# I lost my dog after 17 years last week **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325 "2016-02-06T16:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/21 "2016-02-07T02:34:55Z")
I lost Chaco after 15 1/2 years, I feel ya. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![pidgeon92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@pidgeon92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pidgeon92)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/22 "2016-02-07T03:37:58Z")
So sorry to hear… My girls are 10 and 9 years old, and I want them to live forever, but I know our time to part will come sooner than I can bear. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/23 "2016-02-07T06:03:15Z")
I’m so sorry. What a lovely girl. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/24 "2016-02-07T09:08:34Z")
Y’know, I know it sounds trite, but what a great way to go! Sorry for you that she’s not with you anymore, but if I could choose a way to depart this mortal coil, it would be curling up on the floor near my loved-ones, letting out a big sigh, then just going into eternal sleep. May her memories stay strong! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/25 "2016-02-07T14:53:45Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss, **Quimby** … ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/26 "2016-02-07T16:27:06Z")
How terrible to lose such a friend. How wonderful that you were in each other’s lives. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/27 "2016-02-08T08:01:24Z")
i am very sorry for your loss, I know it hurts deeply. She was adorable. ---
**Author:** ![Calla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Calla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calla)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/29 "2016-02-08T11:58:41Z")
I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/30 "2016-02-08T12:48:27Z")
She sounds like a wonderful dog. I’m so sorry you lost her. My beagle is 14 1/2 now and is getting slower, and his joints are bothering him, but he still loves his walks. I know he’ll be going sooner rather than later so I’m giving him extra attention these days. I love dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/31 "2016-02-08T14:29:51Z")
Thank you so much everyone for your kind words. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/32 "2016-02-08T16:08:27Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Last Friday she seemed lethargic but not ill. She crawled over and laid at our feet and let out a deep sigh and she passed, peacefully. I hated that it happened but I was glad she wasn’t alone when it did. It sounds like an absolutely ideal way to go, after a joyous life. I wish all doggies could stay so long and go so peacefully. I’m sorry I can’t see the video at the moment…what was her name? ---
**Author:** ![May\_20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@May\_20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/May_20)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/33 "2016-02-08T17:02:24Z")
What a beautiful dog! I am very sorry for your loss, **Quimby**. I realize nothing is of much comfort at the moment, but she was clearly loved, and she knew it. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/34 "2016-02-08T18:07:21Z")
My heart is with you. It’s so very hard to love a loved pet. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/35 "2016-02-08T20:20:08Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’m sorry I can’t see the video at the moment…what was her name? Her name was Sunny. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/36 "2016-02-08T21:38:25Z")
She had a good long life in a loving home. How wonderful that she was able to relax and go peacefully. You’re a good owner. She’ll be waiting for you over Rainbow Bridge. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325/37 "2016-02-09T01:16:21Z")
“… and after 20 years he still grieves. Mr. Bojangles…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-after-17-years-last-week/745325.md?page=1)