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Capt_Jack_our_Basenji
08-08-2008, 05:17 PM
Im sorry we havent been on the forum in a while its been a HARD couple weeks...Id rather not go into it because its too heartbreaking...
Prayers for our Family and our Jack is always appreciated...THANK You!!
Jack you brought us laughter, smiles, and you were there for me though some hard times. Scratching you ears and your head on my belly always made it all better. Your playing with Aiden will be soo missed. Aiden asks for you all the time and my heart breaks...We will never be able to find a dog that will fill our hearts like you did...I hear you yodel in my dreams and Ill miss that most of all!! See you on that rainbow bridge!! We love you Jack!!! Good boy Jackers...Good Boy...:o
EskiLovr
08-08-2008, 05:22 PM
I didn't know that you had lost Jack.
I'm so sorry for your loss...
If you need to talk, we're here
snorky998
08-08-2008, 05:48 PM
Oh my lord, I'm so sorry to hear this. Prayers to you and your family.
jessi76
08-08-2008, 05:52 PM
:(
I'm sorry for your loss.. your family and Jack will certainly be in our prayers.
Quercus
08-08-2008, 06:09 PM
Oh no!! What happened?? Please tell us when you feel able. You are in my thoughts....
Jylly18
08-08-2008, 06:15 PM
I am so sorry! Especially after everything you went through with him...the adjustment with Aiden and your dumb ass neighbors...he is lucky to have had such a good family, though, that was willing to give him a life full of love no matter what! My thoughts are with you! Remember, you can always talk to the people here, even though we may not all know what you are going through, we all know what its like to love a basenji as much as you did!
renaultf1
08-08-2008, 06:56 PM
OMG...I'm so sorry to hear about Jack. You and your family are in my thoughts. :(
wizard
08-08-2008, 07:45 PM
My condolences to you and the family. I know you worked so hard with Jack. It's tough to loose a best friend / family member, one who shares without asking anything in return other than love. Jack can never be replaced by another but another can help fill the void. Hope you find peace.
Tayda_Lenny
08-08-2008, 07:50 PM
oh my, so sorry to hear about this..... my thoughts are with you....
UnluckyDrabBear
08-08-2008, 08:10 PM
Sophie, Stick, Conal and I are all so sorry for your loss. Jack was always a wonderful thing to see running at the park. He will be missed greatly.
Audrey
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
snorky998
08-08-2008, 09:48 PM
Now that I can see through my tears, I had to post again. My heart is breaking for you.
The love and companionship these dogs bring to our lives is long lived and not soon forgotten. May your personal superior being grant you comfort and ease your pain.
I hope in the months to come, the sweet memories of your Capt. Jack help to relieve some of the pain.
I echo your personal sentiments in my prayers to you...Good Boy Jackers...Good Boy.
Kebasmom
08-08-2008, 10:46 PM
I'm so sorry.
Deepest sympathy to you for your loss. Prayers to you and his family. What on earth happened?
BasenjiByTheBay
08-08-2008, 10:50 PM
Good Boy, Jackers...just makes me cry. Prayers for healing hearts to you all. You're a great basenji mom.
phoenix3
08-08-2008, 10:54 PM
OMG I'm sooo sorry to hear that :( Prayers to u and ur Family !!!!
Capt_Jack_our_Basenji
08-08-2008, 11:34 PM
Thank you all for your prayers! I cannot go into all the details, but unfortunatly Jack bit the neighbor & a Police Officer and since he has a bite record We got a warning of Eviction from the Navy Housing so we had no choice but to try and find him a new home (as our house now has TONS of children in our yard bc we are next to a playground now) BRAT was the first I called and they told me that since he has a bite record they cannot take him and their advice was to have him put down. No vet would put him down (trust me that was my LAST resort) and the Vets said I should give him to the pound...The Pound wouldnt take him either bc of the bite record and said if I tried to sell him Id get sued if he bit the next owner...I contacted the Animal control who delt with his Quarinteen and know Jack well and they offered to take him and think about finding a foster home but under a deadline...Needless to say, because of Liability, there was no other option. To make matters worse, the vet that took Jack said he had cancer that showed up in his xrays...and told me that the pain from that could have been the cause of Jacks biting...We decided after MUCH thought that the best thing to do would be to put him down...i feel like I failed Jack and its all my fault...I should have found the cancer faster...maybe i could have done somthing...
