# Had To Say Goodbye To An Old Friend Today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732 "2011-04-26T02:50:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/21 "2011-04-26T20:45:23Z")
Thank you **norinew** , **Sailboat** , **PapSett** , and **Infovore**. It’s amazing how much of our daily routine is done on autopilot. This morning, I grabbed the food bowls, and filled them up. I sat them down on the floor, and only Maya came to eat. That’s when reality smacked me upside the head, and I remembered that Luke isn’t with us, anymore. I had a good cry at that point. ‘Old habits’, and all that shit. Damnit. I guess I just want to say that in the grand scheme of things, we only have our pets for such a short time. I know that 14 years with Luke just wasn’t long enough! Enjoy your pet, love it, and make it as happy as you possibly can, because once they’re gone, they’re gone. You have a big, empty space in your heart, and in your life. That empty space will fill up with the love you had for your pet. I’m finding that mine is doing just that very thing. He got so sick, so quickly, and he went downhill within a matter of hours, and then I had to make the decision to put him down. I guess I feel like there wasn’t enough time to say goodbye on my part. I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/22 "2011-04-26T20:52:55Z")
Thank you, **Marconi N. Cheese**. It’s difficult to deal with. I’m sorry you lost your friend, too. I have a picture of Luke for everyone to see: [http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/GinaHendrixson/FurBabies/224841\_1773641533771\_1021261741\_31712130\_7563084\_n.jpg](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/GinaHendrixson/FurBabies/224841_1773641533771_1021261741_31712130_7563084_n.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/23 "2011-04-26T21:03:13Z")
> [@nonacetone](#): > > I have a picture of Luke for everyone to see: > [http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/GinaHendrixson/FurBabies/224841\_1773641533771\_1021261741\_31712130\_7563084\_n.jpg](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/GinaHendrixson/FurBabies/224841_1773641533771_1021261741_31712130_7563084_n.jpg) Oh, he was a beauty. ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/24 "2011-04-26T22:19:37Z")
> [@nonacetone](#): > > I have a picture of Luke for everyone to see: > [http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/GinaHendrixson/FurBabies/224841\_1773641533771\_1021261741\_31712130\_7563084\_n.jpg](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/GinaHendrixson/FurBabies/224841_1773641533771_1021261741_31712130_7563084_n.jpg) Thank you. He brought a smile to my face. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/25 "2011-04-26T22:24:15Z")
Thanks, **Infovore**. He was a beautiful boy, that’s for sure. And smart, too! **Marconi N. Cheese** , you’re welcome. Luke would have been thrilled to make you smile. He took great pleasure in making people happy. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/26 "2011-04-27T01:54:10Z")
He really was gorgeous! Thank you for sharing the picture-he looks so proud in it! ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/27 "2011-04-27T03:05:00Z")
Thanks, **PapSett**. He was something else, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/28 "2011-04-27T03:06:59Z")
Oh, he was a handsome pup – and didn’t he know it! I’m sorry, **nonacetone**. Losing our friends is hard. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/29 "2011-04-27T04:24:44Z")
Fellow dog lover here. I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/30 "2011-04-27T07:26:41Z")
Thanks **whiterabbit** and **CanvasShoes**. I’m _really_ missing him. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/31 "2011-04-27T12:55:05Z")
I can’t look at his photo, nonacetone because I’m shedding a few tears, but I know he’s a beautiful boy, whose last resting place is deep in your heart. 14 years in dog years is a lot of love. His star will shine brightly. Good boy, Luke. Good boy. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732/32 "2011-04-27T14:03:52Z")
Thank you, **6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakast**. I’m shedding a few tears, too. He was a wonderful, intelligent boy, and he’s greatly missed. It’s just _NOT_ the same around here without him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-say-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-today/579732.md?page=1)