In the last writing I wrote about the challenges I faced in taking care of my son’s American Bullies. A week or so after leaving Las Vegas Lady the female Bullie that was pregnant delivered what appeared to be eight beautiful healthy puppies. One week later for no known reason they were all dead. That was the second liter where all of Lady’s puppies died. With the first liter the puppies were small, bloody, and did not look healthy. Those puppies died nearly instantly. However this time the puppies looked very healthy and lived for nearly a week. Andy was devastated and decided it would be too risky to breed Lady again. He decided it would be best to find a home for Lady.
American Bullies are a huge investment. Most will cost at least $5,000 and it goes up from there. When I called Andy on Thanksgiving Day to wish him Happy Thanksgiving that when he gave us the horrible news about the puppies. This was heartbreaking and unbelievable news since the photos he sent us if the puppies they looked so healthy and lively. I could tell in his voice he was feeling terribly sad over the loss of all those beautiful puppies. The only saving grace is that Flurey his second female American Bullie was also pregnant and due to have her puppies on December 8th. In her first liter she had two healthy puppies. Andy will need to stay strong to help Flurey have a successful delivery. Andy is very thoughtful and gives his dogs a very nutritional diet that includes a hard boiled egg, powdered goat milk, vitamins, raw hamburger, and of course there regular dog food.
I knew Andy was heart-broken because my heart felt his pain and the loss of these eight puppies. Loss is always devastating. Probably the best case scenario that will help Andy get his mind off those dead puppies is that Flurey’s puppies will be healthy. Flurey had two healthy puppies last time so the hope is that she’ll have healthy pups this time around. Andy will find out in less than two weeks.
Anyway, I didn’t realize I’d be writing this much about loss. Since loss of some kind affects us all from time to time maybe it will be good to write just a bit longer about loss. Most of us have already faced some loss in our lives already. The older we are the more loss we are bound to face in our lives. None of us will leave this earth alive. Even with this knowledge loss especially unexpected loss is very difficult to cope with.
The only saving grace that we have is if you are a believer, and I hope you are that you understand that someday we will be reunited with our loved ones in God’s Kingdom. Although our loved ones may be gone temporarily they are not gone for good, but actually they are in a much better place. I’m not sure anyone really knows why things happen the way they do. Why some people are taken away in the prime of their life, some in their youth, while some are fortunate to live out their life to a ripe old age. Only God truly knows why things happen the way they do.
Scripture teaches us to trust God in all things. He has a plan for each one of us, and even when we can’t comprehend why things happen to good people the way they do. We must stand firm in faith, and trust God, even when we don’t understand. God has a master plan, our job is to trust Him no matter what. Someday we’ll be able to make sense out of everything that has happened to us and to our loved ones. I know this is what most people don’t want to hear, and I understand it’s not much consolation when someone is suffering loss. But it’s very important not to lose hope. Like I said earlier the hope is that someday we’ll all be reunited again if you believe. Until the next time in power, love, and hope. Carbie.
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