https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sxus3zPu7m0
I still am at something of a loss for words to express my sadness at his passing, and the great joy and honour I had in the great pleasure of knowing him.
He gave all of us so much.
๐ข๐ค๐๐๐ฎ๐, and most of all ๐ + ๐
So long, Dewey, and thanks for all the fish!
Beautiful! Thanks DF, but I started weeping ๐ข๐ญand couldnโt get through it. I will open the link again after composing myself. DF you did a most memorable video for our beloved Dewey. Thank you for this. Iโm sure our Dewey is resting high on that mountain smiling down on all of us.
shareI watched it all the way through not long before I posted, and yep, I started weeping too. But it was in a good way. Celebrating, crying, laughing, all of it. DF did an amazing job!!! ๐๐ I'm certain it would be Dewey-approved :)
shareYou're more than welcome...it was my pleasure๐ and that's how I like to imagine him as well๐
shareHere's to Deputy Dewey Boy! ๐
That was actually a very nice video, D-feet.
Thank you stratego๐
shareI've already left a comment on the video but DF, you did a great job :) Dewey is most definitely looking down and grinning at all of us :)
shareThanks darling! How are you doing? I read your Dewey thread...๐
shareI'm good. I've cried a few times this whole week but I'm feeling a lot better tonight. You really do have a good heart DF :) You doin' alright?
shareHanging in...thanks for asking. Tuff week...Dewey...then lost my 15 year old cat on Tuesday...dog shit week...oh and I Got in a car accident last Friday...just a fender bender...but still...balls!๐ก
But here's something funny...I thought you were a waitress๐ see what you learn making a video๐
That's what friends are for! Sorry to hear about the cat, its always so hard to lose a pet, especially one you've had for a decade plus. Hate to hear that you also had a fender bender! Take the weekend and relax and hopefully Monday will be so much better :)
;P Nope, not a waitress. I've never had that job but I would LOVE to. charliekelly behind the grill, me in jeans filling up glasses of sweet tea and always having a pencil behind my ear.
I've never worked in a resturaunt either...bars? Oh YEAH!! Wouldn't mind owning another...but it tends to not be the ideal work environment for a guy like myself....the kind that wants to stay married๐
shareYou've never been a waitress?? That's blasphemy or something like that - I'm not sure at this time of night. ๐ฅค๐ฅค I had a waitress job when I was about 17. It was nice to have a few bucks in my pocket after my shift - and the paycheck could go straight to the bank.
shareI haven't! Its a shame, I know. I think I would actually enjoy a waitress job, especially if I could get some type of free meal haha. I'd rather serve at my own restaurant.
What was your favorite type of customer?
I'm not sure why, but I enjoyed the groups of older ladies who were out shopping together and stopped for a bite to eat. They were never in a rush.
And the young mothers with their little ones. They had a drawback, though. There was always a mess left on the floor, so you'd have to bring out the carpet sweeper after they left. But they usually recognized the extra work involved and tipped well.
My actual job is a manager at a dollar store. I've worked there for two years and I live in a smallll town.
Some of my favorite customers are the older ladies and men. Several of them have told me they loved me and grabbed my hand and squeezed it. Its honestly the sweetest thing and makes my eyes tear up when I think about it.
I'm glad they would tip well! I've always tried to follow that standard, same for my brother.
I think most older folks have better manners (not attached to their cell phone, for one thing). They actually engage in conversation!
shareoh yes, the best manners! I'm always thinking about them and several of them I have their birthdays and phone numbers memorized and they get a kick outta that. I'm always happy to see them come in the store. :)
shareThanks Cat, how's your boy doing today?
Aw DF that's just wonderful, very moving but funny too. Thanks for creating that for us all.
I absolutely love it๐พ๐พ๐พ๐พ
Did you not think to mention the salad thing?
My boy is doing fine. Well out of the woods now! Thank Dog!
Didn't he do a great job? How fitting he'd work hardest and do his very best for Are Dewey!! The Salad Wars are in there, so you must mean Miracle Whip Is Salad ๐
Good to hear! We don't need more heartbreaking nonsense!
No doubt this was kind of therapeutic for D-feet.
Did I miss something about Mijo? Was he ill? Sounds like heโs okay now whatever it was. I know today is about our Dewey, but he would want us to have empathy for anyone (our beloved pets included) who is troubled. I did make it through DFโs video and wept again.๐ฅ
shareI think for the first time he was actually making 100% sense!๐
shareSo true...and I think there is a โค๏ธ somewhere inside him if only he showed it more. I believe DF was definitely shaken by our Deweyโs passing on to greener pastures or he may be waiting at Rainbow Bridge to meet his beloved pets when they cross. DF may become a better man while all of us search our selves to be more patient. Dewey left a mark on all of us...a good mark.
shareYeah, I didn't post about it publicly. Was going to, but my internet went down for hours that night (again!). Don't want to make this about Mijo, or me, because this IS Dewey's Day, despite his love for animals.
So, briefly, the other day he disappeared for an hour. I was frantic. Neighbours helped me search. Finally he returned, tired but fine, or so I thought. By evening he was in real distress. Took him to the emergency vet. X-rays showed he'd gorged himself with so much food he'd found in the AM, his diaphragm was compressed. But no bloat! Which is what I feared and is often fatal.
LOTS of poop and keeping a close eye on him, now he's fine. The end.
I was so happy Mijo and I found one another, before Dewey left. I know he was too. It was something we shared, our love of dogs. In fact we first bonded on the Pet Fooled board. I asked, and he told me many hilarious stories about his pups, as well as sharing them here publicly with all of us.
Imma going to have to watch DF's video again. So far, I've only watched it once.
I wish he'd come here and take a very well-deserved bow for doing such an outstanding job in honour of Our Dewey. I think he's reluctant to, because he doesn't want to make it about him. I'll PM him and ask him to stop by.
He doesnโt have to make it about him. Thereโs a way to graciously accept our appreciation for an outstanding piece of work. All he has to do is say โThank you, Dewey deserved the best I could give him.
Edit: Good news about Mijo. Thanks for the info.
I've PMed him and told him. Not sure if he'll come here and post or not, but I wish he would.
Thanks, Ksp. I'm very relieved my boy is okay.
You are very welcome dazed. And thank you for being the very best friend to Dewey anyone could ask for๐
LOL...must have slipped my mind๐
Nicely done, DF.
Here's to our Dewey! ๐ฅค๐ฅค
Amazing work
Cant believe how quickly you put it all together!
Very impressed๐๐ป
Finally manned up and came to this thread (although it is very slow now...not too brave huh?)
Thanks a lot shogun! When the project is as emotional as this...passion for the subject kicks in...you work day and night...it ruins your sleep...but it is rewarding to be able to honor a great man like godewey...so it's totally worth it๐