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Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by MUDSHARK, Dec 2, 2021.

  1. MUDSHARK

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    I had to put my dog down today.
    Family pet for 14 years.

    Buddy - rip.
    BLK lab/ rottweiler mix.

    The worse thing was calling my two adult children to tell them that Buddy was gone. (23 and 21 yr old).
     
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    GregH Legendary Woodsman

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    Sorry to hear. I dread that day ....

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    me too, but you got 14 great years from the most loyal creature on earth.
     
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    So was I, but it's here now. "Fudge"

    "uck"
     
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    I'm greedy and wanted more.
     
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    Sorry to hear about that.
     
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    It's horrible. I still think about my last dog and it's been around 4 years. This year my girls are getting a puppy for Christmas, so going to be nice have a great friendship to start again. Nothing can stop the way you feel and nothing will replace it. Just enjoy all the great stories from over the years!

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    We had to do the same thing with our GSP in September. I didn't have a dog growing up, so my boys and I got experience losing our first dog together. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be.
     
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    Let me tell you, it doesn't get easier.

    Many hugs to your family today and days ahead. They leave permanent paw prints in our heart.
     
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    Sorry for your families loss mud
     
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    So sorry for you and your family's loss, no it will not get easier over time, they are forever in our hearts. I have to remind my self that they are at peace, not suffering and had a great life.
     
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    Thx for the kind words
     
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    Sorry to hear that. We had to put our lab down just about 2 years ago and I still miss her.
     
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    Never easy brother, at least you still have the pig.

    In Venatione Veritas
     
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    I love my dog more than people....aside from my kids and parents.
     
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    Well F@#$ you too
    In Venatione Veritas
     
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    :moose:
     
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    Even though I don't know you, it breaks my heart knowing what you had to do.
    Sorry for your loss Mud.
     
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    To this day the hardest thing I ever had to do was shoot a dog. I balled my head off when I buried dogs I loved, I sat by my beloved grandmothers bedside when she passed, still hardest thing was directly putting down a bad dog.
     
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