tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post386848284053927565..comments2024-03-16T12:45:12.251-04:00Comments on Raised By Wolves: PipHeather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-900571270095221402012-06-13T23:16:47.228-04:002012-06-13T23:16:47.228-04:00I just saw this, and have to say that as sad as I ...I just saw this, and have to say that as sad as I am I love the way you wrote this. It is a wonderful tribute to an amazing dog. You were so lucky to have each other. But the better and truer the partnership, the more awful it is to say good-bye. Few things in life suck more completely than this. I am so sorry, and sending heartfelt condolences.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378199204420558607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-52436571434937188572012-05-26T08:24:21.288-04:002012-05-26T08:24:21.288-04:00That was some dog.
Thank-you Heather, for sharin...That was some dog. <br />Thank-you Heather, for sharing the stories.Rod Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950927633083685485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-5770877212287565862012-05-23T09:26:33.176-04:002012-05-23T09:26:33.176-04:00Beautiful story. Beautiful dog.Beautiful story. Beautiful dog.Mark Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953322913824828711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-83304187554916424182012-05-19T23:16:14.752-04:002012-05-19T23:16:14.752-04:00I am so sorry. What an eloquent way to share her l...I am so sorry. What an eloquent way to share her life with us. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-43844248849814438782012-05-19T23:15:19.937-04:002012-05-19T23:15:19.937-04:00Pip was so beautiful. I am so sorry for your loss....Pip was so beautiful. I am so sorry for your loss.<br />Much peace and blessings to you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-80156196740423361692012-05-19T21:39:15.158-04:002012-05-19T21:39:15.158-04:00I knew where it was going as soon as I started rea...I knew where it was going as soon as I started reading. As if the ending would change if I didn't finish. But it was such a wonderful tribute to Pip I had to read it all even through I cried most of the way through. So sorry for your loss, Heather. Just remember that pieces of her do live on and I'm thankful every day for my beautiful girl who reminds me so much of Pip.<br /><br />Lori<br /> & TaliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-15068620598194459402012-05-13T15:15:27.536-04:002012-05-13T15:15:27.536-04:00I do believe Pip was the little witch that kept cl...I do believe Pip was the little witch that kept climbing into my van and eating my treats at the English Shepherd Gathering. I like a little witchy-ness in a dog. You were lucky to share lives. I'm so, so very sorry for your loss. May you meet again. <br />Tammi~tammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455264623242013125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-65430391717381454222012-05-10T20:33:16.621-04:002012-05-10T20:33:16.621-04:00It wasnt until most of the way through that I real...It wasnt until most of the way through that I realized what this was, and I instantly started crying. This is the most beautifully written and remembered piece about a dogs life I have ever read. You are lucky to have gotten such a fantastic and dynamic dog, and shes lucky to have had you.WhatAmILookingAthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018706550350738178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-27507031539502411422012-05-09T21:39:22.221-04:002012-05-09T21:39:22.221-04:00I wish I had met her in the flesh, but thank you f...I wish I had met her in the flesh, but thank you for letting me meet her this way, through your blog and especially this memorial post.<br /><br />You were blessed to have her, and she was blessed to have you and Ken. May you find her at your heel often, and may she return to you in the flesh if that's what is meant to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-31877207967262186642012-05-09T10:02:55.281-04:002012-05-09T10:02:55.281-04:00Dear Heather,
Thank you, brave writer. Pip graced ...Dear Heather,<br />Thank you, brave writer. Pip graced her world.<br /><br />Donald McCaigDonald McCaignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-67632158825962881692012-05-09T08:44:21.143-04:002012-05-09T08:44:21.143-04:00Sorry for the loss of your beloved Pip. I've k...Sorry for the loss of your beloved Pip. I've known her only for a few minutes, only through your words, and I'm inspired by the beautiful relationship you shared. All dogs should know such affection, and be remembered so fondly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-66882473975831140972012-05-09T03:01:11.991-04:002012-05-09T03:01:11.991-04:00Heather, I'm so very glad Pip was yours, and y...Heather, I'm so very glad Pip was yours, and you hers. So few people could have given her the amazing life that she both deserved and had. This was such a wonderful glimpse into what the two of you shared, and a great celebration of Pip. Again, something only you could give her to the degree she deserved.mmorgainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223358661400293052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-62686759024058540852012-05-08T23:02:26.681-04:002012-05-08T23:02:26.681-04:00This