Champ has crossed the rainbow bridge...

[brooklynite]

[FelineOverlord]

1. Champ has crossed the rainbow bridge...

Link to tweet

[AngryOldDem]

28. Trying hard not to cry.

The goodest boy.

Peace to the Bidens, and Major, who is grieving just as much.

[GoCubsGo]

34. He has Bo Obama waiting for him on the other side.

They're probably in the middle of a nice game of tug-o-war right now...

[Polly Hennessey]

45. I hope my German Shepherd, Katie Scarlett is cheering them on.

[Chili]

78. I've got six of them over there

... and I know they're having a good old time running around and happy.

A for each one.

And for Champ and Bo too.

And love to the Bidens and Obamas.

[Polly Hennessey]

44. What a stunning creature. Goodbye Champ.

[karin_sj]

85. I'm so sad to hear this

We lost our shepherd last May at age 15 and still miss her every day.

Rest In Peace, sweet Champ. You’ll be missed by many.

[Docreed2003]

2. 😞😞

Rest easy Champ

[FalloutShelter]

3. Oh so sad.

My deep condolences to the First Family.

[keithsw]

4. Awwww

You were a good boy Champ. Now play and enjoy chasing sticks over the Rainbow Bridge

[Ohio Joe]

5. RIP

[NoRethugFriends]

6. Happy he had a good life with a loving family

Why anyone needs to put out this rainbow bridge fantasy I'll never know.

[USALiberal]

10. Why does it matter????? Nt

[SarcasticSatyr]

19. Have you ever had a pet?

If so, you'd understand.

[StarryNite]

26. Exactly

[GoCubsGo]

30. I think he/she is asking why it matters that some believe in the "Rainbow Bridge" story.

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To which I agree. It's a nice story, and if it makes people feel better, then why should anyone else care?

[USALiberal]

47. Thank you, that is what I meant. Nt

[NoRethugFriends]

67. Yes I have

And I am very sad when a pet of mine dies. But I don't concoct a fantasy.

[Maru Kitteh]

69. Well GOOD FOR YOU.

I don't have have these thoughts about humans or pets but I also certainly don't feel the need to shit all over anyone else who does in a mean-spirited, hurtful, condescending fashion.

[LanternWaste]

81. Do these fantasies of others affect you in any measurable way?

Or are you simply frustrated when other people say things you don't believe, and merely want everyone to know your displeasure?

[USALiberal]

48. I was against the poster!!!!! Nt

[llashram]

82. ??

really

[Elessar Zappa]

12. Lighten up.

Geeze.

[MontanaMama]

13. It's really sad that you don't get it.

And, the fact that you had to crap on this thread...super-unfortunate.

[WA-03 Democrat]

16. Not everyone deals with loss the same

Is a rainbow bridge too an insulting metaphor for grief- I’ll never know. What’s your idea for a better way to describe the way death of someone you loved died?

If you hurt after you someone you loved died we should all just get back to work knowing or thinking the deceased had a good life? I’ll take all the time i need to morn and any helpful metaphors to get through it.

Comfort for those who in morning is compassion. It is respect for their loss. The French have a saying “beginnings are wonderful.”

[AngryOldDem]

27. You'd be surprised at how comforting that is.

Speaking from experience. The grief and tears are REAL. You need the solace of a peaceful image.

Just callous.

[spooky3]

32. Agree--from a non-religious person. It's more of a tribute

And good wishes for one’s beloved pet, than some type of belief system.

[AngryOldDem]

37. Our sweet Dachshund passed about a month ago at age 12, unexpectedly.

Still struggling with it. She was partially paralyzed by a common disc issue, but lived life to the max. The image of her running and playing, and waiting for us, is a comfort.

If anyone can’t understand that, pet owner or not, well, I just don’t know what. It’s just basic empathy and compassion. Don’t belittle the way people deal with loss.

[spooky3]

42. I am so sorry. She had a very happy life with you. Nt

[hunter]

71. Time is a mysterious thing. Photons don't see it.

We are all written on the light, dogs included.

[NoRethugFriends]

72. Written on the light????

[llashram]

83. and you have

NO IDEA whether it's true or not. Take your cold water and drink it. Quit throwing it at others who don't deserve it.

