Loss Of Loved Animals

12/06/2022

“True compassion is showing kindness towards animals without expecting anything in return.” Paul Oxton 💖🌟💖
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11/29/2022

That face!!! Fendi is available if your heart is ready!!! 💖🌟💖Repost from
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Fendi is available for adoption!

She’s a very sweet girl that will need a home able to work with some of her special needs.

Please see the link in our bio for Adoptable Dogs!

11/27/2022

Remembering Pukky!!! What a beautiful message and vision!!!Sending extra love to everyone missing their fur babies this holiday season!!! 🌈❤️🌈Repost from
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Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡 Did you know that for Thanksgiving at the Rainbow Bridge, all us angel doggos gather around a feast to talk about how grateful we are for our hoomans?! We love you all so much!
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11/25/2022

Remembering walter]!! ❤️🌈❤️Repost from walter]
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Thankful for so many years with GB, who was always down to hang, always a sweet boy, always kept it weird, and always just wanted to love. The last video was the last Thanksgiving we spent with him. I was just letting him in the back door, but goodness, how amazing was that? Miss you every single day, Bronco. Thankful for you always. ❤️
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11/20/2022

Sprinkling some Griff Joy on you this beautiful Sunday morning!!! 💖🌟💖Repost from
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10 Griffs and their humans!🐾😊

11/18/2022

Remembering Sof✨grateful for every moment captured, remembered and shared🧚‍♀️Thanksgiving lies ahead and you are not here with us😇not in physical form, anyways🌈I repeat to myself again and again, there is no separation, there is no separation💕I look at your pictures⭐️I watch your videos🦋I tell you how much I love and miss you💔and I thank you🍄I thank you for teaching me🦄I thank you for all the joy, the laughs, the tears, the scares and even the heartbreak of this grief🙏🏻a harsh reminder to love harder, love freer, love wilder💖and to always let love in🕉thank you, Sofie🦄thank you💫
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11/16/2022

Smiles from Sproutie this morn!!! Sending love to Sprout and his Mama this beautiful Fall morn! And to all of our friends here!! 🍂🐶💕Repost from .sprout
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11/14/2022

Happy birthday in heaven, sweet boy!! You are so love and missed!!! 💖🌟💖Repost from
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Happy 15th birthday buddy. Missing you every day ❤️❤️❤️🐒🐒🐒. #

11/12/2022

If your heart is ready looks who’s available!!💖 Repost from
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“Devlin will capture your heart with her soulful eyes. She is the gentlest, sweetest girl who wants nothing more than to be loved by her people. She is so adaptable. She quickly learned the routines of our home and fit right into our family.”

To learn more about Devlin and our other available dogs, please visit https://frenchbulldogrescue.org/
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11/12/2022

💖Squeeee!!! That adorable senior puggy face!!! Happy birthday, Zelda Sesame!💖Repost from
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Happy 10th Birthday, Zelda Sesame! Every day with you is a gift. Thank you for being the best Black Velvet Couch, Chief Vacuuming Officer, and co-parent in the universe! When we adopted you at age 4, you were the little pipsqueak to your older brother Theo. Look at you now, you sassy little grandma and loving older sis to ! Gratitude to for raising Zelda and helping her to become a champion show dog, momma, and calendar model! Zelda’s mom was named Bug .selby and her dad was Max of . And Zelda’s longterm boyfriends are and 🖤

11/10/2022

🌈Abe and Bubba❤️Sending extra love to 🌈Repost from
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Yesterday my husband, via Meg • Modern Day Dolittle] , got to communicate/have a chat with Bubba🥹♥️ Bub had some things to say, Moofie chimed in and Peggy Sue wanted to let her dad know a few things as well. The conversation was incredibly healing for Abe, he’s been through so much this year.. so I’m grateful for anything that helps his heart heal and his mind calm♥️ Bubba let Abe know he is with Cali and that’s exactly where he wants to be … If anyone you know is grieving the loss of a pet(and is a believer in animal communication) … I can’t recommend Meg • Modern Day Dolittle] enough. She helped so much when Gertie was preparing to leave me, she helped us when Cali left abruptly… it’s just an unbelievable gift.. and one we are so grateful for♥️
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11/07/2022

If your hearts are ready, so is Tristan! ❤️Repost from
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Woohoo! Tristan has made his way to the available page and is on the hunt for his forever family! Tristan was surrendered to FBRN when his previous family’s circumstances changed and they could no longer afford to care for him.