is my first visit to your blog and you ripped...This is my first visit to your blog and you ripped my heart out. I'll be back.Reivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815967932296781535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-85104934007349641392012-05-08T15:43:05.742-04:002012-05-08T15:43:05.742-04:00I have an English Shepherd called Pip - her Mum is...I have an English Shepherd called Pip - her Mum is called Apple . . . her favourite play is pouncing, so loved your description of the pouncing pup. She's really cute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-43004426027216465662012-05-08T13:37:32.753-04:002012-05-08T13:37:32.753-04:00My granddog Pip was an absolute love - joining wit...My granddog Pip was an absolute love - joining with Lily and Mel also absolute loves - Christ what a family - I continue to mourn and weep.<br /><br />Love - Dad <br /><br />Maurice HoulahanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-50550962990517783252012-05-08T09:16:10.249-04:002012-05-08T09:16:10.249-04:00I've been waiting on this, Heather, knowing in...I've been waiting on this, Heather, knowing in my heart that you were working on it. It's a loving, beautiful tribute. I am so grateful to have known this dog through your writings and to have been able to meet her twice in person. You, Ken and the rest who knew her well have my sincere sympathies. Susan Walker in OHSusan Walkerhttp://www.trswmorgans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-84729635274348935732012-05-08T08:18:20.985-04:002012-05-08T08:18:20.985-04:00What beautiful words that have left me sobbing! W...What beautiful words that have left me sobbing! What an amazing girl and what an amazing life you had together! I do know your pain, sadly, as I too lost my loves (Mollie & Maddie) to the nasty "C" in the last couple years. Heartbreaking.<br /><br />I do believe we will see them again. I hope Pip has made her way to Heaven and perhaps met up with my Mollie & Maddie! Oh what a grand time they must be having!<br /><br />God bless Pip and your family!Joliehttps://www.facebook.com/jolie.carnahangirondinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-36559666712253179262012-05-08T08:15:48.882-04:002012-05-08T08:15:48.882-04:00What an amazing beautiful story for an amazing bea...What an amazing beautiful story for an amazing beautiful life! I do feel your pain, raised and lost two 4-legged children myself. I will never be the same again... because I shared my life with them and because I had to let them go to a similar bitter disease.<br /><br />So sorry.<br /><br />God Bless Pip!!Joliehttps://www.facebook.com/jolie.carnahangirondinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-47827522437046487602012-05-08T08:04:07.427-04:002012-05-08T08:04:07.427-04:00When I lost my longtime horse partner I wrote a 25...When I lost my longtime horse partner I wrote a 25-page biography of his life. Writing it was therapy, but the product was inadequate drivel. Heather, you, on the other hand, conveyed in your short essay a glorious picture of the remarkable Pip, and without directly saying it, how beautifully you understood her, and how deep was your bond, and how great your loss. My condolences to you and Ken.<br /><br />Margaret WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-4069126515679442012-05-08T04:01:10.703-04:002012-05-08T04:01:10.703-04:00Sincerest condolences on your loss. Heaven's ...Sincerest condolences on your loss. Heaven's gain.<br />Cindy TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-80979864388915960952012-05-08T00:12:13.002-04:002012-05-08T00:12:13.002-04:00So beautiful, I am sorry.
~JorgenSo beautiful, I am sorry.<br /><br />~JorgenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-85953935004910325292012-05-07T23:12:42.987-04:002012-05-07T23:12:42.987-04:00My condolences.
Melissa in COMy condolences.<br />Melissa in COAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-92189618858741034302012-05-07T21:41:38.612-04:002012-05-07T21:41:38.612-04:00Look at her, with all four feet off the ground. Wh...Look at her, with all four feet off the ground. What Janice in GA said: Run with Orion, dear valiant Pip, and roll among the stars. Your story is in all our hearts now.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-68712563353769088512012-05-07T21:28:41.960-04:002012-05-07T21:28:41.960-04:00I was blessed to have met Pip and even more blesse...I was blessed to have met Pip and even more blessed to have one of her pups. She was an exceptional dog and was lucky to have exceptional owners who allowed her to reach her potential.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-90670561983064558242012-05-07T19:09:50.393-04:002012-05-07T19:09:50.393-04:00Ah fuck. Another day I didn't make it through ...Ah fuck. Another day I didn't make it through without mourning one I never knew but loved. What a wonderful eulogy. Her Pipness was a memorable force who taught me much without knowing me. Thank you for sharing her over the years, Heather. And you know they don't leave, they just change. Green eyed monster staring at us all now, huffing.Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438365397044537734noreply@blogger.com