re: Had to put down my best friend yesterday.

Message in those pics from your best friend.

Pic 1 = I'm here for ya buddy and we will have some great times together.

Pic 2 = My friend, I'm old, tired and hurting...it's okay to do what you have to do.

Condolences on losing a great friend.

I've had to put down a couple great dogs. I like to think they're in heaven with my grandmother and they're begging for treats and being rambunctious and having a great time.

Sorry to hear this. It's always tough. The only problem with dogs is that they never last long enough.

I have 2 dogs and that is why I have one. The one I got after my other dog passed. I was looking and saw him. He was actually the last one in his litter left. The first night I had him I put a towel next to me and let him sleep there and he slept as close as he could possibly get to me the whole night and that sucka has been attached to me ever since.

My other dog, someone gave this girl a puppy for her child. She was gone for 12+ hrs during the day and the pup stayed in the kennel, she let her out when she got home, put her right back in when they went to bed so she was staying 15, 16 hrs a day in the kennel. She has jack Russell in her. That's not a dog that wants to be in a kennel. She was giving her away so I took her because my other puppy was so attached to me I thought another dog could help with that. Instead I ended up with 2 dogs attached to me, who like to pick on each other.

People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?

Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay for as long as we do

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
* When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
* Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
* Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.
* Take naps.
* Stretch before rising.
* Run, romp, and play daily.
* Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
* Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
* On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
* On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
* When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
* Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
* Be faithful.
* Never pretend to be something you’re not.
* If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
* When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
That’s the secret of happiness that we can learn from a good dog.

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My other dog, someone gave this girl a puppy for her child. She was gone for 12+ hrs during the day and the pup stayed in the kennel, she let her out when she got home, put her right back in when they went to bed so she was staying 15, 16 hrs a day in the kennel. She has jack Russell in her. That's not a dog that wants to be in a kennel.

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the girl i got Mikie from was young and pregnant.

she said they couldn’t keep him in their little apartment with a baby.
Her husband was offshore at the time.

told her “lady, when he gets home, you’re gonna tell him you met random assed dude from Craigslist at a Walmart and got rid of his dog? …. good luck!”

by then Mikie was already sitting Shotgun looking at me like “we going somewhere or just chilling?”

so we drove the hour and a half home listening to an LSU Baseball game on the radio.

He’s a beautiful boy. So sad for you

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I respect staying until the end too.

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I didn't "want" to, but I "had" to.

I was there the first moment he came into our lives, so I had to be there for the last.

Wife and I were both there. He looked at me and his expression pretty much gave me permission.
He knew. And he knew I wasn't leaving him.

I’m with you. I do the same. Made the kids be there too.

That’s how you finish something you started as painful as it is.

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Had to put down my best friend yesterday.

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Just once I want this to be about a guy whose buddy couldn't handle losing at chess.

RIP to your handsome boy.