Tristan is one lucky pup; he doesn’t take any regular medications, has no allergies, and has no special diet requirements. He does have a behavior issue with resource guarding and will need to be monitored when food and toys are present. A slow intro will be required for any pets in his forever home.

Some of Tristan’s favorite things are going on walks and taking sniffs of his surroundings. He also loves running around the fenced backyard and exploring. Tristan mostly sticks close to his human and he’s a great listener. Overall, he’s a very laid back and relaxed kinda guy! (see bio for more details…)

Tristan’s foster family has this to say, “Tristan takes to people very quickly. He likes everyone. He’s a people pleaser. He likes to snuggle. His favorite thing to do is cuddle and be next to you. He seems to have spent most of his time locked up, so he likes to be free and right next to you. He likes to sleep next to you too and sleep in your arms. He’s a good listener and a super quiet dog. He doesn’t bark or whine, he doesn’t snore. He only officially knows “sit” but he does listen when you call his name or tell him “no” or “down” or “lay down” or “get down”. He doesn’t beg for food, he just lays down by the table when you’re eating. He doesn’t run off or bark at other dogs. He’s an Olympic jumper. I have never known a sweeter, kinder, more lovable boy. He deserves the best family in the world. He just wants someone to snuggle with and love him.”

If Tristan seems like the pup for you, please submit your application and tell us why! Then get ready for a road trip to Tennessee because at 29 pounds, Tristan is a bit too large to fly on commercial airlines. FBRN does not ship dogs as cargo, so adopters are expected to pick up their dogs from their foster family.

https://frenchbulldogrescue.org/available-dogs/tristan/

11/07/2022

Some feel good animal lovin’ vibes to start your week!!! Here’s to all the fur mom and dads out there that love their babies like this!!! We see you!!! And thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️Repost from
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We love to see living their best lives in their furever homes! So we were delighted to see Finnick’s furever family portrait with his new dad, mom, and brother Noodles! 📸 by

Thank you to our adoptive pawrents for giving our NBGR alumni the life and love they deserve! 💖🐾
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11/06/2022

When they leave us…….nothing feels normal. nothing feels right. we breathe. we feel. we trust. we break. we remember. we smile. we laugh. we love. it’s all about the love. the grief.
the pain. the emptiness is LOVE. it is brave to love so fiercely. be brave. be love. be fierce.❤️‍🩹🌈❤️
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11/05/2022

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This little bundle of joy has bounced his way to the available page in no time at all! If you have been searching for a handsome brindle pup, then today is your lucky day!

Wicket arrived in FBRN care after a Good Samaritan wanted a better life for him, and we are so happy to help. Before arriving in foster care, Wicket spent the better part of his days in a kennel, so he is more than happy to be playing in the fresh outdoors and getting lots of love and snuggles with his foster family!

Wicket has been friendly to all he meets – adults, children, other dogs (both male and female), doesn’t matter to Wicket, everyone is a friend! He enjoys playing in the fenced yard and chewing on sticks of all sizes. His foster family quickly replaces those with more appropriate chew toys! Wicket is definitely a busy boy, as most puppies are, and ever so needy. His forever home should be prepared for puppy antics and committed to continued puppy training.

Wicket is the complete package; he’s happy snuggling for hours or playing with new toys. Always being curious and inquisitive as a puppy is. Wicket would be best suited for a family with someone who works from home, maybe with a few kiddos around, or he could possibly enjoy chilling at the office since he loves to be around people. He is an attention sponge!

