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debbiec · 02-01-2010, 05:51 PM

Joanne, as usual another beautifully written piece from you.

You are right, it is another month starting, another month to count down since we have lost our furry ones, terrible isnt it to think we sit and count the months since we were last together.

The start of this month for me appears like it is forever going to be etched in my memory. My boy Jack, loves to roam as I think I have mentioned before, and he runs into the back paddocks whenever he gets the opportunity, along with Toby, and when she was with us, Missy. Whenver they run off I spend hours and hours calling and looking, but have never managed to find them, as we are talking thousand of acres of treed bush area, some cleared farm land and sand quarries. A real assortment of terrain. Everytime they have returned, at all hours of the day or night, sometimes a few hours later, sometimes days later, up to a week once. On that ocassion I was almost physically ill with worry. On Friday at about five thirty in the evening Jack and Toby took the opportunity and ran for their lives through the paddocks, even though we were calling and chasing them, they wouldnt stop.

Toby returned at 5.30 am on Saturday morning, Jack has not returned yet. I have searched, walked, rode motorbikes, recruited others to do the same, and still no sign. I have covered so much area that I dont know where else to look for him. We had extremely hot weather here over the weekend and I have all but lost hope that he is going to return this time. He is ten and a half, and has a spinal issue that gives him trouble getting up at times. I am heartbroken and cant stop crying and just dont want to believe that he may not return this time. So please if everyone here can say a prayer for him I would really appreciate it. I know things arent looking promising, but there may just be a little bit of hope left. It is just too much pain to loose two of them within seven months.

02-01-2010, 05:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
debbiec Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 64	Joanne, as usual another beautifully written piece from you. You are right, it is another month starting, another month to count down since we have lost our furry ones, terrible isnt it to think we sit and count the months since we were last together. The start of this month for me appears like it is forever going to be etched in my memory. My boy Jack, loves to roam as I think I have mentioned before, and he runs into the back paddocks whenever he gets the opportunity, along with Toby, and when she was with us, Missy. Whenver they run off I spend hours and hours calling and looking, but have never managed to find them, as we are talking thousand of acres of treed bush area, some cleared farm land and sand quarries. A real assortment of terrain. Everytime they have returned, at all hours of the day or night, sometimes a few hours later, sometimes days later, up to a week once. On that ocassion I was almost physically ill with worry. On Friday at about five thirty in the evening Jack and Toby took the opportunity and ran for their lives through the paddocks, even though we were calling and chasing them, they wouldnt stop. Toby returned at 5.30 am on Saturday morning, Jack has not returned yet. I have searched, walked, rode motorbikes, recruited others to do the same, and still no sign. I have covered so much area that I dont know where else to look for him. We had extremely hot weather here over the weekend and I have all but lost hope that he is going to return this time. He is ten and a half, and has a spinal issue that gives him trouble getting up at times. I am heartbroken and cant stop crying and just dont want to believe that he may not return this time. So please if everyone here can say a prayer for him I would really appreciate it. I know things arent looking promising, but there may just be a little bit of hope left. It is just too much pain to loose two of them within seven months.