Comments on: Our Bittersweet Yellowstone Stay

By: Fort Collins, Colorado: the perfect spot to live, work and play | live. work. dream.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:14:14 +0000

[...] Fall as we left Colorado and headed to the Tetons and Yellowstone for Jerry’s final road trip adventure, we stopped in Fort Collins for lunch. A friend from Portland told us it was a cool place to live, [...]

By: Under Big Skies and Blazing Sun in West Texas | live. work. dream.

Under Big Skies and Blazing Sun in West Texas | live. work. dream. — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:43:36 +0000

[...] haven’t been to a national park since saying goodbye to Jerry in Yellowstone. Coming here felt somewhat like a betrayal to our baby, since the last time we set out to do the [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:30:23 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful comment and sharing Joey's story. Bless you for taking such good care of him. I'm sure Jerry and Joey are having a blast at the bridge.

By: Jana

Jana — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:16:31 +0000

Just saw your story on PBS program about pets. My husband watched your story unfold with tears in rememberance of our dog Groobess (AKA – Joey). He was diagnosed with soft tissue cancer in his right back leg. It had already progressed to the point that it was too large to remove. Our options were few and none with a great outcome. We ruled out chemo right away. Amputation was talked about but we decided to wait it out and give him pain medications. After several months of him with a great attitude and no change in his mental or physical condition….we knew there was just too much good dog in him to let him live with a leg that was not useful to him. So we made the decision to amputate his leg. He came home the same dog, but a little slower. Over the next few months he healed nicely and his long black hair grew back. He went on errands with us, and became increasingly devoted to me. On New Years day 2008 (nine months after amputation) we noticed that he hadn’t eaten his food. We talked about taking him to the vet at the end of the week if things didn’t improve. That evening we then decided to take him on Thursday. On wednesday, my husband called me when he got home from work to tell me he was taking him to the vet. On my way home he told me to come to the vet as it was going to take awhile. As I arrived Groobess was in the waiting room, he didn’t get up to greet me. I layed with him on the floor. I knew this was bad. X-rays showed a mass in his abdomen, and his blood work was bad. We knew right then and there our beloved Joey was ready. We went home that night without him.

Joey was with us right up until he was ready. Im sure Joey was there to meet Jerry at the Rainbow bridge.

By: Toasting Life with Three Legged Red Wine by Dunham Cellars

Toasting Life with Three Legged Red Wine by Dunham Cellars — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:33:59 +0000

[...] a strange thing happened, the day after I left for the heavens. Mom and Dad were walking around Yellowstone. They were so sad, and feeling really down, so they went into the Old Faithful Inn to have a tasty [...]

By: Beware of Colorado State Park Rangers

Beware of Colorado State Park Rangers — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:00:50 +0000

[...] were pretty preoccupied after leaving Denver, and while René is still trying to put the incidents behind her, It’s about time I share our [...]

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:32:44 +0000

Guess I should have read this alone….It brought tears to my eyes and made me think of my Lizzie dog and how much I still miss her goofy face! I think of how she taught me to love & appreciate my fur covered friends and now that I have Bailey, I feel the experience of those 14yrs with her just made me want to care and give love back to as many dogs as I can gather around me before it’s my turn to “move on”. Those of us that can give, should!

By: Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:17:23 +0000

… and then there were two.

God speed to J Dawg, and may the love of God give you strength.

By: Henry Ferguson

Henry Ferguson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:22:22 +0000

It has been about five years since we put down our wonderful miniature Poodle Bella. We still have her ashes. We can not part with them. I think of her often.

Your story brings back the memories of what we went through. The vet was like yours was very kind and understanding and allowed us to stay with her as she left us.

Your writings on the events sounded so familiar.

By: denyce & ted

denyce & ted — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:07:58 +0000

hey there….
it has been a long time since i have tuned in to your road trip adventure/ blog…i am so sorry to hear about your jerry! how very sad. be comforted in all the good memories and love you shared with him.

denyce & ted