Here are a few words from Wicket’s foster mom, “I’ve never owned a male dog because I’ve always assumed females have calmer temperaments etc. Wicket, however, has completely stolen my heart! He loves to just crawl into someone’s lap or lay across them on the couch and cuddle. He’s so inquisitive and loves to learn new things, meet new people, and new doggie friends. He has been such an easy integration into our family.”

If you feel like Wicket is a good fit for your home and family, then head on over to the application page! Then be prepared to travel to the sunshine state of Florida where this cute little nugget is being fostered. FBRN does not ship dogs as cargo. Adopters are expected to pick up their dogs from the foster family.

https://frenchbulldogrescue.org/available-dogs/wicket/

11/04/2022

Here, here to all those in service to their beloved animal companions living their best life!! This sparkly silver gal, Luna, still loves a good adventure!! Road tripping through Washington with a pit stop at Lake Quinault!! “Of all the special things we choose to do for our planet, let one
of them be of service to animals.” Paul Oxton
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10/08/2022

Dear Sofie, Today I choose to step back into my grief. Our relationship in this context. The sadness. The reflection. The memories. I am choosing to be here. I want to be here. I don’t care how this defines me in the physical world. I want to be with you today in this way. I choose to not be happy on the day you died, four years ago. How can I be, when every cell in my body, and every energy particle in my soul, feels and knows otherwise? No, I lean in and surrender to the meaning this day holds for me. I know what’s best for me. Today I honor my sensitivities. Today my heart, body and soul, feels yours transitioning onward. And I honor that, just as I will always honor your beautiful soul and being. In my life. And the afterlife. Love, Your Mom Forever 💔🌈💔
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10/05/2022

💔The entire vet office was in tears, this day, this time, 4 years ago. They were family to us. We were there weekly for her acupuncture sessions for years and they were always rooting for her. This is the moment we all found out the pain she was experiencing wasn’t her back anymore. It’s was from the tumors that had riddled her liver, gall bladder and spleen. She had just turned 7 years young the month before. Naively I found safety and security in that number, after losing my last precious girl to a brain tumor at 5. Oh, the pain. The beautiful pain and grief I was afraid to let go of for so long for fear of losing that piece of her I still held. She taught me so much in life and death and still does. They all do. Our angels. Our teachers. Our hearts. Our muses. Our joy. Our heartbreak. I’ll be honoring Sof and all of my fur baby angels in my future work and business. Stay tuned. For now, love your babies a little extra for Sof and I. 🍄❤️🌻💫🌈🧚‍♀️

09/27/2022

🌟Remembering Sof today🌟This moment is everything. 10 years ago. I found her like this on my sister’s couch. Pretty much sums her up. Dog? Angel? Fairy? Creature? Alien? Furry toddler? Maybe a little of each and a whole lotta love. Sofie girl. Loved and missed every day since she left for the ethers almost 4 years ago. 🍄❤️🌻💫🌈🧚‍♀️
💖Sofie, 2011-2018, died unexpectedly and very suddenly from liver cancer and tumors that had spread throughout💖

02/27/2022

🎂🎈🎂Remembering Bruley on his birthday! We know you are living it up and eating all the delicious things over their on the other side!! What a lucky boy, Bruley, to have a family that loves and misses you so!!!! You are loved! You matter! We remember and honor you!!! ❤️🌈❤️ Repost from
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To the my little prince — i hope you are having the best birthday up there today. A bougie brunch, a long walk on the beach, and a long nap in the sun. You still continue to amaze me everyday. Did you know you’re a Lego now?! We had so much to do together still, but I’ll catch you in the next lifetime my little love bug. Happy birthday Bruley. Love, your mama. PS thank you for sending me your little brothers. They keep it real weird. 🐾🎉🎊
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02/27/2022

