Comments on: Kevin’s right hand man

By: Chile/Karri

Chile/Karri — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:12:43 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I’m going to check him out (I lost my beloved Rottie to cancer at age 5). It sounds like Chase was a wonderful dog too. *hugs*

By: Chile/Karri

Chile/Karri — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:11:12 +0000

Even a stranger on the beach could tell how amazing Emmett was and the bond the two of you had. I’m so happy that he was able to capture a moment at Emmett’s most favorite place and that you have photos to cherish. Although I have thousands of photos of Blade, I love the simple ones that just have me and him in them.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:52:32 +0000

Hey Dr. V… I don’t know if you have heard of 2dogs2000miles? This is a man and his 2 Great Pyrenees who are walking from Austin, TX to Boston, MA to raise awareness of Canine Cancer. He is currently in PA and has been on the road for a year and a half. I don’t know why I haven’t mentioned him before. His name is Luke. My husband and I have become decent friends with him, as I found him on the internet right after Chase was diagnosed, and then right after Chase passed, Luke come through our city and we met him in person. He is just wonderful. He has a website – http://www.2dogs2000miles.org and a twitter @2dogs2000miles, if you want to check him out. I let him know about Emmett, as he posted on twitter that 4 dogs he has met over the last 2-3 months have been lost to cancer over the last two weeks, two of them being under 4 years old. He wanted me to let you know that they have a 2010 “Cancer can’t get a good dog down” calendar coming up. They are taking submissions of stories/pictures of dogs who had/have cancer if you would like to submit a story and picture of Emmett. (people vote on the submissions and the top votes get in to the calendar.) Speaking of, I need to get on that about Chase myself.

By: elephant

elephant — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:13:53 +0000

Oh, see now I’m crying.

By: dee

dee — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:02:19 +0000

“I truly enjoyed the way Emmett looked at you at the beach.”
this is what i hope you hold on to, not the sadness of the death, but the love and admiration he had for a job well done by his mom. so sorry for you loss, so happy for what you had.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:46:48 +0000

Wow – what an unexpected and wonderful gift for you. Jeff definitely sounds like Kevin’s right hand man.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:38:36 +0000

What a wonderful gift. I am so happy to hear that you will now have these great pictures to cherish forever.

By: Megumi

Megumi — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:46:27 +0000

I’m so glad that Jeff was there to capture images of the two of you, what a wonderful and unexpected gift.

By: beccity98

beccity98 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:49:20 +0000

Hi. I’ve been reading your blog since CuteOverload, and actually went back and read your archives as well. I just wanted to express my sympathy at your loss. How great that you got a good picture, though. I have one of my childhood dog, right before we took her to the vet’s for the final time. It’s not that great, but I still treasure it. Its strange how some people can be more touched by their pets than they are by people (I hope this changes for me when I have kids!) I don’t even know you, but your story has me all emotional. I keep thinking how much more of a wreck I’ll be when it comes time for my cats (who are barely a year old, so it’ll be a while.)
Anyways, I babble.
Hugs to you and your family!!