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After 12 years of companionship, I had to put down my dog yesterday. She was so old and because she had a stroke, she couldn't get up, couldn't walk, and pretty much was not able to live as a dog should. The ride back from the vet's office with her body in the car was a long ride.:(


We buried her at the base of a tree that was named for a man who had died of cancer a few years ago. From the spot you can see the house, yard, and pool, even though it's about a mile away from the house. Buried about 2 feet away is a ferret that was owned by the man who the tree was named after, So now my dog will forever be chasing a ferret....

That's one deadly tree.

Poor Pooby.
:fluffle:

Thoughts and prayers are with you man.Never easy to lose a companion like a pet.

That makes my heart ache. I'm so sorry. Losing your dog is the worst. ::hugs::

I'm gaming master!!!

I'm gaming master!!!

How very appropriate :)

Very sorry. I lost a cat I had for 18 years. You never quit missing them.

*hugs*

Very sorry. I lost a cat I had for 18 years. You never quit missing them.

18 years! Almost as old as I am!

How very appropriate :)

Sorry, I just noticed that. I'm laughing my ass off from that though.:D

That sucks. My condolences.

Sorry, I just noticed that. I'm laughing my ass off from that though.:D

Hehe,fair enough.




Or you could say......beast.:p

18 years! Almost as old as I am!

I had her from the time I was 12 until I was thirty. That was a few years ago.
Grand old dame, totally ruled the household.

After 12 years of companionship, I had to put down my dog yesterday. She was so old and because she had a stroke, she couldn't get up, couldn't walk, and pretty much was not able to live as a dog should. The ride back from the vet's office with her body in the car was a long ride.:(


We buried her at the base of a tree that was named for a man who had died of cancer a few years ago. From the spot you can see the house, yard, and pool, even though it's about a mile away from the house. Buried about 2 feet away is a ferret that was owned by the man who the tree was named after, So now my dog will forever be chasing a ferret....
for some reason, I picture a very happy dog spirit. :p

It's hard to say goodbye to close companions...

Thoughts and prayers are with you man.Never easy to lose a companion like a pet.

Well, she was more than a companion.

Guardian
Chaser of tennis balls
Stray mcdonalds fry catcher
Substitute plate washer
squirrel terrorizer.

Etc

Im very sorry about the loss of your dog.

I had a a cat that I have had for a very long time die not too long ago. She was a grouchy old thing, but very affectionate to the people she trusted. Shortly before she got sick, we got a new kitten. They didnt get along very well and I sometimes think the kitten might have deteriorated her health.

for some reason, I picture a very happy dog spirit. :p

It's hard to say goodbye to close companions...

Can't say the same about the ferret!

Maybe their best buds now and keep each warm on cold nights?

Who knows.

for some reason, I picture a very happy dog spirit. :p

It's hard to say goodbye to close companions...

Dude, he was owned by an NSGer. He's probably breathing hellfire on angelic kittens.

So yes, a very happy dog spirit indeed. :D

I had a a cat that I have had for a very long time die not too long ago. She was a grouchy old thing, but very affectionate to the people she trusted. Shortly before she got sick, we got a new kitten. They didnt get along very well and I sometimes think the kitten might have deteriorated her health.Probably not. Pandora was a grouch with other cats and was totally disgusted everytime I got a new kitten. She suffered through more than a dozen new kittens before she called it quits. It helped that whoever she got in a disagreement with it was always officially their fault.
Her nickname was "Nasty Old Beast."

Can't say the same about the ferret!

Maybe their best buds now and keep each warm on cold nights?

Who knows.

or trading stories about their Human Pets. :p

Well, she was more than a companion.

Guardian
Chaser of tennis balls
Stray mcdonalds fry catcher
Substitute plate washer
squirrel terrorizer.

Etc

I wish my cats would wash plates :(
But I still love the buggers to death.They both know they're forbidden to die.By pain of death.

sorry to hear to you had to do that, i myself had to put down two cat's that were part of the family and a dog that was not over the year's

After 12 years of companionship, I had to put down my dog yesterday. She was so old and because she had a stroke, she couldn't get up, couldn't walk, and pretty much was not able to live as a dog should. The ride back from the vet's office with her body in the car was a long ride.:(
My sympathy goes out to you. May he rest in peace.

