• Sleep tight Minusa :-(

    31. marts 2010

    Posted in: Lidt af hvert

    Yesterday we all had to say goodbye to Tanakajd Szépe Nadja aka Minusa almost 6 years.

    Minusa was my 3. DDB and we got her when she was 9 months old, she was a very scared little girl and it was obvious that she had not been threated well. So it was lots of hard work but in a year she was beginning to be like a normal DDB. She had learned to be on a leash, how to play and was starting to enjoy life as it should be.

    Minusa stayed with me the next 2 years and she devolped very nicely but in one of her heats, she and O’Malley was driving me nuts and I called my father and his wife and they would like to take care of her the next couple of weeks, but as the day came when Minusa had to come home again. I wasn’t meet with open arms at my fathers place, since they were so happy with her.

    So we decided to let her stay with them :-)

    That is a decision I have never regret, Minusa was spoiled to death and has been loved like no else could have :-)

    Minusa had very bad hips, my vet x-rayed her already at 10 months since she was limping when we got her. But I didn’t have the heart to send her back to her first home. Minusa didn’t have any hips what so ever, but luckily she didn’t know and with the right food, exercise and a portion of luck too, she got better and she turned in to a dog with no sickdays and she lived a normal happy dogs life :-)

    But nothing last forever and for 1 ½ year ago Minusa started limping again and new pictures was made and it didn’t look good…But we decided to put gold in both her hips for an huge sum of money…but the effect wasn’t that big…Luckily my father is a stubbern man and he went to an alternativ tratment and that combined with the gold made changes for Minusa :-) So Minusa was given time and non of us had thought that she would be with us nearly 2 years more…But as my dad say “maybe we can cheat death once, but never twice” :-(

    So yesterday Minusa had problems getting up and my dad called as I was on the way to the vet with Nougat to get her final shots. I turned around and called my vet saying that I would be late and that I would bring another dog and it didn’t sound to good.

    I apriciate the service we’re always given at our vet, since we drive very far and they are very busy, they always make room when neassesary..Thanks Knud :-)

    When I came home, Minusa was on her feet at wagging her tail when I arrived, but today Minusa sent me and my dad a look that said more than a thousand words, she was ready to leave us :-(

    We went to Århus with the dogs and it was a hard trip to drive and the day was spent driving down memory lane also :-)

    Minusa was a strong dog and as the vet said, this dog has been living because she wanted to live…Minusa thank you for wanting to live your life with us.

    Why do I make blog about Minusa, she hasn’t been living with me the last couple of years…I do this because Minusa has taught me so much about dog behavior, about how far you can get with hard work and time…Because of her others has been given the same oppertonity.

    And finally I want to tell her story and let her get the attention she deserve :-) She is the exsample of a dog looking terrible on the inside but she didn’t know and she didn’t care

    Minusa, you were special and will always have a place with us. Especially at MOM and DAD and the little raschal of a babysister Aggi :-)

    Take care on the other side and give the boys a kiss :-)

    Minusa having fun in the snow :-)

    minusa i sneen

    Minusa enjoying the sun :-)

    minusa i solen

  • Recent Comments

    • Marianne said...

      1

      Hej Jannie, Minusa`s far og mor !!

      Meget trist i har mistet jeres smukke og skønne pige :-( men i var trods alt så heldige at have glæden af hende i næsten 6 år…

      Mange varme tanker i en svær tid
      Marianne

      2/04/10 08:25 | Comment Link

    • Ditte said...

      2

      Hils over regnbuen din dejlige pige.
      Sender jer de varmeste tanker.

      2/04/10 13:05 | Comment Link

    • Jannie said...

      3

      Tak for jeres tanker :-) Jeg sender dem fluks videre til hendes Mor og far, hvor jeg ved de varmer :-)

      Ja, 6 år var meget længere end vi nogensinde havde turdet håbe på Marianne og vi har nydt dem og hun ligeså…Så hellere 6 gode end 12 dårlige .-))

      Go påske til jer også .-))

      2/04/10 13:09 | Comment Link

    • Karen said...

      4

      Hej Jannie & familie!

      Åh nej, hvor trist… :-( Føler med jer.
      Selvom det var den rette beslutning for Minusa,så gør det jo det ikke lettere. Tænker på jer,

      Mange hilsner

      Karen

      2/04/10 19:39 | Comment Link

    • Annette Thomsen said...

      5

      Kære Janni og Minusa’s Far og Mor,

      Det gør mig ondt at læse at jeres Tøssebasse er vandret over regnbuebroen. Men den baggrund var det jo alligevel et “langt” liv hun fik, men man synes jo ikke det er langt nok, for 6 år er jo ingen alder. Jeg føler med især din Mor og Far der jo var hendes “forældre”, så deres tab er nok værst. De varmeste tanker til jer alle og medfølelse over jeres tab.

      Kære Minusa. Tak et snudekys med til mine hunde på den anden side af Regnbuebroen. Fortæl dem at jeg savner dem forfærdeligt og at de er elsket og savnet hver dag. De er for evigt i mit hjerte. Og når du er derovre, så er der ingen sult, og ingen smerte, og alt er godt. Sov sødt Minusa.
      MVH Annette og flokken

      2/04/10 21:26 | Comment Link

    • Merete said...

      6

      Hey søde Jannie.
      Vi sender de varmeste tanker i en hård tid.

      Mange knus fra os alle på Lolland

      2/04/10 22:31 | Comment Link

    • Jannie said...

      7

      Karen, Tak for din søde hilsen, ved min far og Karen føler med herinde og at det varmer :-)
      Jeg forventer et smut nordpå i næste uge, så vil se om ikke der kan blive til til et hvalpeinspektion og måske en bette kop kaf :-) du hører mere:-)

      Anette, Tak for din søde hilsen og jo tabet er bestemt værst for min Far og Karen, men fordi hun har været grobunden for, at jeg har turdet at tage hunde med samme eller lignede usikkerhed under mine vinger, synes jeg hun fortjente en sidste opmærksomhed på siden.
      Hun har haft et godt hundeliv faktisk blev det bedre end nogen havde turdet håbe på både i forhold til sindet men også helbredet. Men nemt bliver det aldrig at sige farvel.

      Merete, Tak for jeres tanker :-)

      3/04/10 08:08 | Comment Link

    • Kristine said...

      8

      Hej Jannie..

      jeg er ked af at høre I har mistet Minusa. Det lyder dog som om at beslutningen var den rette og tiden var kommet..

      Mange trøstende tanker til jer alle..

      Knus

      Kristine

      3/04/10 15:52 | Comment Link

    • Karen said...

      9

      Det er bare iorden :-) Kunne være hyggeligt!

      3/04/10 19:23 | Comment Link

    • Jannie said...

      10

      Kirstine: Tak for din søde hilsen :-) Skal du en tur i gaden lørdag? Så vi måske kunne støde på hinanden til et bette kram og en bette ting :-)?

      Karen, Jeg ringer og du spiller eller noget :-)

      4/04/10 08:00 | Comment Link

    • Siem said...

      11

      Tak for alle trøstende ord.
      Minusa fik et godt liv, og hun var en glad hund til det sidste, feks. narede hun Aggie, lige før vi tog til Dyrlægen, og snuppede selv det ben, hun ville have medpå turen. Det gjorde det ikke nemmere, men stadig traf vi den rigtige beslutning.
      En hund som Minusa, fortjener en værdig afslutning.
      mvh. Karen & Flemming

      4/04/10 17:04 | Comment Link

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