Rivermoon
08-09-2008, 12:07 AM
I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. Please don't blame yourself, you didn't know and it does no one any good...believe me, I've been there. You gave him a good life the time he was here and he was loved. Hold him in your heart and know he's now running free....
tanza
08-09-2008, 12:10 AM
I am so very sorry to hear about Jack.. hugs... but know that he is safe now and not in pain... He is with all the others that have gone before him.. and will show him the way...
agilebasenji
08-09-2008, 12:12 AM
I'm so, so sorry. I think everyone here knows you'd have done what you could for Jack. He was in pain and he's not now. He's happy and looking out for you. I know he tried to be a good dog. And when you're ready he'll send you the right dog.
tanza
08-09-2008, 12:24 AM
I'm so, so sorry. I think everyone here knows you'd have done what you could for Jack. He was in pain and he's not now. He's happy and looking out for you. I know he tried to be a good dog. And when you're ready he'll send you the right dog.
What a great statement... "When you're ready he'll send you the right dog"... that is so very true.....
snorky998
08-09-2008, 12:28 AM
May Jack rest in peace. You did all you could. Cancer can manifest itself in many forms and many behaviors. He loved you so pure he protected you at all costs.
I will miss hearing of Jack here. His, and your, trials and tribulations will forever be here, in the written word and in my heart as well.
Thank you for touching me so deeply and reawakening the compassion of love, and loss. Dawn
Capt_Jack_our_Basenji
08-09-2008, 12:41 AM
Thanks for ALL your support...I really needed it!! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! I want you to all know that ill still be here and posting with all of you because I will ALWAYS be a Basenji Mommy...And SOON, I will hear that Baroooroooo in my home again!!!
sharronhurlbut
08-09-2008, 12:47 AM
Oh, this has been awful.
Sorry for your loss.
tanza
08-09-2008, 01:14 AM
Thanks for ALL your support...I really needed it!! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! I want you to all know that ill still be here and posting with all of you because I will ALWAYS be a Basenji Mommy...And SOON, I will hear that Baroooroooo in my home again!!!
That is so great to hear.... we are all your family.... and we all feel your pain.... hugs and much support....
MacPack
08-09-2008, 01:22 AM
I am so sorry for your loss. I know how you loved him and worked with him after Aiden was born. Whatever has happened, know that you have lots of love and sympathy from may of us. Losing a young one is truly heartbreaking.
Anne in Tampa
Again - my sincere sympathies. I'm glad that Aiden is OK. I feared Jackers was aggressive with your baby. With deep sorrow, I feel for your sudden loss and decision. You did what was best for Jack. He was a beautiful boy who will live on in your heart and soul through fond memories.
Really sorry for you and your familly for the loss of Jack!
Janneke
08-09-2008, 12:37 PM
So sorry for your loss! You are in my thoughts.
BaMica
08-09-2008, 12:43 PM
i woke up thinking about little jackers and all the joy and pure love he shared with the world...and how you shared it with the forum...may his memory be a blessing.
bamicas mom
LiveWWSD
08-09-2008, 05:50 PM
Oh man sometimes it's tough to come back to the forums after my weekends. Love and hugz to your family as you begin your healing process. Jack will be missed. Be as happy as you can that he is in a place now where he doesn't have to hurt, and can be at peace. May your family heal quickly from this loss of a dear beloved member.
BasenjiDiva
08-09-2008, 06:18 PM
Oh my....I've been on vacation and away from a computer for a week. What a shock to come back to. I am so very sorry. I've been visiting this forum for a year...first as a silent observer before we got Cory and Jayden...and then out in the open. There are so many dogs here that I feel like I know as if they lived next door. Jack was definitely one of those. This news brought tears to my eyes and I am so very sorry for you. A big big hug from Georgia.
Pat
Natalplum
08-09-2008, 11:04 PM
My heart is breaking just reading your post. I'm so sorry for your lose.
Andrew
08-10-2008, 01:05 AM
We have followed your progress with Jack through new baby adjustments to your horrid neighbors. My heart aches for your loss, but my heart completely sank when you tried to take on the blame.
It is obvious through all of your previous posts that you went above & beyond what any average human being would to give this dog a wonderful life in this world. And all I can think is God must have had a hand in this... perhaps putting him to rest now prevented a slow, painful end. You had him during his best years, and he helped welcome your baby into this world. He gave you everything he could, and in return you had the heart to recognize his pain and the courage to help prevent prolonging it. You are clearly a wonderful person, and you did everything you could for him. Our prayers are with you.