After 12 years of companionship, I had to put down my dog yesterday. She was so old and because she had a stroke, she couldn't get up, couldn't walk, and pretty much was not able to live as a dog should. The ride back from the vet's office with her body in the car was a long ride.:(


We buried her at the base of a tree that was named for a man who had died of cancer a few years ago. From the spot you can see the house, yard, and pool, even though it's about a mile away from the house. Buried about 2 feet away is a ferret that was owned by the man who the tree was named after, So now my dog will forever be chasing a ferret....

I feel for you man. :(

We had to have our dog put down a couple of weeks ago and he was nearly sixteen. I'm only eighteen so I can't even remember a time before we had him; the house feels so empty now he's gone.

After 12 years of companionship, I had to put down my dog yesterday. She was so old and because she had a stroke, she couldn't get up, couldn't walk, and pretty much was not able to live as a dog should. The ride back from the vet's office with her body in the car was a long ride.:(


We buried her at the base of a tree that was named for a man who had died of cancer a few years ago. From the spot you can see the house, yard, and pool, even though it's about a mile away from the house. Buried about 2 feet away is a ferret that was owned by the man who the tree was named after, So now my dog will forever be chasing a ferret....

:(

Well, she was more than a companion.

Guardian
Chaser of tennis balls
Stray mcdonalds fry catcher
Substitute plate washer
squirrel terrorizer.

Etc

some people say the first time is the worst and it gets better but I don't think it does so condolences man

some people say the first time is the worst and it gets better but I don't think it does so condolences man


It does get better overtime. My fiance went crazy and left about a year ago. I can say that I am doing much, much better today than I was a year ago. God and time heal much.

I have a picture of myself and Annie before we went to the Vet's office. I'll post it when I can get hosted someplace. Imageshack doesn't support .png files even though the site says they do.

I had to put a pet down before, too. It really hurts.

You have my condolences. :(

I lost my dog this past spring... and it's amazing how much it still hurts, sometimes. He slept under the blankets with me every night. He was my baby, my companion... it's hard. It really is hard, and some days are bad, but it does get better.

It does get better overtime. My fiance went crazy and left about a year ago. I can say that I am doing much, much better today than I was a year ago. God and time heal much.

I have a picture of myself and Annie before we went to the Vet's office. I'll post it when I can get hosted someplace. Imageshack doesn't support .png files even though the site says they do.

*coughphotobucketcough*

Sometimes it's harder to lose a pet than it is to lose a relative. Best wishes.

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. :(

I feel for you, lost a dog aged 10 years a while ago.

Hate to sound mean, but the sooner you get a new dog the faster the wound heals. I know for me that worked as my old dog died and we did not get a new for two years and I was sad for a lot more without a dog to spoil and love.:p

Soory to hear about it. I had to do the same for my cat last week. She was 19. Here's to beloved pets!

Sorry to hear that.

After 12 years of companionship, I had to put down my dog yesterday.
Why, were your arms getting tired?

That sucks.

I lost a dog last year virtually overnight...he got bloat...and a 3am trip to the vet hospital couldn't save him. I can hardly think of a more unpleasant way to watch a pet die....so the memory of what it's like to lose a loved pet is all-too-fresh in my mind. My sympathies. :(

some people say the first time is the worst and it gets better but I don't think it does so condolences man
Each time you lose a beloved pet is unique. I lost two this year (age 11 each), and I still miss them as terribly as my dear cocker, dead these 12 years.

Hate to sound mean, but the sooner you get a new dog the faster the wound heals.
I've got to agree with this. Some might say that getting a new pet quickly diminishes the value of the other pet, by implying he's replaceable. Fact is, there is nothing your old dog wanted more in life than to see you happy. S/he lived for that, and you know it. Refraining from getting a new pet only punishes you, by keeping that new love and happiness out of your life.

"Dog is love."

I've got to agree with this. Some might say that getting a new pet quickly diminishes the value of the other pet, by implying he's replaceable. Fact is, there is nothing your old dog wanted more in life than to see you happy. S/he lived for that, and you know it. Refraining from getting a new pet only punishes you, by keeping that new love and happiness out of your life.

"Dog is love."

Well put.

Why, were your arms getting tired?

And this, my friends, is why NSG is not well-known for it's empathy.