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agd68:
Sad day here today. I have to say goodbye to an old friend. He has been with me since he was 8 weeks old, spent too many days to recount beside me in the marsh. Wind , rain or cold he never complained and was always ready for action when called on. now he is 12 years old and time has taken it's toll. The onetime ditch leaping yellow streak can't get to his feet without help now, his eye sight is going and he has withered to a shell with fur. I know I have made the best decision for him. I know it has to be done but it still rips my heart out. Sorry to dampen anyone's day but I had to get it out. Hoping the tears and emotions expressed now help later when the times come this afternoon.

YosemiteBen:
Sorry for your pain. Nothing like losing a friend.

Pat B:
When we take on pets it is up to us to do the right thing when the time comes. I'm very sorry for your loss and I know what you are going through. We had to put down our choc lab, Lucy, 2 years ago, only one in a long line of pets over the last 40 years. It is a hard thing to do but since we take over the responsibility we do what's right when the time comes.
Again, sorry for your loss.  :'(

JW_Halverson:
The loss of close family is always hard.  In many ways it is worse because we have to make that decision for them.

agd68:
Well, the deed is done and my old boy is at rest. My kids came over to help bury him. They grew up with him and wanted to be there. Thank You guys for your kind sentiments. Hard as it was I'm glad I did'nt put it off and let him suffer to spare my feelings. I read a poem that was very helpful shortly before we had to take him to the vet. Hope you all dont mind I.ll post it here.



                You Did Me A kindness

You Did Me a Kindness
When my legs grew too weak to carry me,
And my tired eyes could no longer see,
When it pained me to struggle for each new breath,
When my heart beat weaker, and I drew closer to death,
You did me the kindness of letting me go.
You didn't make me hang on when I was suffering so.
I promise I don't think that you loved me any less,
And I love you all the more for your selflessness.
You freed my spirit from its body so wracked with pain,
And let me run the fields of Heaven, where I'm sure we'll meet again.






































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