Capt_Jack_our_Basenji
08-10-2008, 02:32 AM
Thank You all very Much!
elena86
08-10-2008, 03:48 AM
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. You have our prayers and our deepest sympathies.
basenji3
08-10-2008, 12:19 PM
It is so hard to loose a trusted friend. I can sympathize with how you feel as I lost my kind, gentle, furry non basenji friend last week The hurt is incredible, your heart breaks and tears flow. You did the best you could for Jack you gave him a home full of love and I know he thanked you for that.
Remember the rainbow bridge and you will meet again some day. They come into our lives and we never seem to have enough time with them but with their passing they leave their footprints on our hearts
Robin_n_Jack
08-10-2008, 05:05 PM
We have followed your progress with Jack through new baby adjustments to your horrid neighbors. My heart aches for your loss, but my heart completely sank when you tried to take on the blame.
It is obvious through all of your previous posts that you went above & beyond what any average human being would to give this dog a wonderful life in this world. And all I can think is God must have had a hand in this... perhaps putting him to rest now prevented a slow, painful end. You had him during his best years, and he helped welcome your baby into this world. He gave you everything he could, and in return you had the heart to recognize his pain and the courage to help prevent prolonging it. You are clearly a wonderful person, and you did everything you could for him. Our prayers are with you.
Well said. My heart goes out to you, Kira. Much love.
wizard
08-10-2008, 07:31 PM
After reading the reason for Jack's crossing over, I had a hard time seeing through the tears, I had to reply again -- don't blame yourself for any of this. You gave Jack all you had and then some. Cancer is a tough thing to deal with in an animal (I know from a previous experience) and a tough thing to find and treat. I think you made the right but tough decision. Jack is now playing with all our previous friends and having a good time but will be waiting for you when your time comes.
Prayers again for you and your family.
Anita
PhocoenaGirl
08-11-2008, 01:51 AM
I'm new to this forum so I didn't get to know Jack through the posts but I know from previous experience that cancer can be a tough thing to deal with in a dog. I am very sorry for your loss and the pain you've been through.
Believe me, cancer causes a lot of pain and irritation for a dog so you can be relieved that Jack will no longer have to deal with that. Further, cancer can cause a lot of behavioral symptoms without a lot of outward physical symptoms so you should not blame yourself for either Jack's biting or not finding the cancer sooner. It may not have been medically possible to find it any sooner.
My prayers for you and for Jack. Know that his spirit will always be with you and he is looking down on you and smiling his wrinkley faced smile.
setidog
08-11-2008, 06:48 PM
So truly sorry for your loss but at least he is no longer in pain.
achandl2
08-12-2008, 02:17 AM
I'm so sorry to hear about Jack. Like many people here I felt like I knew Jack as well just from reading all of your stories. Having had to make the decision to put a dog down for biting I know the guilt that comes with feeling like maybe you could have done more for him but just reading about all of the work you did with him, know that you did all you can. Again I am so sorry that this was something you've had to endure. Jack and your stories about him will be sadly missed. Your family will be in our thoughts.
ChaseandZahrasmom
08-12-2008, 04:18 AM
So sorry for your loss, your family will be in my prayers.
youngandtired
08-16-2008, 04:36 AM
I am so very sorry to hear about Capt. Jack. From the first post I read about Jack I knew he was a great Basenji. Not only did he have a cool name he had a loving and devoted family in you and your husband. Then along came Aiden and Jack loved him too once he got over the jealousy. They were a great team and I am so glad you have pictures of them together. You were a great Basenji Mom, so remember that. You stuck it out when he was having a hard time adjusting to the new baby and you trusted Jack with your most treasured gift, Aiden. He loved Aiden, and Aiden loved him, that is the great gift that pets give us, they love us unconditionally, even if you have yucky baby food on your face. haha!!!! So be glad that he is not going to have that battle with cancer, you saved him really, now he is resting Pain Free!!!!
So sorry for your lost... We loved Capt. Jack, too, through all your postings, and we're glad you took the time to share them... Remember the old saying, "...It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all..."
Capt. Jack loved you and at Rainbow Bridge, you know he's pain-free and waiting for y'all to be together again...
Schouiffy
08-16-2008, 11:50 PM
Lycia and I are offer deep condolences. I'm sure the decision was beyond impossible...But it will be ok, life always works itself out, he didn't have to suffer in sickness which is a blessing. hugs and warm thoughts from us across the pond.
dmcarty
08-20-2008, 06:46 PM
IT is the hardest thing we do as caretakers - to do what's best to ensure our treasured companions do not suffer. We all mourn with you for your Jack and the others that we have waiting for us at the Bridge.
JazzysMom
08-26-2008, 05:57 PM
Okay, I think I'm ready to offer my deepest condolences. Honestly, I have been avoiding this post because I can't stand the thought of Jack being gone.
