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for reference: green variation of a clockwork beagle https://www.wowhead.com/item=233366/wind-up-woofer and a regular version https://www.wowhead.com/item=233361/wind-up-wuffi apologies for this long, depressing and winded post, i just want to share my appreciation for this moment, as it’s supremely impactful to my love and admiration of this game and the devs who create for us. imgur link at the bottom with more pics of the bagel <3 woke up just before 10am yesterday morning to line up to the trading post refresh for the first time ever, never wanting to spend my tendies on anything so fast (i’m a huge fan of the TP, but i budget my tendies at the end of the month when the next month’s items have been posted). had to have these. after a long battle post-splenectomy in 2017 and living well beyond the expected years docs gave her, as well as dealing with her spondylosis and declining muscle mass in her legs, our sweet little angel bagel, Queen Bella, took her last breath in my arms this past friday morning. she was barely shy of 2 months off of 15 years old. we had adopted her when she was 2, and she became the biggest constant in my life i ever came to know. i lost both my parents at 15 to mariticide and have never held onto anyone for as long as i was afforded to spend with Bella, and my husband who i’ve been with since a few months prior to our adoption of Bella. we had just moved to chicago, packed a suitcase each and left everything behind us in FL. a few weeks in, i was still jobless and could feel my seasonal depression creeping up. decided “i need a companion to look after, something to do for someone else to give me hope and light to counter these oncoming demons”. off to downtown and to the Anti-Cruelty society we go, unaware i’d be fulfilling a childhood dream that i never thought possible (i always preferred to rescue from shelters, and never saw beagles often, so i expected if i ever wanted to raise one, i’d have to go through a breeder, which i never wanted to do because so many rescues). as soon as i rounded the corner she started getting so excited, once i plopped open the kennel, into my arms she leapt. i’ll never forget my heart just flying out of my body at this moment. it felt so surreal to be “wanted” so much in that moment, and i knew it was love at first sight for the both of us. she was the most incredible, loving, sweetest lil girl i could have ever been fortunate enough to know and be able to help raise over these last 13 years. i still do not understand nor know how or why someone would drop off a 2 year old beagle the weekend before we had gone up there, but i will forever be grateful for them releasing her so we could give her all this love over the years. some of her funny quirks we love to remember: – she’d harass hubby to wake him up every morning at a specific time, sometimes even bugging him at night on the dot for dinner. if i was home alone, or we worked opposite shifts, she’d never bother me or rip the blankets off of me while i was sleeping. she’d always snuggle with me and wait patiently. XD – she loved EVERYONE she ended up meeting. she held so much love in her tiny lil heart and would do anything in her power to share that with everyone around her/us. – anytime i’d be down in the dumps, she’d find her way to my side to comfort me. especially so, if i was crying, anywhere in the apartment/house, she’d come across to me and do her best to try to lick up my tears, as if to tell me that i don’t need to hurt so much. – over the years, we adopted a handful of cats. started with just one in 2015 before we moved back to FL, then we just took in many since. in the end, our most recent addition of 3 kittens we failed to rehome (after taking in their momma august ’23 and rehoming her and two of the boys) rounded out the menagerie to eight cats. and yet, she was the sweetest baby to them all. always sharing space with them, always respecting them and vice versa. one of the last photos the night before, was her snuggling in her bed with the littlest kit from that litter. even the strays that have wandered into our yard over the years in FL, they’re all OK with her, despite those cats being bullied by the dogs next door/in the neighborhood. – she didn’t like to play in water lol! she hated bath time and did not want to step into the water at the beaches in rogers par. nor did she want to bother with the hoses her bestie Kilo played with at the park in montrose. silly goose. – within the first month of adopting her, we noticed she had separation anxiety from us when we’d leave for work, so we had to make adjustments to our routine to help cut down on the stress she experienced when we left. little did i know, that the feeling was absolutely mutual and through my disability from my childhood blowing up in my face in my 20s, realized that we both suffered separation anxiety from each other. – being a Chicago Dog, she LOVED snow. i especially loved that she’d prance through the courtyard when it freshly snowed, not a care in the world. – her favorite snack was peanut butter, and how dare you grab the COOKIE BUTTER jar that looks exactly like the PB jar and not share any with her! – my absolute favorite: despite how much hell it gave her body