re: Lost the family pet

Tough loss - always is. They just don't live long enough, which is to say forever.

But good for you for taking care of her responsibly all the way through to the end.

I feel for you. You can never be ready to say goodbye. Dogs are just so loving and innocent.

A wise old redneck once told me after putting down my dog " The reason dogs don't live as long as we do is so we can have more of them in our lives"

I'll never forget that statement and I've shared it a bunch.

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Terrible losing a member of your household

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I've done it many times and will do it many more in the future....never sucks less.

Losing a loyal and loving pet is a punch to the gut. Sorry for your loss. Dogs are special creatures.

We lost both of ours within the past few months. One was 15, the other 12. When our kids were little, they were terrified of my ‘big idiot’- he was a chow mix that acted like a puppy, but he was bigger (and dumber) than they were, so they stayed outside or in our climate controlled garage or outside. This past winter, they became inside dogs because it got too cold for the heaters to keep up in the garage.

Once they became inside dogs, my kids learned to love them, and now our house is empty because we don’t have them. We’re looking forward to adopting a new dog (or 2) again soon.