your opinion on Jenny. Please do this whether or not you live in Dallas.
Mayor Tom Leppert
Phone: 214-670-4054
E-mail: tom.leppert@dallascityhall.com
3. Write a letter to the editor of the Dallas Morning News to support relocating Jenny to the sanctuary in Tennessee.
Letters From Readers
The Dallas Morning News
Box 655237
Dallas, Texas 75265
Submit your letter online
For more information:
• Concerned Citizens for Jenny website
• Stop Zoo From Sending Jenny to Amusement Park in Mexico
• Action for Jenny, Grieving Elephant at Dallas Zoo
P>S> I left the same message for Molly too. :)
My thoughts are with you during this difficult time.We have recently had to say good bye to our treasured dog too. He was a wonderful puppy that we raised to be a guide dog and companion to the graduates kids. When he retired he came back home to live with my husband and I. He was such a blessing as your special girl, Maui was to you. Our pets are such a special part of our lives. They make our house a home. How blessed we are to have these wonderful dogs touch our lives. They willl never be forgotten and have a special place in our hearts forever.
Are all those photo your dogs or just the Maltese? I want to ask how you were able to get so many prayers. Your e-mails somehow made it to my mail before I even joined. I thought it was spam at first. I read your e-mails then looked at the group and joined. So I am really here because of you.
Thank you, it is helping with the pain.
Kara
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