especially in the last 6 months (and despite my determination to persuade and comfort her otherwise), she was 14 but still held the amount of energy and exuberance as the two year old she was when we first adopted her. nothing could stop this lil old lady, absolutely nothing on earth. she refused to acknowledge her declining health, she refused to acknowledge in any capacity that she couldn’t do things the way she used to. those legs failing her? not a care in the world. she is a Chicago Dog, unstoppable warrior. she absolutely refused to allow anything to hold her back from all the quirks and silliness she’d get herself into. often, i’d tell people she was the Energizer Bagel. which is another very special reason why the two new “clockwork” beagle battle pets mean the world to me. eternally grateful for her, and the love she shared with us and those around us. and just as grateful to the current warcraft devs who’ve gifted us a beagle companion pet in WoW, at a very heavy moment for me when i absolutely needed it the most. thank you so damn much. and anyone who made it thus far, thanks for taking a moment to read, and holding a space to cherish Queen Bella’s memory with me. hold your kiddos, your pets, those in your menagerie, those around you. hug and hold them tight. tell them how much you love them and how much they mean to you. never go a moment without thinking it and reminding yourself that what you do is for them and their survival. you never know when you won’t be able to reassure them once more. ;_; can only attach one image to this post, but i’ll drop these others to an imgur album if you want to see more of queen B. <3 please enjoy! https://imgur.com/a/yP1MHzy submitted by /u/uselesswasteofbreath |
r/wow for reference: green variation of a clockwork beagle https://www.wowhead.com/item=233366/wind-up-woofer and a regular version https://www.wowhead.com/item=233361/wind-up-wuffi apologies for this long, depressing and winded post, i just want to share my appreciation for this moment, as it’s supremely impactful to my love and admiration of this game and the devs who create for us. imgur link at the bottom with more pics of the bagel <3 woke up just before 10am yesterday morning to line up to the trading post refresh for the first time ever, never wanting to spend my tendies on anything so fast (i’m a huge fan of the TP, but i budget my tendies at the end of the month when the next month’s items have been posted). had to have these. after a long battle post-splenectomy in 2017 and living well beyond the expected years docs gave her, as well as dealing with her spondylosis and declining muscle mass in her legs, our sweet little angel bagel, Queen Bella, took her last breath in my arms this past friday morning. she was barely shy of 2 months off of 15 years old. we had adopted her when she was 2, and she became the biggest constant in my life i ever came to know. i lost both my parents at 15 to mariticide and have never held onto anyone for as long as i was afforded to spend with Bella, and my husband who i’ve been with since a few months prior to our adoption of Bella. we had just moved to chicago, packed a suitcase each and left everything behind us in FL. a few weeks in, i was still jobless and could feel my seasonal depression creeping up. decided “i need a companion to look after, something to do for someone else to give me hope and light to counter these oncoming demons”. off to downtown and to the Anti-Cruelty society we go, unaware i’d be fulfilling a childhood dream that i never thought possible (i always preferred to rescue from shelters, and never saw beagles often, so i expected if i ever wanted to raise one, i’d have to go through a breeder, which i never wanted to do because so many rescues). as soon as i rounded the corner she started getting so excited, once i plopped open the kennel, into my arms she leapt. i’ll never forget my heart just flying out of my body at this moment. it felt so surreal to be “wanted” so much in that moment, and i knew it was love at first sight for the both of us. she was the most incredible, loving, sweetest lil girl i could have ever been fortunate enough to know and be able to help raise over these last 13 years. i still do not understand nor know how or why someone would drop off a 2 year old beagle the weekend before we had gone up there, but i will forever be grateful for them releasing her so we could give her all this love over the years. some of her funny quirks we love to remember: – she’d harass hubby to wake him up every morning at a specific time, sometimes even bugging him at night on the dot for dinner. if i was home alone, or we worked opposite shifts, she’d never bother me or rip the blankets off of me while i was sleeping. she’d always snuggle with me and wait patiently. XD – she loved EVERYONE she ended up meeting. she held so much love in her tiny lil heart and would do anything in her power to share that with everyone around her/us. – anytime i’d be down in the dumps, she’d find her way to my side to comfort me. especially so, if i was crying, anywhere in the apartment/house, she’d come across to me and do her best to try to lick up my tears, as if to tell me that i don’t need to hurt so much. – over the years, we adopted a handful of cats. started