my dog got hit

Bogart was a part of the family, my best friend, and he slept in my room every night since he was a pup. I miss him already, and the pain's only going to get worse before it gets better.

Atleast the kid stopped, couldn't thank him enough for that, but he feels horrible. he said he's got a dog at home who's having puppies herself. he offered, but it just isn't the same. We got this one from Alaska, he's the father to one of our girls and the other is the mother, who's also from Alaska.

I'll miss him a lot
Donovan from Wisconsin

So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Last fall, I was at the vet's with my kitty during the final weeks of her life last fall. Some folks were in the waiting room with a really sweet lab that was "visiting" with all the folks in the waiting room. The folks started to make apologies when I told them, "You know, a dog like that is a salesman's sample of God's Love. You can mess up, be a jerk and that dog will love you no matter what." About two weeks later, I had to put my dear Katie down the day before I had to drive my brother to Durham, NC to Duke Medical Center to have a heart valve replaced. The day we checked him out of the hospital, I was reading the local newspaper and ran across a "free kittens" ad. I ended up bringing home a little orange ball of fluff who's now 11 months old and a real buddy. Certainly not a replacement, just another furry little friend that needs love.

Here's my senior picture a few years ago when he was about a year old. The other dog is one of our blue mearl collies. She's about 5 1/2 now. Bogart was 4.

I had to have my 16 YO black and white cat put to sleep a few weeks ago, and like you said, it still hurts.

Had to put a Horse down when she got to old to get up off the ground. I spent a few hundred doing it right, putting her to sleep. I had to put our 7 year old lab/collie mix down when we found out she had cancer. This was a dog we spent $2k on after she broke a leg 6 years earlier. I spent another $350 before the decision was made to end her suffering.

We spent nearly that much on my duaghters german shepard after we bought him and he ended up with an intestinal blockage just a few weeks after getting him home. He"s three now and a grandchampion winner at 4h agility and obedience. It was worth every penney to have him here today.

I guess what I"m getting at, is that it"s amazing how pets become more than just an "animal", but like children. Quoting dollar amounts just shows how attached we get.

I know that there will be no dog like the one you lost, but you"ll have your memories. In time I hope you find another to bond with just the same.