I think we've all been through so much with him via your posts -- from the beginning when you first joined, through Aiden's arrival, the dog bite issues.....
It just makes me so sad. I am so very, very sorry.
Glad you're sticking around and hope to meet your next Basenji when you are ready and the right dog presents itself in need of your home!
Capt_Jack_our_Basenji
08-28-2008, 12:33 AM
Thank you all again!! This whole group really helped me get over the tough days!! Thanks!!
Kira and Aiden
Bellehound
09-01-2008, 08:40 AM
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I know that it's been a while since you posted, but I also know what it's like to lose a companion to cancer, I lost my Kelley (Rhodesian Ridgeback) to bone cancer last November 2007. I then lost my Father to (Prostrate Carcinoma) Bone Cancer July 13, 2008; and I just laid to rest a very wonderful friend of mine named Dwayne who lost his battle w/liver cancer (started as lung cancer) August 26, 2008.
Cancer is extremely painful, sometimes animals (and humans) hide their pain and discomfort from those they love, because they don't want to be treated any different; and they always seem to rally just before they leave this world.
My prayers are with you and your family; even though it as been a while, if you're like me the pain seems to never go away.
MaxBooBooBear
09-05-2008, 06:39 PM
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Jack was lucky to have you and your family while he was here.
snorky998
09-05-2008, 10:28 PM
Kira, just to let you know I'm still thinking of you and your family. I hope your healing of the heart has started. I'm so sorry it's such a long road.
Unfortunately, it's a road many of us have had to travel, but never in your shoes.
Please know I think of you and Aiden often. Dawn(Snorky)
Christiane
09-06-2008, 08:32 AM
I am sorry too and I understand how you are feeling, I lost Vickie last year (an italian greyhound - was poisonned by someone by rat poison) and I swore I wouldn't take another dog until I saw Anubie my Basenji. Now I am waiting for results of analysis of nodules that were removed on Tuesday on the suspicion of cancer. It is heartbreaking for you but you will always keep your Jack in your heart and you took the right decision. It is hard to get one's companion put down, but believe me, when my brother got his sherperd dog put down two years ago because of cancer, he was right, he waited for a long time , the dog was just a pack of bones, being sick all the time and at one point, it was better to say goddbye to her and stop her suffering. We never replace our lost companions but we may meet another one one day that needs a caring home and well...Good luck and don't feel guilty.
ChristyRutherford
09-10-2008, 09:10 PM
Thank you all for your prayers! I cannot go into all the details, but unfortunatly Jack bit the neighbor & a Police Officer and since he has a bite record We got a warning of Eviction from the Navy Housing so we had no choice but to try and find him a new home (as our house now has TONS of children in our yard bc we are next to a playground now) BRAT was the first I called and they told me that since he has a bite record they cannot take him and their advice was to have him put down. No vet would put him down (trust me that was my LAST resort) and the Vets said I should give him to the pound...The Pound wouldnt take him either bc of the bite record and said if I tried to sell him Id get sued if he bit the next owner...I contacted the Animal control who delt with his Quarinteen and know Jack well and they offered to take him and think about finding a foster home but under a deadline...Needless to say, because of Liability, there was no other option. To make matters worse, the vet that took Jack said he had cancer that showed up in his xrays...and told me that the pain from that could have been the cause of Jacks biting...We decided after MUCH thought that the best thing to do would be to put him down...i feel like I failed Jack and its all my fault...I should have found the cancer faster...maybe i could have done somthing...
Huggs to you from Squiggy and I.
I am really sorry. I havent been here for awhile but always enjoyed your posts. Your love for jack and your family always touched me.
I cant believe I am tearing up over a dog and family I only know through here. But you and your pictures and stories
have always touched me.
I hope you know you did the right thing and gave Jack a wonderful life while he was here.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
jys1011
12-05-2008, 07:18 PM
Hi Kira
I haven't been here in a long time. I actually recently had twin girls. I came here "looking" for you to see how Jack was doing with Aiden. I had so many questions to ask and I found this instead.
My heart broke & the tears were overwhelming to see what happened to little Jack. I'm SOOOO incredibly sorry for your loss. It sounds like it was an impossible situation with not many options. I'm so sorry Aiden lost his little pal too. My husband sometimes thinks about how our girls will be so sad when our dogs have to cross over. It's all they'll ever know.
HUGS TO YOU from one B-mommy to another!! Here's to you Capt. Jack may your little B spirit live on & I hope you have big fields to run & play up there :)
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