The night before we put Chelsea down, I threw her a big going-away party to celebrate her long, well-lived life. Everyone brought her doggy treats (some people brought human treats as well) and the Stink got to munch away on yummy morsels and get lots of petting, swooning, hugs, general lovin’, etc. This movie is from that night.
After hours and hours of trying—to no avail—to get the video to upload to YouTube at a higher quality, I’ve decided to give up and post it as it is. So, yeah, it’s kind of janky, but it’s the only footage I’ve got and this is the only way to share it. Of course, it doesn’t help that the room was dark and loud and the camera we used is primarily intended to take still photographs, but whatever. All you need to know is that the black-and-white dog-like creature you see is Chelsea, and the brown-haired humanish being is Mydogischelsea.
15 responses so far ↓
1 thinlizzy17 // Feb 19, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I especially like the person asking you questions about Chelsea so it’s a bit of a biography about her. A proper send-off, indeed.
2 Monica // Feb 19, 2007 at 12:49 pm
I must admit, I got a little teary-eyed. I’m sure you miss her still.
3 Boo // Feb 19, 2007 at 3:03 pm
A few tears here too. It was sweet to hear the memory of when you got her. A wonderful tribute for a beautiful dog and her girl.
It was very kind of you to post this.
4 TimsHead // Feb 19, 2007 at 5:53 pm
That was beautiful. Nice to see the ol’ pretty pooch again. Looks like a marvelous send-off to an adorable dog. Thanks to a wonderful owner as well.
5 Oscar // Feb 19, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Been away for a while, sorry to hear about Chelsea.
6 Lynn // Feb 19, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Very sad to hear about Chelsea. The party looked good and I agreed ^ that the questioner was good, giving us information about Chelsea. We pet our cats a lot when we heard the news. It’s always terribly sad when the time comes.
7 Truly // Feb 19, 2007 at 11:42 pm
What a loving pup–so calm.
8 Lori // Feb 20, 2007 at 7:08 am
Awwwwww…..I loved that!! That was so awsome! It brought tears to my ears. Props to the film maker too. She did really well in asking you questions for the documentation!
9 corbow // Feb 20, 2007 at 11:20 am
That was wonderful. A nice tribute, especially with the “interview” part.
10 Lynn // Feb 20, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Are you still Mydogischelsea now or will you have to change you blog name? I think I’d be sad every day looking at that title. Aw, geez, now I’m getting teary-eyed again.
Lynn
11 James Cooper // Feb 21, 2007 at 8:41 am
I watched this Monday evening and haven’t been able to bring myself to comment before now. I definitely welled up at this and it was a really wonderful thing to do. I’m very glad you got to give Chelsea such a nice send off and you saw fit to share a little part of it with us.
12 Solomon // Feb 22, 2007 at 7:21 am
I’m so sorry. I didn’t know. I’m sitting in the office crying right now. She was a great dog. A stink like no other.
13 Gabe // Feb 25, 2007 at 3:26 pm
I had to take a deep breath and a double-take eyewipe on my sleeve…
All I can say right now is
“Chelsea couldn’t have had a better Laura”
Love and *Heart*
14 Susan T. // Feb 26, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Laura, although I just happened upon your site, I wanted to tell you that I admire what you have done in giving Chelsea a proper send-off. The party and video is such a wonderful treasure. I cried a bucket of tears just watching and regretting that I had not done the same. You see, I put down my precious Samantha on Wednesday. She was a cocker spaniel, long-haired dachshund mix and almost 17 years old.
From what I can see, you did everything right…even delaying the vet visit. I only wish I had found you before Wednesday.
I wish you comfort.
15 Mandie // Feb 26, 2007 at 7:45 pm
Such a sucker. I cried through the whole clip. Thanks for posting it. I hope you’re doing okay.