My dog of 17 years is gone

Sorry for your loss. That's damn tough.

Don't be upset with your mom. She did what was best for the pup. Just be happy for the time you had with him.

ETA: Really very sorry for your lose.

Sorry for your loss. I lost one of my dogs last week. She died while I was at work and it kills me I wasn't there, so I know what you mean. It is tough now but It gets better. Fill that void with a new pup!

Sorry about your dog. Right or wrong, your Mom prob had your best interest at heart. Still sucks, I know.

Btw, congrats on the win.

Damn, that really is tough to swallow. I was in a similar situation about 2 years ago with my dog. I miss him still to this day. I dont know how I would handle your Mom situation. She obviously had the best of intentions but severely judged the situation wrong. I would prlly be angry for a while. Not saying that's right, but I think I would be very angry. No, I know I would be very angry.

I know it's a cliche, but I do feel your pain brother.

But... believe me when I tell you, it's not any better to be holding your buddy when he takes his last breath. I still mourn mine, and still remember his loving eyes looking at me when the vet pushed the plunger in, even though he was suffering and couldn't hold his own head up... looking like he was apologizing to me because he couldn't carry on being my best friend.

Damn these allergies..

Had to put my old girl down back in April. Never had to do that before as all of my other dogs previously just went on their own. Not being able to bury her back in Sulphur with all of my other dogs in life hit me hard. I promised I'd at least bury her collar back there. That combined with having to put her down still hits me hard...no matter how you spin it.

I truly understand your pain and extend my heartfelt condolences to you and who ever else's life your pup touched. Remember the good times. Don't be upset (as hard as it may be) with your mom/brother, they did it for the pup. Also don't beat yourself up over it either. There are things that will have schedule conflicts in life, hindsight puts things in perspective sometimes, but sometimes it just causes more grief. You can't predict the future, all you can do is hope things work out.