[spike jones]

86. Here is a splash of reality for you.

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States|

[llashram]

90. no relevance

even if true. Loved pets deserve the same hope many, many people have for human loved ones. That's a boatload of reality for you. Maybe too much but you have a good one...

[shrike3]

87. My husband flatlined during surgery and remembers our dog coming toward him.

Happy as could be. Then she drooped to sadness, and turned away. Next thing he remembers, he was in the recovery room. I think most people like the idea of their pets waiting for them. What's the harm?

[a kennedy]

7. So sad......😢

[Upthevibe]

8. ...........................

.................................. To champ who's crossed The Rainbow Bridge.

[onecaliberal]

9. Rest In Peace sweet boy.

[jpak]

11. RIP Baby Boy

[blogslug]

14. He was a good dog

Sweet boy

[Stuart G]

15. Thank You for Posting....K and R

[niyad]

17. Lady. Of the Beasts, please take beloved Champ gently home in Your loving arms, and

send peace and healing and comfort to all his loved ones.

[rurallib]

18. Sad news

pets are so important in our lives. The unconditional love.

In this case there may be an opening for another rescue pooch to fill.

[Texin]

20. Reading about him, it made me sad.

[sinkingfeeling]

21. I am literally cryig.

[StarryNite]

31. Me too

[GoodRaisin]

38. Same here.

I lost my dog of 11 years to spleen cancer in February. All love and affection I still had in my life came from this wonderful animal.

I know exactly the grief they are feeling from losing their dog and can identify.

[Scottie Mom]

54. Bawling my eyes out and sobbing 😭

So sad for his family...and that’s kinda all of us.

RIP Champ

[DinahMoeHum]

22. From the "Oval Pawfice". . .

https://twitter.com/TheOvalPawffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[Meowmee]

23. Run free sweet Champ 🐾

[AKwannabe]

24. All dogs go to heaven

[FakeNoose]

35. Yes they do

... and they're waiting to greet us warmly when we get there.

[DBoon]

64. "where have you been? I've been waiting 30 years for you"

What your dog will say when you greet them in the afterlife

[shrike3]

88. St. Augustine believed animals have souls.

Who knows? Maybe.

[orwell]

25. RIP good boy...

...we really don't deserve dogs...

[StarryNite]

29. R.I.P. Champ

And think of him as living
In the hearts of those he touched
For nothing loved is ever lost –
And he was loved so much.

Ellen Brenneman

[spooky3]

33. Thank goodness the Bidens made it home in time. Nt

[Deminpenn]

51. Yes

nt

[Rebl2]

36. 😢😢😢

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. All doggies go to heaven

[marieo1]

40. Blessings to the Biden Family

RIP Champ......we do love our pets as they love us............

[marieo1]

41. Blessings to the Biden Family

RIP Champ......we do love our pets as they love us............

[gademocrat7]

43. R.I.P. Champ

[Cozmo]

46. Dear Champ, we will light a candle in your honor

[hamsterjill]

49. My thoughts are with Major.

He will be lost.

Blessings to those who love the fur babies!

[Danmel]

50. We lost our sweet very deeply loved kitty just a week ago

I feel so deeply for the Bidens. It hurts to lose a beloved pet.

[StarryNite]

57. I'm sorry for your loss too.

[Danmel]

59. Thank you.

[WarGamer]

52. We've ALL been there... it sucks. nt

[virgdem]

53. RIP Sweet Champ.

[AZLD4Candidate]

55. One person told me about their German Shepherd a long time ago:

"I can look in my dogs eyes and know that he will give his life to protect mine."

I felt the same way about my Rottweiler. Bought her when she could hold her in one arm, watched her die on a Korean street in my arms when her leash broke, got scared, and ran into the street. She was raised in my arms, and died in my arms.

I've had to put down two terminally ill dogs (cancer and tick fever) and had two die in my arms prematurely.

There is no greater bond that a four legged barking fur person and its owner.

I know how Pres. Biden feels.

[Duppers]

58. "No greater bond"

Close to true here. I'm married and have an adult offspring but my dogs have shown me more unbounded, unconditional love. I truly love & adore intelligent dogs!

It's "an interspecies bond like no other" to quote an article on human-dog relationships.

