A reminder to me how wonderful our dogs are. Each moment is valuable to me. The pain of losing a dog, that pain is forever. Such love and devotion from dogs. Unconditional.
Dang swarf and grinding sparks and aerosolised cutting fluid in here, and the oil on my fingers....gimme a lesser soiled shoprag, corrosive fluid is leaking from my optical sensors.
yeah, kind of sums up how I feel about my buddy Jack. we had a damn great 17 and a half years together. hell even now, 23 years after he gone and I sit here with wet eyes as I type this. pictures of him are still on my walls and I miss him like no other. he was the best damn 20 bucks I ever spent. a damn pound hound as my dad called him. but after a few years he was the best thing that ever came into my life. great hunting dog, running buddy and protector on the house and kids. my one uncle wanted to keep him until my Dad told him I would shoot his ass if he even tried it. he was moving like that at 16 or so. blind the last 2 years, but knew his way around the house and yard. his teeth started to go after that so, he got fed cooked ground beef every day until he couldn't walk anymore. that was the worst day I knew it was time or past time to make that last trip to the vet. so, yeah. I still miss him. dave in pa
Our old GSD mix made it to 18. The last two or three years my wife was cooking rice and stewing chicken for him. When he finally couldn't stand any more we had it done. Our current GSD mix is ten and showing mild symptoms but has a long way to go. Won't be the first vet to see an old man cry.
yeah, old Jack was a GSD mix as well. damn fine dog, and he got chicken along with the beef, some days I cook up some bacon and chop it up to mix in like. hell, he even like turkey leftovers mixed with mashed taters. and yeah, I cried that day and a few after as well. dave in pa.
I would hate to die before my dog. I just couldn't do that to him. to your dog, you are HIS LIFE. I seen a dog after their owner/buddy died and GOD where they depressed. not matter how hard I tried to help, he kept looking at the back door to his house. like his buddy was going to walk out any time now. Sasha was a great dog too. no matter how many treats he got, he always looked a bit sad to me. he just laid down one day in the yard and passed away quiet like. nicest Chow ever met in my life. dave in pa.
I turned 67, Ellie turned 8. Race to the finish. Hate the thought of me going first, but not sure I will be able to take losing her, at this late stage. She's been a wonderful companion, like the others, but a long step above. The life ratio between our dogs and us is one of the most unfair things I can think of.
that is too true. they never live long enough for most people. a my dad told me many years ago. getting a dog is a heart ache in waiting. still, it is a hurt I willing to take for the time I have had with my good buddies. Jack was a dog like no other. but Goddamn Slim had his good points as well. damn Slim is still talked about around here after 3 years now. he made his mark on this world. THEY ALL DO THAT. dave in pa.
Just put old Storm to sleep on Friday. I had to carry her outside to poop for the last year. Best border collie ever. We had a good cuddle before she left though.
yeah. I watch it over 5,6 times now and all I see is my old dog Jack and Slim when I watch it. I try to think about the great times instead of the end though. still I cried the first few times watching it. damn, I miss my buddies. dave in pa.
I got into an argument with a preacher once about whether or not dogs go to heaven. He said they didn't because dogs don't have a soul. I got pissed and left that church. If dogs don't go to heaven I'm not sure I want to be there.
I then found this in scripture:
“And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.”” Revelation 5:13
i have always told everybody that when i die to make sure that my dogs see me. dogs understand death and i would never want them to think that i just abandoned them. i have had many in my life and i hope that the 3 i have now outlast me. we'll meet again. i know in my heart that all dogs have a soul, anything with that much inteligence and love in their hearts just has to.
Oh, my goodness! Yep, that one got to me hard. But it is a good cry. I miss them all but know that one day I will see them again. I will run in the yard with them all. sunny225
Lost Tilly our Hungarian Viszla a few months ago, hard decision to make she wasn't enjoying life and was painfully thin but she almost made 17 years, not a bad innings couldn't see her suffer she'd been such a good dog. In her prime she could run flat out for miles chasing seagulls along the shore line till she disappeared over the horizon, 5 minutes later it looked like a speedboat was coming through the shallows as she made her way back, barely even breathing hard, she loved running in shallow water.
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A reminder to me how wonderful our dogs are. Each moment is valuable to me. The pain of losing a dog, that pain is forever. Such love and devotion from dogs. Unconditional.
ReplyDeleteDang swarf and grinding sparks and aerosolised cutting fluid in here, and the oil on my fingers....gimme a lesser soiled shoprag, corrosive fluid is leaking from my optical sensors.
ReplyDeleteThis one brought tears to my eyes....
ReplyDeleteyeah, kind of sums up how I feel about my buddy Jack. we had a damn great 17 and a half years together. hell even now, 23 years after he gone and I sit here with wet eyes as I type this.
