Marley's mom

Oh you are not alone. There are so many of us out here sharing your grief. I didn't get to meet your dear Oliver but I can tell from his picture he was a little champion. I lost my dear Marley just 5 days ago. I am so overwhelmed with grief. You are further along in this process than I (by 11 days I believe) but I'm not sure that makes a difference. The pain of losing them will always be there but I look forward to the day that I can talk about my wonderful Marley and laugh about the good times. It will happen for you too. Can't even look at a picture of him yet but when I can, my house will be filled with pictures of him! We'll all get there some day. I hope you are feeling better soon. By the way, I love the name Oliver. It has special meaning to me. Not a dog, but a favourite horse. Hugs to you and your family. Marley's mom.

Thank you CJ. You never expect to fall so much in love with a pet. I bought Marley from a pet store when he was 10 weeks old. We had just lost our 10 year old Newfoundland dog, Daisy. I didn't go into that pet store that day expecting to buy a dog. In fact, I had always said I would never buy a pet from a pet store. But then I saw Marley. He was the last of a large litter of goldendoodles. Nobody wanted a black doodle ... his cream coloured siblings all found homes quickly. I will never forget his brown eyes and how they looked up at me from the glass window. He was ours at that moment on. We named him Marley, after Bob Marley, due to his wonderful black kinky hair! He stole our hearts immediately. I miss how he would steal a shoe and tease us by almost letting us grab it from his mouth and then turn and run. I miss his ridiculous "singing" when a loved one walked in the door. I miss everything about him ... even how bad he always smelled. Now we will always know where our shoes are and my house will never smell that bad again. You don't know what I would give to have my shoes go missing and my house smell bad! Miss you buddy! Miss you soooo bad! Thanks for letting me share this with you.

I'm so sorry, HollyAK, to hear of your loss of Jonas. I wish I could have met him as he sounds like he was an exceptional dog. We share the same intense grief ... you sound as lost as I am without my wonderful Marley. Thank you for posting. It helps me to know there are others out there who can understand my pain and so I say to you, you are not alone in this. It will get better for us, so until then I will be thinking of you.

Four days ago I lost my best friend. He was hit by a car in front of my house. He was my 6 year old golden retriever/poodle cross. He was hit by a driver who stopped to look at the damage to his car and then drove off leaving my beloved Marley lying in the middle of the highway. A wonderful lady was thankfully following this motorist and quickly stopped her vehicle and blocked the highway with her car so he would not be hit a second time. My husband was called to the scene shortly after when the police realized Marley lived across the street. What tipped the officer off was my other two dogs were sitting at the end of the driveway, just watching their buddy lying there. They didn't move ... just stood there watching. My heart breaks for them. Marley died within an hour of being hit. His internal injuries were great. There were two police officers who stopped to help, two truck drivers, one man with a blanket, and this wonderful woman who put her own life in her hands by blocking traffic with her car. If I only knew who they all were so I could thank them in person. Sadly, Marley could not be saved. But not from the lack of compassion shown by those passersby. I feel anger for the man who hit my dog. Not because he hit him ... Marley shouldn't have been on the road, none of my dogs should have been out there ... but because he didn't stop to try to help my beautiful, wonderful dog. I'm sure that if he knew Marley he would have stopped. This dog was the kindest, sweetest, most gentle, loving dog I have ever, ever known. My world will never be the same without him in it. My sadness is intense. I am trying to be strong for my other two dogs who I know are grieving too but oh my god, this is the hardest thing I have ever been faced with. I have lost human loved ones before, but the grief was never this intense. Each day actually gets a little worse, not better. I think because I am starting to miss him. I'm hoping that by writing about Marley I will somehow get some comfort in it. I wish more people got to meet Marley. There will never be another dog like my sweet, sweet little boy. God bless you Marley. I will miss you terribly!

This is my first time on here as just joined this wonderful forum today. I am on here because I, like you, lost a beloved pet. My best friend died on Friday. His name was Marley. He was my beautiful 6 year old goldendoodle. He was hit by a car in front of my house. My life turned upside down that day. Believe me, I share your pain. I can't even bring myself to bring out the Christmas decorations because everything will remind me of Marley. I have cried for 4 days without stopping. It helps to read that I am not alone with my grief and that others are trying to cope with the upcoming holidays. I have trouble walking into my bedroom where Marley slept because there is still some of his hair on the carpet. I feel better knowing I am not alone. I'm sorry for your loss of Kate.