Bubba was a huge ambassador of kindness and inspiration! He moved on from his physical body to fly free in the ethers, with all of our angels who left before him! I am quite certain he was given the warmest of welcomes and is now zooming around the Bubbaspere from the other side!! While we know he’s living it up without any physical limitations, he has left his heart broken parents here on earth. Sending them so much love, while they navigate a new world without him. Grief is hard. Grief is our love for them with nowhere to go now. Bubba, you mattered (and still do), you made a difference and you are so loved. ❤️🌈💔Repost from
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Bubba’s Mom and Dad here. We have some very sad news. We had to send Bubba to the Rainbow Bridge on Friday 🌈 He fell seriously ill in the morning and his regular vet transferred him to the ER vet to try and get him stabilized but he totally crashed during the night in the ICU. We were told his chances of survival were very slim and if he did survive his ongoing health likely would be compromised 💔 The ER vets felt he probably contracted sepsis from a bacterial infection in his GI tract. So we brought him home and were able to sit with him in the courtyard in his favorite sunbeam with the fountain burbling in the background. Then we told him how much we loved him while the vet helped him earn his wings. It was sad but beautiful and we know that Bubba was very much at peace. Thank you for being his friend. He loved you all very much 💚💚💚
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02/22/2022

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.❤️~Mark Twain🍄❤️🌻💫🌈🧚‍♀️Remembering Angels Sofie and Thorneberry

02/21/2022

Remembering handsome Hollister❤️His loving family celebrated his 14th birthday this week🌈What a lucky boy and lucky family❤️Let’s all wish him a happy heavenly birthday and keep his memory and spirit alive🌈Sending love to his family, as they are missing their Angel a little extra right now ❤️ Repost from
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Smallz: See my bro Angel Hollister? He LOVED riding in the car SO much he’d often jump in if the door was left open hoping mom would take him for a spin ☺️🚗💨💨💨💨
TODAY he would have been 14. HAPPY HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY sweet boy. 🎉🍾🎂 🎶💃🏼
I know you and so many of your friends are celebrating over the rainbow bridge 🌈. We love you and miss you so much. 💋💋💋💋💋💋
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02/19/2022

Sending love to our friend Charlie’s devastated family❤️🌈💔Thank you for being the *best boy*❤️🌈💔You are loved. You matter. You will be remembered.❤️🌈💔Repost from
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With a shattered heart and in complete shock, we wanted to let all our beloved friends know that our sweet, adorable, loving and precious Charlie left us and joined his brother Pauly in heaven🌈💔🙏🏻. It was so sudden and we are all beyond heartbroken. Teddy is so sad and confused because Charlie was the absolute best big brother ever. All the kisses, love and attention he showed him every single day was just unbelievable. They were inseparable. I find it nearly impossible to express in words what a wonderful puppy Charlie was. He was so playful, and funny, and loving with the biggest heart and he was just such a mush. He loved to play and he loved all his toys and stuffed animals so much. He loved his family so very much and he brought us so much happiness and love and also many, many laughs. We were so blessed to have our sweet and good boy in our lives. Not having him here by our sides is something we could have never fathomed. I pray to God to please take care of my baby boy until I see him again. Until then, my family and I will try to get through this tragedy together as best as we can. Rest In Peace my sweet angel boy. Thank you for bringing so much joy to our lives and to everyone who knew you. We love you forever & ever with all our hearts.
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02/17/2022

This sweet girl left her body, to fly with Sof in the ethers, two years ago today. We were gifted 5 years with this beautiful being. Not long enough. Never long enough. She showered Dori and I with constant love and affection. That was her superpower. She was the best kisser and cuddler in the whole wide world. She loved to lay on my chest or on Dori’s lap. She would stare deep into my soul. Never taking her eyes off me. And I hope she never does. Today she watches in the form of white doves and she leaves love notes in the form of hearts. Hearts everywhere. Rocks. Leaves. Clouds. Chewed gum on the street. All the love. All the hearts. Forever embedded in mine. I love you, Thorneberry Muffins, thank you for choosing me as your second Mama. ❤️🍄🌈💫🧚‍♀️2011-2020