with just one in 2015 before we moved back to FL, then we just took in many since. in the end, our most recent addition of 3 kittens we failed to rehome (after taking in their momma august ’23 and rehoming her and two of the boys) rounded out the menagerie to eight cats. and yet, she was the sweetest baby to them all. always sharing space with them, always respecting them and vice versa. one of the last photos the night before, was her snuggling in her bed with the littlest kit from that litter. even the strays that have wandered into our yard over the years in FL, they’re all OK with her, despite those cats being bullied by the dogs next door/in the neighborhood. – she didn’t like to play in water lol! she hated bath time and did not want to step into the water at the beaches in rogers par. nor did she want to bother with the hoses her bestie Kilo played with at the park in montrose. silly goose. – within the first month of adopting her, we noticed she had separation anxiety from us when we’d leave for work, so we had to make adjustments to our routine to help cut down on the stress she experienced when we left. little did i know, that the feeling was absolutely mutual and through my disability from my childhood blowing up in my face in my 20s, realized that we both suffered separation anxiety from each other. – being a Chicago Dog, she LOVED snow. i especially loved that she’d prance through the courtyard when it freshly snowed, not a care in the world. – her favorite snack was peanut butter, and how dare you grab the COOKIE BUTTER jar that looks exactly like the PB jar and not share any with her! – my absolute favorite: despite how much hell it gave her body especially in the last 6 months (and despite my determination to persuade and comfort her otherwise), she was 14 but still held the amount of energy and exuberance as the two year old she was when we first adopted her. nothing could stop this lil old lady, absolutely nothing on earth. she refused to acknowledge her declining health, she refused to acknowledge in any capacity that she couldn’t do things the way she used to. those legs failing her? not a care in the world. she is a Chicago Dog, unstoppable warrior. she absolutely refused to allow anything to hold her back from all the quirks and silliness she’d get herself into. often, i’d tell people she was the Energizer Bagel. which is another very special reason why the two new “clockwork” beagle battle pets mean the world to me. eternally grateful for her, and the love she shared with us and those around us. and just as grateful to the current warcraft devs who’ve gifted us a beagle companion pet in WoW, at a very heavy moment for me when i absolutely needed it the most. thank you so damn much. and anyone who made it thus far, thanks for taking a moment to read, and holding a space to cherish Queen Bella’s memory with me. hold your kiddos, your pets, those in your menagerie, those around you. hug and hold them tight. tell them how much you love them and how much they mean to you. never go a moment without thinking it and reminding yourself that what you do is for them and their survival. you never know when you won’t be able to reassure them once more. ;_; can only attach one image to this post, but i’ll drop these others to an imgur album if you want to see more of queen B. <3 please enjoy! https://imgur.com/a/yP1MHzy https://preview.redd.it/o67l6d37pkae1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79e97335581c819c71efba4b79be23483193d5b1 submitted by /u/uselesswasteofbreath [link] [comments]
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for reference: green variation of a clockwork beagle https://www.wowhead.com/item=233366/wind-up-woofer and a regular version https://www.wowhead.com/item=233361/wind-up-wuffi apologies for this long, depressing and winded post, i just want to share my appreciation for this moment, as it’s supremely impactful to my love and admiration of this game and the devs who create for us. imgur link at the bottom with more pics of the bagel <3 woke up just before 10am yesterday morning to line up to the trading post refresh for the first time ever, never wanting to spend my tendies on anything so fast (i’m a huge fan of the TP, but i budget my tendies at the end of the month when the next month’s items have been posted). had to have these. after a long battle post-splenectomy in 2017 and living well beyond the expected years docs gave her, as well as dealing with her spondylosis and declining muscle mass in her legs, our sweet little angel bagel, Queen Bella, took her last breath in my arms this past friday morning. she was barely shy of 2 months off of 15 years old. we had adopted her when she was 2, and she became the biggest constant in my life i ever came to know. i lost both my parents at 15 to mariticide and have never held onto anyone for as long as i was afforded to spend with Bella, and my husband who i’ve been with since a few months prior to our adoption of Bella. we had just moved to chicago, packed a suitcase each and left everything behind us in FL. a few weeks in, i was still jobless and could feel my seasonal depression creeping up. decided “i need a companion to look after, something to do for someone else to give me hope and light to counter these