O/T: Buried one of my furry buddies today..

First let me say thanks to all the service men and women on today, a great day to honor them all past and present.

One of my dogs didn"t come home on Friday, feared the worst. I knew something bad must have happened, she was always close to home. She was a stray that wondered in and I fed her since she was about to starve to death 3 winters ago. She went from 30 lbs to 55. Best dog i ever had that would listen to every word I said. She was missing on Friday and I found her underneath some shrubs in the fencerow today. Nothing physically wrong with her, she must have got into something or she just went. Now I"m trying to frantically find whatever she may have gotten into so our other dog doesn"t get into it. Not sure what to tell the kids, they"re still little. I think she just ran away. I"m not looking for any sympathy, just telling a story and make sure you don"t have anything bad around your pets may get into. Holidays aren"t going to well for us-my oldest daughter broke her arm on Easter, I find my dog the hard way on Memorial Day. I"m locking us all in the house on July 4th. She"s the black one. My old guy that"s brown has been with us for 13 years. He"s kind of mean still, but I don"t mind. He keeps any strangers away and protects my kids.

Sorry for your loss---Years ago, My kids (Airdale) dog that they loved, was hit by a car and I found him on the side of road. Got him to the edge of woods and buried him.
I never told the kids what had happened and they looked and called him for days. Very hard to do that to them and I think about it on ocassion.
May have been better to have told them the truith :?:

Sorry to hear of the loss of your pal. We sure seam to get attached these critters. You took the dog in and took care of her when no one else wanted her. If you haden't done that kind thing the dog would probably starved to death. Just remember the good times with the dog. As for the kids, depending on the age, they will need to learn some time people, and pets die. Might sit them down and tell them about the dog. You will not find the same dog, but you might go to the nearest shelter with the kids and find another pal. stan

Sorry to hear. Those are some tough days to get through. I know.

Sorry, on your loss. Next door neighbor burried a friend today too. Dog just showed up about ten years ago. They adopted him. Lives in Detroit area, drove three hours to bury on the farm here in central Michigan.

Feel for ya.....we lost two pure bred lab pups this spring. Both were almost 1 yr. old. Lost them about 3 weeks apart, both got hit, and both were supposed to be penned at the time. Then to top it off.... two weeks later, my wife miscarried our first child about a week into the second trimester. We gave up on the dog idea, but will try try again for a baby!

Sorry to hear of your loss. I like our furballs ( boxers ) better than many family members.

We had to put our black Chow Tazzy to sleep last Sept. They did an ultrasound on her last July and said she had stomach cancer and wouldn't survive, she was only 10. We bought another Chow pup a few days after we received the news. We had Taz cremated. Here are a few pictures the top picture is of Taz and the others are of SugarBear we call Sug at 10 weeks and at 6 months. Hal

Sorry for your loss. They literally are, members of the family.

im sorry about your loss ,they are like family sometimes better then family. just so you know you are not alone.

I'm sorry man.
I've got one here too that's getting pretty gray.
How is the girl's arm? Kids heal fast. Probably quicker than your heart will over the hound.

Sorry for ur loss. I went with my brother on 5/17 to put down his Doberman, he was only 9, and my brother really misses him. As I told my brother it's never easy, but there in a better place, and you can remember the great times you had with them. J

I feel your loss. I lost my Border Collie of 8 years last year to cancer. I still haven't been able to replace him. Still mourning him I guess; he was the best and smartest dog I ever had.

That's a real heartbreaker. My condolences.
One of our dogs (he's a mix) has developed some lumps, might be lymphoma, find out when the blood test results come back in a couple days. He's only 6 or 7, my wife is taking it really hard, he's her baby. She saved him as a tiny puppy from some kids who were using him as a soccer ball, they didn't think he was gonna make it.

Her arm is doing great. Cast coming off next week. Kids do heal fast.

My old gray guy is still kicking. He's losing some weight from his highest weight a few years back. I give him some cans of food and "extra" food from inside every once in awhile, especially during winter. He's a good ole guy. Not sure what to do when he's gone, his name is my password on everything for my computer!!

Sorry the hear that. The furry ones become part of the family too. My wife has a 10 yr old Long hair Wennie dog(can't spell duach...) that she is VERY attached to and he is having health issues. She is beside herself with worry. I don't think it will last much longer.

You may not be looking for sympathy, but you got mine. The good thing about dogs living shorter lives than us is that we get to enjoy so many of them, each a good dog in their own way. The sad part is that we have to bury so may of them.

There's another dog out there that needs the benefit of your good heart...

My son helped me bury my Border Collie.That was a bad day but got on the phone the next day and came home with a Border Collie pup called Gus. Looking after him erased the pain of loosing Riley.You have just missed a year of good times with a new pup.Gus loves to ride in my truck and wifes car.Riley never liked riding at all.In any case a good dog deserves a good home, so go get a pup.Border Collies are top notch dogs.Gus knows many words and if you spell truck or ride he gets excited and wants to go.