Great night followed by a &^%%& day

[Dad 818]

Haven't put down a dog since I was 17. Was the first and possibly only dog I ever owned. I can still remember the day I got him. He was a german shepherd and would tag along no mattr where I would go. We lived about a 1/4 mile in the woods with a bunch of sandbanks behind our house. He would walk out to the school bus with me and wait next to me until I got on the bus. Then he would walk home and meet me in my front yard when I walked in the driveway. He eventually got arthritis and we had to put him down.

I also had my cat die in my arms when I got home from work one night. It's amazing how attached we get to pets, but they do provide us with comraderie, loyalty, and a lot of fun memories. It's the memories that make it easier as we go on, but we never forget.

[bassackward]

That is tough. I feel lousy thinking about it. I dread the same thing with my 8 year old chocolate, Baxter. I know that the kids (7 and 5), wife and I will be overwhelmed as well. Remember the good.

[Raven]

we tried this...and it helped ease our sorrow..

but maybe others on this board might give it a
some consideration...

the first time it was VERY devastating to say the least...
when we suddenly lost our best PAL
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so when our second dog was nearing her time we said that we'd get a replacement puppy to learn all of the older dogs attributes...from many years of training

and when we lost our old girl we'd still have a dog
to love and care for (hug) and help fill the void with instead of going totally without... let one generation teach the next generation...was the plan... and it definitely helped.

[shadow]

Raven me and my wife thought the same thing when we had to put our boxer down this spring.what a great dog he was our vet loved him so much he took his case on pro bono he was a great dog,still tear up thinking about him.Hang in their as hard as it is it will ease up.Everyone is different but we had to get another boxer soon after. It didn't take away the pain but it helped out some.