oncoming demons”. off to downtown and to the Anti-Cruelty society we go, unaware i’d be fulfilling a childhood dream that i never thought possible (i always preferred to rescue from shelters, and never saw beagles often, so i expected if i ever wanted to raise one, i’d have to go through a breeder, which i never wanted to do because so many rescues). as soon as i rounded the corner she started getting so excited, once i plopped open the kennel, into my arms she leapt. i’ll never forget my heart just flying out of my body at this moment. it felt so surreal to be “wanted” so much in that moment, and i knew it was love at first sight for the both of us. she was the most incredible, loving, sweetest lil girl i could have ever been fortunate enough to know and be able to help raise over these last 13 years. i still do not understand nor know how or why someone would drop off a 2 year old beagle the weekend before we had gone up there, but i will forever be grateful for them releasing her so we could give her all this love over the years. some of her funny quirks we love to remember: – she’d harass hubby to wake him up every morning at a specific time, sometimes even bugging him at night on the dot for dinner. if i was home alone, or we worked opposite shifts, she’d never bother me or rip the blankets off of me while i was sleeping. she’d always snuggle with me and wait patiently. XD – she loved EVERYONE she ended up meeting. she held so much love in her tiny lil heart and would do anything in her power to share that with everyone around her/us. – anytime i’d be down in the dumps, she’d find her way to my side to comfort me. especially so, if i was crying, anywhere in the apartment/house, she’d come across to me and do her best to try to lick up my tears, as if to tell me that i don’t need to hurt so much. – over the years, we adopted a handful of cats. started with just one in 2015 before we moved back to FL, then we just took in many since. in the end, our most recent addition of 3 kittens we failed to rehome (after taking in their momma august ’23 and rehoming her and two of the boys) rounded out the menagerie to eight cats. and yet, she was the sweetest baby to them all. always sharing space with them, always respecting them and vice versa. one of the last photos the night before, was her snuggling in her bed with the littlest kit from that litter. even the strays that have wandered into our yard over the years in FL, they’re all OK with her, despite those cats being bullied by the dogs next door/in the neighborhood. – she didn’t like to play in water lol! she hated bath time and did not want to step into the water at the beaches in rogers par. nor did she want to bother with the hoses her bestie Kilo played with at the park in montrose. silly goose. – within the first month of adopting her, we noticed she had separation anxiety from us when we’d leave for work, so we had to make adjustments to our routine to help cut down on the stress she experienced when we left. little did i know, that the feeling was absolutely mutual and through my disability from my childhood blowing up in my face in my 20s, realized that we both suffered separation anxiety from each other. – being a Chicago Dog, she LOVED snow. i especially loved that she’d prance through the courtyard when it freshly snowed, not a care in the world. – her favorite snack was peanut butter, and how dare you grab the COOKIE BUTTER jar that looks exactly like the PB jar and not share any with her! – my absolute favorite: despite how much hell it gave her body especially in the last 6 months (and despite my determination to persuade and comfort her otherwise), she was 14 but still held the amount of energy and exuberance as the two year old she was when we first adopted her. nothing could stop this lil old lady, absolutely nothing on earth. she refused to acknowledge her declining health, she refused to acknowledge in any capacity that she couldn’t do things the way she used to. those legs failing her? not a care in the world. she is a Chicago Dog, unstoppable warrior. she absolutely refused to allow anything to hold her back from all the quirks and silliness she’d get herself into. often, i’d tell people she was the Energizer Bagel. which is another very special reason why the two new “clockwork” beagle battle pets mean the world to me. eternally grateful for her, and the love she shared with us and those around us. and just as grateful to the current warcraft devs who’ve gifted us a beagle companion pet in WoW, at a very heavy moment for me when i absolutely needed it the most. thank you so damn much. and anyone who made it thus far, thanks for taking a moment to read, and holding a space to cherish Queen Bella’s memory with me. hold your kiddos, your pets, those in your menagerie, those around you. hug and hold them tight. tell them how much you love them and how much they mean to you. never go a moment without thinking it and reminding yourself that what you do is for them and their survival. you never know when you won’t be able to reassure them once more. ;_; can only attach one image to this post, but i’ll drop these others to an imgur album if you want to see more of queen B. <3 please enjoy! https://imgur.com/a/yP1MHzy submitted by /u/uselesswasteofbreath |