# Max has crossed Rainbow Bridge **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748 "2023-04-16T16:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/21 "2023-04-24T05:05:13Z")
Hickory Dog got a big Ol’ Field Mouse yesterday! She didn’t try to eat it, but instead offered it to me. I dedicated it to Max. My Fucking Crew are Stone Killers. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/22 "2023-04-24T16:48:25Z")
They’re dachshunds. Death from the ankle down! I’m sure Max is happy to have another notch on his collar in doggy heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/23 "2023-04-24T16:53:54Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > O.k. I’m crying now, but I wanted to mark the life of this crazy little dog. He’s left a big hole. I’m SO sorry, hon! Losing someone you love is bad enough, but having to make the unselfish decision to end that life is yet another arrow in your heart! Just remember the years of love and care that you gave him which he otherwise would not have received had you no adopted him! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/24 "2023-04-24T17:04:24Z")
My sister said she was looking at pictures of him from about January on, and she said the deterioration was obvious in the pics. You can’t always see IRL what photos can show you. Reinforces that we made the right decision. I still miss him. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/25 "2023-04-24T17:08:08Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I still miss him. Being given a life to love is a blessing, but the price is a heavy one. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/26 "2023-04-24T17:12:13Z")
Yes, indeed. We rescued Fleury about 12 years ago and only had her six months, but it’s amazing the hole she left. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/27 "2023-04-24T17:19:27Z")
So sorry for your loss, @carrps. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/28 "2023-04-24T17:40:26Z")
Thanks, John, seeing your dog and others’ on this board and IRL helps me with dog withdrawals. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/29 "2023-04-24T19:25:14Z")
I concur. My first dog was an abandoned chiweenie, and she was run over a little over two months after I got her. But I loved her dearly, and fellow Dopers consoled me that she had two good months at least. Maybe she will meet Max over the Bridge and they will play together. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/30 "2023-04-24T19:27:37Z")
Oh yes. Have you ever read Kipling’s poem “The Power of the Dog”? It speaks about how we love a dog, knowing their lives are shorter and we will lose them. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748/31 "2023-04-24T20:24:29Z")
That love is almost immediate, isn’t it? And with Fleury it was almost immediate from her to me. I think she finally felt safe. I’m sure Max’s health and cognitive function have returned in spades, and he’s happily playing with your chiweenie. Twins! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748.md?page=1)