My dog will die soon

[Leo_Bloom]

I gave him his last “OK” “[you can] GO” command yesterday. Born May 12 2006.

[Sunny_Daze]

My condolences on your loss.

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

I’m truly sorry, Leo.

[Dung_Beetle]

I’m so sorry, Leo. We lost our girl a little over a month ago and are still crying every day. But I know one day, there will be another dog. I wish you the best luck in dealing with your loss.

[Leaffan]

Awe. That sucks. I got a soft spot for dogs of the Dope.

[QuickSilver]

I’m sorry, Leo.

We’re about to lose our beloved cat due to similar circumstances. She’s a beautiful siamese and was my wife’s (before we met) and so became mine as well soon thereafter. Never expected I’d become so attached to an animal. Dreading the inevitable.

[Wednesday_Evening]

So sorry Leo. My condolences.

[Baker]

@The_Hermit

Choosing to form a relationship with a pet is like signing a contract, giving you a few years of joy followed by the sorrow of loss, which although increasingly diminishing, will last you forever. You make a gamble, betting that you are mentally prepared for that loss.

The more you invest, the more you loose. And you will loose.

The teachings of life, how enticing. But what would be the right thing to do here, provided you have the will to choose for yourself?;

Forget about the past to better live in the present?
Or cling to the memory, living in anguish?

Either answer is cruel in its own way, as is choosing. Is it even the right choice to form the relationship to begin with?
The answer, in my opinion, is rather ambiguous and therefore not something that should carelessly be conveyed.

But I do hope that you find a way to move on, or not, as long as you impose clarity to your decisions.

Have you read Kipling’s "The Power of the Dog’? It really speaks to the fact we know their lives are short. http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/power_of_dog.htm

Leo, I am so sorry at the loss of your beloved pet. I get tears when I read these threads because I imagine the loss of my own dog. When I die I really hope we meet our pets again, as well as our humans. I think it was Martin Luther who said it wouldn’t seem like Heaven without dogs.

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

This, to me, just about says it all:

[ThelmaLou]

I am so, so sorry. I have a dog named Buddy, too. He’s 14. I dread the day…

[ataraxy22]

I’m sorry. Losing a dog is the worst.

[Whatever4]

I am so sorry. I’ve gone through 9 dogs and the drive home from the vet’s with only an empty collar in the passenger seat never gets easier. Sometimes I feel quite disconnected from my little rescue mutt, not sure why, but I know I’ll look for him in the house for quite a while after he’s gone. He’s 13 now and I can see signs of aging. He’s definitely slowed down in the 3 years I’ve had him.

[Baker]

@burpo_the_wonder_mutt

This, to me, just about says it all:

I laughed until tears came to my eyes, then I cried tears in the usual way when I viewed that.

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

@Baker

I laughed until tears came to my eyes, then I cried tears in the usual way when I viewed that.

Right back at ya with the Kipling poem, Baker (not as much laughing, though).

[Rhiannon8404]

I’m so very sorry, Leo.