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My dog....

2 days ago I had to bring my old dog , my old friend, to the vet for the last time.....

She was more than ready,,,nothing about her life over the past 2 full years has been fun for both of us.

She was the best friend, she kept me happy, she gave me reasons to get up in the morning,,,she filled my life with smiles..I took her home to be my pet 16 years ago,,,along with her litter-mate sister. The two girls lived a rich life, But I always knew that down the road,,,one day,,,one pain-filled day,,..that I would have to do what we call "The Right Thing"

Now I walk around the house,,,why is it so quiet ?..It's not like my dog ever once barked inside the house....why is it so quiet now?

Why is that corner over there so empty now?...

When I go out to my shop to work on a knife, why do I catch myself checking outside from time to time?
 
My heart sincerely goes out to you, DaQo'Tah. We understand your pain.

The love and loyalty of a good dog is unconditional. It is one of the special friendships in Life. The pain of their passing is sometimes worse than losing a person. You will carry the memories of your friend forever, as I carry the memories of my old pal who I had to make the same decision about one day some years back. All that I can tell you is that, when the time is right, you will once again have a friend like this. Our little buddy turned 3 this past week; he's not Jake the Shorthair, but we love him just as much.

Never forget your friend......
 
I know how you feel from travelling that road many times myself.... :( I wrote this one night after a few beers & looking down at my present buddy at my feet knowing full well that I'll have to face the same situation again you have just gone through in the not to distant future. Maybe some of it applies to your old friend, too! May a new 4-footed friend show up at your door when you're ready.

A Remembrance...

We have had more good days than bad.
But my old friend, this one is very sad.
We must take this last trip to the vet.
This grieves me so, it's the worst day yet!

I'll be with you my buddy until the end.
My love & trust of you will never bend.
Please forgive me my friend; I hate to see you suffer.
Holding you in my arms has made our parting tougher!

I'll hold on to you as you lie on the table.
Hugging you so as long as I'm able.
As tears fill my eyes that I can not end,
I'll continue to comfort you, my best friend.

I'll hold you and stroke you while you leave this earth.
I'd like to think of your passing as a brand new birth.
I will never forget the day I brought you home!
All nervous and shy, you were ready to roam.

You didn't seem sure I was the 'human' for you.
I now confess that idea crossed my mind, too!
But soon we tested each other's strengths,
And found we both could go to great lengths...

To protect each other from what life sent our way.
All I can say is I'm glad you decided to stay.
You taught me to be patient, strong and brave.
I will always remember life's lessons you gave.

I'll cherish the fun we had on our walks,
And the uplifting feelings gotten from our serious talks.
You always seemed to listen to all I would tell
And give me that look that said "I think you're swell!"
 
DaQo,

I am so sorry for your lose. I have gone through this also and understand completely. I never forget and am sure you will not either. That is a tribute to how wonderful they have been to us. The only thing I have been able to do to help at all is to eventually save another one's little life by bringing it home to live and be cared for. I hurts real bad right now; I know it does.

Roger
 
I have lost two of my dogs this year - my older one, that was 14 and was my company along all this time, and a 7 year old female that died in a few days after catching a disease - and those were the most connected with me. I still have eight but this absolutelly does not mean it is easier for me not to keep thinking about the two gone.
I feel your pain, friend.
 
Sorry for your loss, it sucks to put down your old friend. I had to put my 14 yr old sheperd down two months ago. I still find myself looking around for her late at nite, takes me a second to realize that when I open the door she's not coming in the house.

Rick
 
The loss is so new. I know it will fade in time. I know that things will go on.

But the loss is so real today. I thought about this topic today as I did stuff. I never guessed that so much of my life centered around that poor old friend. I made myself some eggs this morning and I caught myself lifting the pan to dump the left-overs into her dish...a dish that is gone now. I stopped, felt a bit sad about the whole thing, but went back to the kitchen and made myself some bacon to finish my meal...once again I caught myself thinking, "Hey she will love this bacon grease"....

then I just smile a moment as I realize "I did it again"
 
You have my sympathy.We lost our cat of 15 years three weeks ago.I held him in my arms as he passed,and cried like a kid(which I haven't been for a long time).You don't realize how much a part of your life a pet is until you lose one.I,too,still look at the places he would sun himself,its sort of strange not seeing him there.Take care
 
I took that same last visit with my best friend about three years ago - still seems like yesterday. You DID do the right thing - it's just hard as hell, that's all. You have my sincere sympathy. 16 years is a good long innings.

Roger
 
My sympathies friend. I've been there and there's not much more heartbreaking than that last vet trip. I'm sorry for you loss.
 
I have lost my best friends a couple times. I know how You feel and My sympathy is with You. You still have all the memories.
 
I am truly sorry for your loss. It really can be harder than losing a relative sometimes. Our animal friends are often closer to us than many of the people we know and love. They're there every day when we get home from work, they wake us up in the morning. They sit with us when we read or watch tv (or work in the shop).....hell not even my wife hanges out with me when I'm grinding! It no wonder we miss them so when they leave.
I've lost two cats in the last year. One to kidney probs and another to a car. I can't speak for you, but I know getting another after a few weeks really helped me deal with the loss. I still miss the ones who passed on, but I get great joy out of the new member of the family, and it helps.......
Ed
 
I am truly sorry for your loss. We had to put to sleep our dog Glad (you can see him in my avatar) three weeks ago and I know how you must feel. :(
 
I am truly sorry for your loss too guy
I lost mine too she was at around 13 years old she was a good one
and it was up to me to have her put down :( and that sucked big time, she had a tumor that caused her to convolt and it was tearing the both of us up. I swore I'd never replace here, I did'nt see how I could..and I never did.. I didn't want to go through that again.. I feel for you buddy the thoughs will always be there but the hurt will leasten..and you'll look to that corner less and less each day.
 
Three Days ago I had to put down Red, a great lab. who was my constant comanion. She had been crippled most of her life, due to a ruptured disc, Red always was glad to be alive, I cleaned up after for years, did not put her down because of her lovely never give up attitude. She dislocated her hip and was now in a lot of pain, the Vet. said now is the time. It was a tearful funeral, she now lays in our pet cemetary with a large number of those who came before her. Most of them died in my arms. I visit our place many times and always have good thoughts to share with all of them. I have her son laying becide me, he misses her also. We mourn together!

I could not make it without a dog and horse to share time with.

Time will heal, you will always miss her, one day we will all be together again. Next summer or maybe before I will have another puppy sired by her son. It is a very tenuous life with only one dog.

I know your loss well, all I can say is get another puppy quick, the joy you remember will again be yours, not the same, but maybe good enough.
God made a bad mistake when he did not design a man's best friends, be they horses or cats or dogs to live long enough to go with their human lover at the exact same time doing what they liked to do best.
 
Well said, not to long back someone poisned both of my blue heelers, Bandit that had been with my folks and worked as a working dog for longer than I could remember, he was retired to the easy life, and a new female that I didn't get enough time to know. We have a new blue healer pupy, but a neibor hit her with her car, but she seems to have recovered, just shys away from the road now.

There is a bond between man and animal that goes deeper than words allow.
 
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