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Can I come back in? :b
I'm Gill, married to Neil, live in Northumberland and used to be owned by Tina and Diva - my two gorgeous whippets. Sadly, as some might remember, I lost Tina in a tragic drowning accident in August 2008 and Diva in October of the same year when she dashed after a rabbit and straight under the wheels of a car
Since then I have been through the mill - blaming myself completely for being such a failure as a dog owner, had a breakdown and just wanted to die (not commit suicide: just NOT wake up each morning!). Neil dragged me off to the doctors and she put me on the sick for a few weeks, put me on prozac which helped ENORMOUSLY and I had a few sessions with a wonderful counsellor who just sat and let me talk and cry buckets :b
Since then, thinking I was 'cured', I have tried to get back into dog ownership and had a couple of border collies on trial but they didn't work out so had to go back to their fosterers. Perhaps I just tried too much too soon I don't know :wacko: It's just in the past 18 months, since becoming involved with a local animal rescue charity, the Peoples Animal Rescue & Rehoming Team (PARRT), and fostering old and abused cats that I have started (according to Neil) to have become the old Gill he used to know. Just before Christmas we looked after a gorgeous cat-friendly jack russell called Holly whilst her owner (another PARRT fosterer - we help each other out) was on a fortnight's honeymoon and since she went back home to her Mummy I have been CONSUMED by the need for a dog of my own :wub: Neil even said he's never seen me looking so relaxed and happy and CONTENT as when I was with Holly. So....I'm taking the huge scary leap back into dog-ownership later this year once we move house.....though if the right dog comes along before then.... :- Neil would prefer a girl (I'm not fussed myself) and she has to be ok with cats as we have three long-term fosters here
Anyway.....that's me and my news.....off to explore the site and catch up on everyone's news.....)
I'm Gill, married to Neil, live in Northumberland and used to be owned by Tina and Diva - my two gorgeous whippets. Sadly, as some might remember, I lost Tina in a tragic drowning accident in August 2008 and Diva in October of the same year when she dashed after a rabbit and straight under the wheels of a car
Since then I have been through the mill - blaming myself completely for being such a failure as a dog owner, had a breakdown and just wanted to die (not commit suicide: just NOT wake up each morning!). Neil dragged me off to the doctors and she put me on the sick for a few weeks, put me on prozac which helped ENORMOUSLY and I had a few sessions with a wonderful counsellor who just sat and let me talk and cry buckets :b
Since then, thinking I was 'cured', I have tried to get back into dog ownership and had a couple of border collies on trial but they didn't work out so had to go back to their fosterers. Perhaps I just tried too much too soon I don't know :wacko: It's just in the past 18 months, since becoming involved with a local animal rescue charity, the Peoples Animal Rescue & Rehoming Team (PARRT), and fostering old and abused cats that I have started (according to Neil) to have become the old Gill he used to know. Just before Christmas we looked after a gorgeous cat-friendly jack russell called Holly whilst her owner (another PARRT fosterer - we help each other out) was on a fortnight's honeymoon and since she went back home to her Mummy I have been CONSUMED by the need for a dog of my own :wub: Neil even said he's never seen me looking so relaxed and happy and CONTENT as when I was with Holly. So....I'm taking the huge scary leap back into dog-ownership later this year once we move house.....though if the right dog comes along before then.... :- Neil would prefer a girl (I'm not fussed myself) and she has to be ok with cats as we have three long-term fosters here
Anyway.....that's me and my news.....off to explore the site and catch up on everyone's news.....
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