02/16/2022

Remembering SoFierce💔Mom and I decided to celebrate my life with a f*ckit list😝she said we have had to be so careful with my “fragile” body, that I didn’t get to do all the things I wanted to do💕with today being my last day, she said it was okay not to be careful, which I’m not really good at anyways👣she says I always keep her on her toes👣I got to have lots of treats this weekend🍡she said the prednisone is helping me with that💪yesterday when we took our stroller walk, she let me get out of the stroller and walk as much as I wanted to.....without my leash even💃and I always want to chase the joggers that go by so bad, but I can’t because of my dumb back, yesterday when they ran past us, she took me out of the stroller and we both chased them until we couldn’t chase them anymore🏃‍♀️and then we sat down and laughed, until we could breathe again🌻she said it was one of her most favorite moments ever with me🌞we saw some kids at the playground and she couldn’t find one that would let me just take a little nibble😜she said I could do that, once I got my wings and they wouldn’t even know it🤩today she’s gonna take me with her to my last class at her yoga studio🧘‍♂️I really love that place✨and then for my last lunch she said she is gonna get me the biggest bone I ever did see, since my stupid tummy doesn’t let me have anything fun🍭and then we are gonna go to another pet store I like to pick out a comfy bed for my body to rest in, before we head back to my friends at the Holistic Veterinary Center💕Mom said they will help me release my sick body and get my fairy wings🧚‍♂️Mom always says I was a fairy before🧚‍♀️she said that when I’m a fairy again, I can move as fast as I want to and do all the things I couldn’t here, but that I better come visit her, because she says she doesn’t know what she’ll do without me🐶I tried to tell her that she’s crazy to think she will ever be without me🦋our souls will be together forever and ever🎉Mom doesn’t like selfies, but she said f*ck it and took this one for me🌠I love her and I love you💝wish me luck today and maybe light a candle to help me find my way🌈Love, Sofie

02/16/2022

❤️Remembering Rocco❤️Rocco was the sweetest butterball you ever did meet. Pure love and pure joy. Happiest with his person, it didn’t matter what the two were doing. Love was (and still is), the name of his game. He loved to chomp on Lola’s back leg, like it was a Turkey drumstick, and barrel at you as fast as his little legs would carry him, to make you laugh. He welcomed Lola at the bridge, shortly after, and we know the two of them are still wrestling it up, while they protect and love us, from the other side.❤️Rocco, you are missed and you matter❤️2004-2011
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02/16/2022

Grief is all the LOVE that has nowhere to go now that your beloved is gone. Embrace it. Befriend it.❤️
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03/21/2013

Missing French Bulldog in San Diego!! Please help find Napoleon!!

Dear Chopper,

I know you get missing dog requests all the time. Please consider helping us find our French Bulldog. I know you have a soft spot for Black & White Frenchie's similar to your brother Bandit - R.I.P.. Ours is named Napoleon. He is 10 years old and retired from his job as a therapy dog to the developmentally disabled - he specialized in working with adults that have violent tendencies - and he was amazing at calming everyone around him. There was never any violence in his presence.
He lives a happy life in Alpine now with some fur brothers and sisters and a family with a little girl that misses him very much. Thank you for considering helping us spread the word.

02/19/2013

Remembering Daddy

Cesar Millan's beautiful tribute to Daddy. Today marks the three year anniversary of his death.

By Cesar Millan It’s hard to believe that Daddy left us three years ago today, and strange to realize that most of my current pack never met him. Coco, who’s about twelve or thirteen, did and, of

02/06/2013

Good to know!!

01/31/2013

Beautiful and true. Our companions on the other side will always be in our hearts....

01/21/2013

RIP sweet Charity. You were loved!

Attached is my cat Charity that we had to put down today.

01/15/2013

Neil Gaiman's Journal: The Power of the Dog. Cabal (2003-2013)

"THERE is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear." ~ Kipling

Author Neil Gaiman's rescue dog, Cabal, passes away unexpectedly and he shares his story here. Grab the Kleenex before you read......

10/19/2012

Couldn't agree more!

09/07/2012

Sound advice!

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07/23/2012

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07/19/2012

Loss Of Loved Animals (LOLA) is a living tribute and memorial to my beautiful Lola. She passed away one year ago today. Love and miss you so much, baby girl. You still live on in my heart and always will. I look to you for strength and guidance every day and am so grateful to have been your Mama for the short time that I was.