They become family and it hurts like hell to let them go.
I still miss my Lucky and we put him down almost a year ago. I look in the side mirror and his face lapping up the wind is missing from the image :frown:
Sorry for your loss. Charlie looks like an old soul.
Thanks for that, @flintknapper. I know I made the right decision, but I have struggled the last two days second guessing myself. Did I miss some symptom that could have led to him getting better? Probably not, but damn, he was jumping up on the couch unassisted two weeks ago 😢.
What really...
Yesterday was a tough day.
I had to put our Toller, Lucky, to sleep. He was my road and shop buddy for the last 15 years and will be dearly missed. He lost the use of his back legs over the past week, and by yesterday was unable to walk. We had a vet come to the house and put him down. The...
^^^ beautiful dog!👍
Our Toller is pushing 15 now and still has plenty of play left in him, only just in 20 second bursts :). Other than some benign cysts we removed about three years ago, he has had no health issues. Good hips, joints, teeth, etc. He is a SUPER mellow dog and I suspect that...
@Dubbinchris I am so sorry for your loss. They absolutely become family. Our Toller, Lucky, is now 14 as well and has slowed down significantly this last year. He spends most of his day sleeping in the sun. I am not looking forward to the day when he goes. Thank you for sharing the pics.
Yes they are. This made me stop my work and go give my dogs a hug. They help me make sense of my day/life at times when no one else can. No one else is constantly happy to see me :).
Ruby and Lucky send their thoughts...