Had to say goodbye to my dog today (1 Viewer)

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I wasn't correcting you - I somehow missed that it was there.

My wife and I had a little terrier-whippet mix for almost eighteen years that we adopted from a shelter. Just the easiest dog to have around. All she needed was to be with her people. Didn't care about toys or playing. She chewed up a shoe and a sandal the first night I brought her home. I fussed at her and that was that. Literally never another chewing incident. She'd run around the yard a little, bark at birds and squirrels, and then wait at the door until she could come back inside and take up a spot on the couch. She'd lay in the office while I worked and I'd occasionally catch her just staring at me, sweet contented look on her face. One of the hardest moments of my life was saying goodbye to her. That's when I first learned of that quote, and the simple truth of it has stuck with me.

All good.. and yeah, they all have such interesting , different personalities.. this hurts so bad that i cant imagine having to go thru it ever again.. ive heard people say that before when we’ve talked about losing pets and why they never got another - now i get it .

 

[Consigliere]

So sorry man.

There’s only a handful of humans whose death would make me sadder than one of my dogs.

 

[BigOdin504]

Condolences man. Putting down a dog is one of the hardest things in life.

 

[DavidM]

All good.. and yeah, they all have such interesting , different personalities.. this hurts so bad that i cant imagine having to go thru it ever again.. ive heard people say that before when we’ve talked about losing pets and why they never got another - now i get it .

I get it. I didn't think I would get another one, either. And if it was up to me, I don't think I ever would have again. But my persuasive wife talked me into the little adorable pain of a dog we have now.

 

[gboudx]

Sorry to see this MBS.

We have an ornery little female Shih Tzu. She’s a crazy mutt, but she’s our crazy mutt.

 

[Yatman]

found this several years ago when i had to say goodbye to brother and sister pet dogs a month apart

very compassionate advice about being dispassionate for your pet, using head not heart to let them go

 

[maybellineo]

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Apologies for venting here, but since i consider many of yall to be e-friends, i thought he deserved his own thread.. Mr Dreux Brees, the bestest boy.. it all happened so quickly, im still processing it, and probably a little shocked.. but i got to be in the room at the end, and hopefully he was comforted by that.. rescued him off Craigslist shortly after the Saints Super Bowl, and we had some incredible times together.. Gonna miss my Big Boy, yall give ur pets a few extra belly rubs tonight

“Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.”


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I am so sorry for your loss. You are living now what I am dreading will happen to me soon, but mine is X 2. I have a 17 year old and a 16 year old mini-dachshunds. Both have illnesses that put them on borrowed time. The hurt is as much as the joy you got from him.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Ugh, i just realized that the last Saints game my Dreux Brees got to watch was the miserable display last weekend.. Yuck .. He deserved better .

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

found this several years ago when i had to say goodbye to brother and sister pet dogs a month apart

very compassionate advice about being dispassionate for your pet, using head not heart to let them go

Sorry, cant watch that just yet.. but yeah it became very obvious today in a very short time period that if i didn’t let him go, it would be selfish on my part.. again im just so thankful i got to be in the room with him at the end, but also cant stop thinking about how crazy it is that he’s not here in his bed, or looking at me wondering when we’re going to eat dinner or just being a goofball.. this will take some adjustment, for sure .

 

[superchuck500]

So sorry man that just sucks- those days are the worst. Dreux was a great dog, I was friends with him on Facebook.

Hugs

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

So sorry man that just sucks- those days are the worst. Dreux was a great dog, I was friends with him on Facebook.

Hugs

That’s right , you were ! Yeah he was multi-talented for sure ..

 

[Brennan77]

Sorry man. We had to let go of our Stella dog this summer after 15 years. It's definitely a difficult time.

 

[Booker]

So sorry for your loss. This one’s for you and Dreux…

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

So sorry for your loss. This one’s for you and Dreux…

That happens to be my favorite song in the history of music.. cant quite bring myself to listen to it right now .


The two songs that will always remind me of my dog are Mr Bojangles by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Jerry Jeff Walker .. and House at Pooh Corner by Loggins.. cant quite bring myself to listen to those yet either .. There will come a time .

 

[Booker]

The two songs that will always remind me of my dog are Mr Bojangles by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Jerry Jeff Walker .. and House at Pooh Corner by Loggins.. cant quite bring myself to listen to those yet either .. There will come a time .

Those were two of the songs my dad used to sing and play on guitar around the campfire many, many years ago (he sang the NGDB version of Pooh Corner, not sure if his Bojangles was NGDB or John Denver’s version). Good stuff.

When the time comes, they’ll be there for you.