Dog in the hospital
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cart1775
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So sorry for your loss. We lost our little girl four months ago and we still can't talk about it without tears in our eyes. People who haven't loved a pet will never have a complete life.
Jim
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johndoesix
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Hang in there. It gets no easier for the second one either. Only other dog owners will understand why grown men cry over the loss of a dog. If they are not dog owners, they'll say it's just a dog. We understand. Time will help to heal the pain where you can talk about it and not cry controllably. You'll get another one when you're ready.
Frank Morano
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I had my dog 16 years and had to have her put away.My first time too.Worst day of my life,so far.Sorry
thetravlor
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People without pets can't understand. I didn't think much of it before we lost a 1 yr old that ran in front of a truck. I couldn't believe the loss and hurt it caused me. Hang in there and hug all the rest of them a little tighter.
S&W645
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Every new dog we've had in the past 33 years have been wander-in dogs at where I worked. And like yours, lived to be in the 12-15 years old range. It is hard to have them put to sleep after you've had them that long. We've had our current Rottie for 11 years now. You don't own the dog, the dog owns you and lets you take care of it.
Lukem, we know how you feel.
mndieringer
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In the words of our former president Bill Clinton, "I feel your pain" ! ! ! No, I really do mean it. He, obviously used this phrase in a different context, but I mean it in the spirit that it is intended. There's few things sadder than losing a household pet. In fact, its the major reason my wife and I will probably never own another "family" dog. I like to think I'm a little on the "macho" side, but when we had to put down our English bulldog, it brought me to tears. My condolences, Monte
wlynn
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Yep, it hurts
Sorry for your loss. Had to help a couple Danes and a Mastiff cross over to Valhalla. I told them they were going for a walk before the vet did his thing. Got a tail thump each time. It hurts even now while my Neapolitan is snoring beside me. Remember the good times.
Sorry for your loss. Had to help a couple Danes and a Mastiff cross over to Valhalla. I told them they were going for a walk before the vet did his thing. Got a tail thump each time. It hurts even now while my Neapolitan is snoring beside me. Remember the good times.
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handgonnetoter
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Sorry about that. We have a 10 year old Beagle that I call "Smelly". Her real name is Brownie, but I call her Smelly because she smells, no matter how much we bathe her. She is the only one who greets me at the door when I get home from work, but I can tell she is getting older and weaker. I can remember the day we brought her home when she was a puppy, and it makes me hurt inside. I have seen dead people that did not move me in the way it does when I think that she will probably be gone soon. Funny how that works. Hand in there and remember that you will, someday when you reach the end of your road, see her again after she has gone to her destination.
A peaceful place for your deserving and loyal friend. I have a 14 yr old yellow lab struggling. It never gets easier.
We had to put a K-9 officer down recently, a friend and fellow officer. Some people don't understand, a K-9 is more than a working dog they will sacrifice their live for the owner / handler. On duty it is business, off duty they play with the family and receive a ton of hugs and love. They are still a dog and a loyal friend. Remember this, "When they pass on they take with some of the memories and love you both share, they also leave some with us."
May God bless your loyal and faithful Friend,
Papa #214
We had to put a K-9 officer down recently, a friend and fellow officer. Some people don't understand, a K-9 is more than a working dog they will sacrifice their live for the owner / handler. On duty it is business, off duty they play with the family and receive a ton of hugs and love. They are still a dog and a loyal friend. Remember this, "When they pass on they take with some of the memories and love you both share, they also leave some with us."
May God bless your loyal and faithful Friend,
Papa #214
You have my sympathies, I came to dogs late in life when the last of the neighbors puppies decide to trundle over and play with me. That was Rosie, 5 years ago and now I am not only no longer afraid of dogs but have 2 of my own, Rosie was the reason why I met my wife and with her dog and the neighbors that comes over every day there's now 4 draped on the 2 couches!
Loosing one of your dogs is a hard thing to go through and I dread that time. But keep in mind that dogs may live shorter lives but they don't have to learn to love, they are born with it. And they live happy lives and do enjoy our company.
Loosing one of your dogs is a hard thing to go through and I dread that time. But keep in mind that dogs may live shorter lives but they don't have to learn to love, they are born with it. And they live happy lives and do enjoy our company.
Your Lab was a beautiful dog
To lukem, I am very sorry for the loss of your Lab and understand exactly what you are going through as four weeks ago tomorrow, my wife and I lost our Katie at 12 1/2, a Keeshond/Shepherd mix. This is week four and for us it is no better than week one and my wife and I still have complete meltdowns. So don't be ashamed to just let go. I've had to drink more water for fear of tear dehydration. It's still hard to fathom that we will never see that happy face in this house again and even with our American Eskimo, Mindy, still here, there is an unnatural, refrigerator-hum kind of quiet in this house. They used to play off each other and protect the house from evil postmen. The fire has just gone out in Mindy. She is 10 years old and has never known a day without her older packmate, Katie.
I have to refer back to what shendron said in an earlier post -
Ed
To lukem, I am very sorry for the loss of your Lab and understand exactly what you are going through as four weeks ago tomorrow, my wife and I lost our Katie at 12 1/2, a Keeshond/Shepherd mix. This is week four and for us it is no better than week one and my wife and I still have complete meltdowns. So don't be ashamed to just let go. I've had to drink more water for fear of tear dehydration. It's still hard to fathom that we will never see that happy face in this house again and even with our American Eskimo, Mindy, still here, there is an unnatural, refrigerator-hum kind of quiet in this house. They used to play off each other and protect the house from evil postmen. The fire has just gone out in Mindy. She is 10 years old and has never known a day without her older packmate, Katie.
I have to refer back to what shendron said in an earlier post -
I can apply that same sentiment to my 65 years. Never a day will go by for the rest of my life that I won't think of and miss my Katie and I am certain the same will be true for you. Your Lab was a beautiful dog. Here are a few quotes from those who really understand what it is to lose one of these close family members just to let you know that you are not alone in your grief -shendron said:
She was a pound dog. Katie was fearless, as she would take on the Rottweiler down the street, but she was the sweetest, most endearing and gorgeous animal I have ever known. She'd hiked every mountain range in Southern California, crossed deserts and walked over 4000 miles just in our neighborhood. We really miss her.
Ed