The same article quoted a study done on human brains using MRI scans which showed the same areas of the brain lit up when humans thought about their dogs as when they thought about other family members. They did not find the same true for cats.

Re:
https://theconversation.com/why-losing-a-dog-can-be-harder-than-losing-a-relative-or-friend-68207

[AZLD4Candidate]

61. There is one more thing psychologically

Dogs exhibit the bond and loyalty that we has humans strive to for each other.

To put it simply, dogs are the best of our personalities that too man never show.

Dogs are humans at their best. Remember, when they do something wrong, there is no lying in their eyes. Just youtube "guilty dog" videos.

[Duppers]

62. Indeed.

TY. 👍

[soldierant]

66. Had I been scanned, it would have held up for my cats.

[Duppers]

73. I believe you.

Thought it strange the article stated that.

[trof]

56. German Shepherds are the best.

We've had four, so been through this four times.
It never gets any easier.

[Duppers]

60. My heart aches for the Bidens. 😢

They've experienced so much grief, now this. Sending them my deepest, most sincere sympathy.

Champ


"Dogs have given us their absolute all.... It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made."
– Roger Caras

[demtenjeep]

63. aw. So very sorry

Bidens have had such loss

[liberalla]

65. Such a beautiful, moving tribute to Champ!

He loved his people and his people loved him dearly... always so sad when we have to say goodbye...

[BigmanPigman]

68. Shit, I can't stop crying.

My baby died a year ago and I am still miserable. I have 100% empathy.

I did listen to people who have had near death experiences and have gone into the light tunnel and a couple have said there are animals all over, and tons of dogs. One older man came back for a little bit after his NDE and he told his son that he saw his childhood dog there with the rest of his deceased friends and family. He died a few hours later but his son was glad to hear this about his beloved pet.

Being with our furbabies again will certainly be Heaven for many of us.

[Karadeniz]

70. I watch John Edward. On his old show, Crossing Over, he described pets that were with the dearly

departed. I recently saw a video of some readings in Australia and he described his very first encounter with an animal spirit. He told the lady her daughter was there and said the daughter had suffered from severe mobility problems. He also expressed puzzlement that as the daughter conveyed her memories of her life, everything was from a low, more ground level perspective. The lady said, "That's because you're communicating with my dog!" That dog spirit felt so loved, so a part of the family, that John took it for a human daughter!!!

[NoRethugFriends]

74. Yeah. Sure.

Well,screw science.

[StarryNite]

79. Science is not static.

More and more is learned every day about all kinds of things because of science and new tools that allow for discovery. It wasn't until 1665 that the cell was discovered due to a better microscope. Before that people had no idea what a cell was or that every living thing was made up of something so small that it couldn't be seen until 1665. I suspect that before cells were discovered there would have been a lot of people who would have denied their existence because there was no way to prove it. My point is that we just don't know it all. New discoveries are being made all the time. So who knows what awesome revelations await mankind?

[Raine]

76. That's nice, there's lots out there that is still a mystery

and we just need to believe even though it can't be explained.

[BigmanPigman]

77. Science is very, very limited

and religions fill our heads with all kinds of stories and images. I believe the people who experience these things. People are such skeptics when it comes to this stuff and that is one of the main reasons we don't know much about it, even if we did have the tools to understand it. It is the closed off minds of some individuals who make us feel embarrassed to even begin to discuss very real experiences that aren't understood yet. It reminds me of the UFos (or what ever they are called now). The pilots of planes filmed them so more people are willing to believe their existence now when they didn't before.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/113513063

[NoRethugFriends]

80. Yeh, yeh, Ghosts and angels are all real too no doubt.

And those crystals, wow, they work wonders.
You die, you're dead.
You live on in the memory of others, not some nutty ethereal plane.

[llashram]

84. so you have

died and have come back to let us know that everything you believe in about death is true? Right!!!

[Treefrog]

89. Why in the world do you feel the need to be disrespectful in a condolence thread?

Do you think you’re changing any minds?

[Raine]

75. So sad 😥 🐶 💔

I know the pain of losing a beloved furbaby family member. I really feel for the Biden's, sending much love to them.

🐕

[LetMyPeopleVote]

91. The Biden family lost a valued member of their family