# Goodbye to you my trusted friend. We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962 "2013-07-19T18:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/1 "2013-07-19T18:13:23Z")
My eyes are wet and I know why. This song seems appropriate. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6ixdPnLFVIo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBdVjWWsyLKsfv5pMbBF0ZyGcszCQ "Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun ( Original + Lyrics ) 1974") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixdPnLFVIo) The video of the man comforting his arthritic Shepard in the water went viral last summer. He had another year with his friend. > **[Arthritic dog photographed nuzzling with owner in Lake Superior dies](https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/07/19/arthritic-dog-photographed-nuzzling-with-owner-in-lake-superior-dies/)** > > An arthritic dog captured last summer in a touching moment with his owner as the two swam in Lake Superior has died. John Unger announced the death of his loyal companion, Schoep, in a Facebook pos… > [@](#): > > An arthritic dog captured last summer in a touching moment with his owner as the two swam in Lake Superior has died. > > John Unger announced the death of his loyal companion, Schoep, in a Facebook post on Thursday. > > “I Breathe But I Can’t Catch My Breath…Schoep passed yesterday,” the post said, which was accompanied by a photo of a dog’s paw print in some sand. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/2 "2013-07-19T19:14:14Z")
That song is never appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/3 "2013-07-19T21:57:28Z")
Everyone has their own song or poetry they think of when death occurs. The man’s bond with his Shepard got to me earlier. They obviously had many good times together over the years. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/4 "2013-07-19T22:16:25Z")
So sad. I love my dog. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/5 "2013-07-19T22:32:11Z")
Longer article with more pictures. Its unusual for a dog to live 20 years. He had a good long life. > **[Schoep the arthritic dog pictured in heartwarming photo of his owner easing...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2370119/Schoep-arthritic-dog-pictured-heartwarming-photo-owner-easing-pain-dies-celebrating-20th-birthday.html)** > > John Unger, from Wisconsin, owner of Schoep the German Shepherd, announced his pet's death by posting a photograph of a pawprint in the sand on Facebook with the caption: 'I breathe but I can't catch my breath'. The dog won hearts around the world... ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/6 "2013-07-20T05:32:37Z")
That story touched my heart, **aceplace**. I forgive you for the earworm. Good dog, Schoep. Every year a pet is in your life is precious. Schoep and his owner were indeed fortunate to have 20 years together. ---
**Author:** ![fudrucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fudrucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fudrucker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/7 "2013-07-20T05:42:07Z")
that has got to be the worst song ever recorded ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/8 "2013-07-20T05:46:59Z")
> [@fudrucker](#): > > that has got to be the worst song ever recorded Why do you hate dogs? ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/9 "2013-07-20T06:54:52Z")
[I prefer Bronte by Gotye.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le34ygtODfI) I’ve sent it to friends here and there when they’ve lost their pets. Gotye wrote it for a friend of his who lost his dog. I just love it and it makes me cry (in a good way, for my own loved and lost) every time. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/10 "2013-07-20T10:52:44Z")
> [@fudrucker](#): > > that has got to be the worst song ever recorded You obviously never heard the “B” side of that single. It was called “Put the Bone In.” You don’t even have to hear the melody to appreciate what you’ve been missing all these years: "‘Put the bone in.’ She begged him at the store Cause my doggie’s Been hit by a car And I do want to bring Him home something ‘Put the bone in’ She yelled out once more." > **[Put The Bone In lyrics by Soul Asylum - original song full text. Official Put...](https://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/soul_asylum/put_the_bone_in.html)** > > Original lyrics of Put The Bone In song by Soul Asylum. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Soul Asylum lyrics. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. The question is: Was Terry Jacks an animal lover and incredibly bad poet, or was he a rogue trying to see how far he could go before being censored? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/11 "2013-07-20T19:11:21Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > [I prefer Bronte by Gotye.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le34ygtODfI) I’ve sent it to friends here and there when they’ve lost their pets. Gotye wrote it for a friend of his who lost his dog. I just love it and it makes me cry (in a good way, for my own loved and lost) every time. When my beloved dog, Whitney, passed several years ago, her vet sent me a sympathy card with a snippet from a poem that sent me bawling. It’s called “To Those I Love” by Ilsa Paschal Richardson. Out of respect for copyright, here’s a brief part of it: _Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you… I loved you so – You were so good to me! 'twas Heaven here with you._ The full poem can be found [here](http://www.iskandar.com/waleed911/poemisla.html). Edited to add: Dammit, I’m bawling again reading it. ---
**Author:** ![cotton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cotton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cotton)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962/12 "2013-07-21T03:25:08Z")
Thats very sad. At least the dog is in heaven with all the other dogs who graced our pasts and is feeling no pain.