Thank you everyone. I have a another question, I hope my questions aren't too painful.

When remembering your pet that has passed, do you recall the visual image of your pet at a younger age more often than the end, senior stage? Both?
I would like to enlarge and frame a photo of my girl. Her recent photos she looks so "old". It's not usually how I picture her, even today. Her eyes are very cloudy, she is very grey, of course she is still the most beautiful dog ever!


Any thoughts on this?

I remember the most recent stuff about Ava. I was never big on taking pictures so I am really kicking myself now. I remember her as my faithful old dog. I still remember when she was younger altho she was 6 to 8 months old when I got her so I never knew her when she was a tiny puppy. I still have a vivid recollection of finding her deceased body at the bottom of my porch stairs but that memory I try to block out. I think I've been pretty succesful at that and tend to think of her as she was the day before, still alive and healthy, so I thought.

Ava always had white around her muzzle so I always got the same 2 questions through out her life... Is she an old dog (when she was actually quite young)... Is she a young dog (when she was actually getting on).

I found looking at the few pictures I took of her was too difficult when her passing was fresh. I would always bawl when I saw one of her pictures. It's almost 2 months since she passed on and it isn't near as difficult as it was. It can still bring a tear to my eye, but I look at her picture everyday without as much pain.

If you're concerned about what 'era', what about one of those picture frames where you can put all sorts of pictures in so that you can catch the time span better. Just a suggestion.

It has taken about 3 to 4 months to remember Oswald during all of the stages of his life, not just his last year. I have a few pictures out of him younger, and have two of him as a kitten where I can see them. I also have a photo of him eight months before the end, and his eyes are cloudy. I don't have that one out yet. It is too hard.

Hello Anniegirl,
I found a lot of comfort in looking at Jordan's pictures. Actually, the day after he died I searched through all of the photo albums and took out any picture with him in it. I went through phases where I couldn't look at them and phases when I would look at them and smile! We enlarged and framed one of him that was taken when he was about a year old. That's the way I remember him now. Its been five months and up until very recently I thought a lot about how he was at the end: all grey, cloudy eyes, stiff and thinning. I have some pictures that I took a few days before he died. I remember taking them because I knew the end was coming. My husband and I agreed to throw these few away because that is not how we want to remember him. So, that is what we did with him photos! I'm looking at one right now! What a handsome boy he was!
Thanks,
Jordan's Mom

I remember my pets when they were older. Their personalities and attitudes were fully developed and I could read them in their faces.

The pictures I have are mostly of them when they were little - cute, funny and oftentimes ridiculous, but I treasure the look of them as grumpy old men.

It hasn't been very long so I have been doing a lot of reminscing about Pox. I just remember her as my best friend...My faithful companion tht has grown with me over the years. I think about all of the good times we shared and have been digging deep to remember the times when we were both so young. Of course the more recent ones are gonna stand out.

When i have dreams i viasge victor usually as a kitten its weird i had a dream alst night and it mde me fell sad when i woke up
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Love u victor xx