# Our dog, Andy, died last night **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410 "2023-08-31T17:32:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/21 "2023-09-01T01:19:17Z")
I feel like I shouldn’t laugh at their little faces, but I must! Everyone’s so cute. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/22 "2023-09-01T01:25:27Z")
Iggy was a “street dog” and had a hard life before my wife found him. He was pretty badly injured, with broken, infected leg that the vets wanted to lop off, and a broken jaw. The mis-aligned jaw gives him a “gangster” look, like he’s chewing on a cigar. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/23 "2023-09-01T01:31:06Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > The mis-aligned jaw gives him a “gangster” look, like he’s chewing on a cigar. His white chest looks like he’s blowing ciggie smoke out the left side of his mouth. 😄 Whenever I see a blind dog, I think **Oh, how horrible for Spot!** Then I mentally smack myself because blind dogs get around practically as good as sighted ones. It’s amazing! ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/24 "2023-09-01T01:31:26Z")
I love that photo of Andy! The flying ears, the shining eyes: they’re a dog’s true identity, even when their bodies don’t cooperate any more. I’m so sorry for your loss, but I can’t be sorry for Andy. His life was obviously full and happy and full of love. May your grief be gentle. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/25 "2023-09-01T01:34:48Z")
I have an Iggy as well, with a deformed spine. He’s my crooked little angel. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/26 "2023-09-01T01:37:18Z")
Yep. My vet said he had a client who didn’t know her dog was blind - he had to demonstrate it to her! Buddy has had juvenile cataracts since he was a puppy. When we rescued him, he could maybe see some shadows, but now he is 100% blind. He gets around just fine, but I need to be careful when walking him, because he will plow into trees, etc. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/27 "2023-09-01T01:52:27Z")
Our Border Collie, Annie (gone three years, now), was a rescue from a rat-bastard breeder. One of her pups was also rescued, but he went to a different area. We still follow his antics. Vet had to take both his eyes because of internal pressure. The bright side: his adopted sibling dog is _his_ seeing eye dog and guides him around for walks and playtime; you’d never know he has no peepers. Again, it’s amazing! ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/28 "2023-09-01T08:33:57Z")
I am so sorry for your loss. That pic is wonderful - Andy looks so full of joy, he obviously had such a great life with you. Hang on to the good memories, they are truly precious. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/29 "2023-09-01T12:50:56Z")
Deepest sympathies. Losing a beloved pet is one of the harder things to go through in life. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/30 "2023-09-01T15:14:59Z")
Losing a junior citizen hurts. My sympathies. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/31 "2023-09-02T02:36:09Z")
I’m sorry for the loss of your fuzzy family member, @beowolf. Even when it’s time, it sucks to lose a friend. Give the others scritches from us. They are mourning, too. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/32 "2023-09-02T07:21:50Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > That pic is wonderful - Andy looks so full of joy, he obviously had such a great life with you. I’ve often thought that being a well-cared for, well-loved dog must be a fine existence indeed. Sorry for your loss @beowulff but please think of the happiness you gave Andy, which shines through in the pic. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/33 "2023-09-02T08:52:25Z")
I’m sorry that you lost Andy. But I’m happy that you had Andy in your life as long as you did. kam xox ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410/34 "2023-09-03T21:50:40Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Whenever I see a blind dog, I think **Oh, how horrible for Spot!** Then I mentally smack myself because blind dogs get around practically as good as sighted ones. Yeah, we’ve had several dogs who went blind in old age, and they adjusted amazingly well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-andy-died-last-night/989410.md?page=1)