ReplyDeletepictures of him are still on my walls and I miss him like no other. he was the best damn 20 bucks I ever spent. a damn pound hound as my dad called him. but after a few years he was the best thing that ever came into my life. great hunting dog, running buddy and protector on the house and kids. my one uncle wanted to keep him until my Dad told him I would shoot his ass if he even tried it. he was moving like that at 16 or so. blind the last 2 years, but knew his way around the house and yard. his teeth started to go after that so, he got fed cooked ground beef every day until he couldn't walk anymore. that was the worst day I knew it was time or past time to make that last trip to the vet.
so, yeah. I still miss him. dave in pa
Our old GSD mix made it to 18. The last two or three years my wife was cooking rice and stewing chicken for him. When he finally couldn't stand any more we had it done. Our current GSD mix is ten and showing mild symptoms but has a long way to go. Won't be the first vet to see an old man cry.
Deleteyeah, old Jack was a GSD mix as well. damn fine dog, and he got chicken along with the beef, some days I cook up some bacon and chop it up to mix in like.
Deletehell, he even like turkey leftovers mixed with mashed taters.
and yeah, I cried that day and a few after as well. dave in pa.
That just hurts from reading about your dog. I have lost a few, the pain never goes away. Many a tear, many a tear.
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I'm not crying, YOU are crying.
ReplyDeleteWell… that produced a tear…
ReplyDeleteGood morning
ReplyDeleteJD
Old dogs and old friends, invaluable!!
ReplyDeleteGod, how that brings back memories of my Bugsy! How I miss that boy.
ReplyDeleteNo words.
ReplyDeleteMy little Rat/Jack is 14 this month. I hope I go before her.
ReplyDeleteI would hate to die before my dog. I just couldn't do that to him. to your dog, you are HIS LIFE. I seen a dog after their owner/buddy died and GOD where they depressed.
Deletenot matter how hard I tried to help, he kept looking at the back door to his house.
like his buddy was going to walk out any time now. Sasha was a great dog too.
no matter how many treats he got, he always looked a bit sad to me.
he just laid down one day in the yard and passed away quiet like.
nicest Chow ever met in my life. dave in pa.
Damn it Kenny!!
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I turned 67, Ellie turned 8. Race to the finish. Hate the thought of me going first, but not sure I will be able to take losing her, at this late stage. She's been a wonderful companion, like the others, but a long step above. The life ratio between our dogs and us is one of the most unfair things I can think of.
ReplyDeletethat is too true. they never live long enough for most people. a my dad told me many years ago. getting a dog is a heart ache in waiting. still, it is a hurt I willing to take for the time I have had with my good buddies. Jack was a dog like no other. but Goddamn
DeleteSlim had his good points as well. damn Slim is still talked about around here after 3 years now. he made his mark on this world. THEY ALL DO THAT. dave in pa.
Just put old Storm to sleep on Friday. I had to carry her outside to poop for the last year. Best border collie ever. We had a good cuddle before she left though.
ReplyDeleteFine, now you made me cry.
ReplyDeletePatterdale Terrier. Super energetic little guys. My brother has one that probably won’t see spring.
ReplyDeleteThat one hit hard.
ReplyDeleteYes, it hit very, very hard. Didn't want to cry, but here I am.
Deleteyeah. I watch it over 5,6 times now and all I see is my old dog Jack and Slim when I watch it. I try to think about the great times instead of the end though.
Deletestill I cried the first few times watching it. damn, I miss my buddies. dave in pa.
Well dammit. It got dusty in here again
ReplyDeleteDogs are love and God spelled backwards. Have had a few and sorely miss them all. Too personal to discuss here but will see them all one day.
ReplyDeleteI got into an argument with a preacher once about whether or not dogs go to heaven. He said they didn't because dogs don't have a soul. I got pissed and left that church. If dogs don't go to heaven I'm not sure I want to be there.
DeleteI then found this in scripture:
“And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.”” Revelation 5:13
i have always told everybody that when i die to make sure that my dogs see me. dogs understand death and i would never want them to think that i just abandoned them. i have had many in my life and i hope that the 3 i have now outlast me. we'll meet again.
ReplyDeletei know in my heart that all dogs have a soul, anything with that much inteligence and love in their hearts just has to.
Oh, my goodness! Yep, that one got to me hard. But it is a good cry. I miss them all but know that one day I will see them again. I will run in the yard with them all.
ReplyDeletesunny225
Lost Tilly our Hungarian Viszla a few months ago, hard decision to make she wasn't enjoying life and was painfully thin but she almost made 17 years, not a bad innings couldn't see her suffer she'd been such a good dog.
ReplyDeleteIn her prime she could run flat out for miles chasing seagulls along the shore line till she disappeared over the horizon, 5 minutes later it looked like a speedboat was coming through the shallows as she made her way back, barely even breathing hard, she loved running in shallow water.