# \[RIP\] My sweet fuzzy buddy Goliath (update)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 25, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505 "2014-08-25T22:11:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![half-elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505/21 "2014-08-30T20:47:36Z")

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> [@OttoDaFe](#):
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> Consider this: Goliath (or whatever his real name was) would have come into this world no matter what. So many dogs have heartbreakingly short lives and/or lives which are mainly misery and neglect; because of you, he had years&years of a place to live, food, play and love. Most of all, love. And he went to his rest knowing that he was loved. Which puts him 'way ahead of so many of his kind.
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> This probably won’t help much (if at all) now, but it may at some point. Pax.

What he/ she said.  
So sorry for your loss.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505/22 "2014-08-30T21:26:08Z")

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So sorry to hear that, **Ike Witt**.

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**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:** [August 30, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505/23 "2014-08-30T22:32:00Z")

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I’m sorry for your loss.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505/24 "2014-08-30T22:32:32Z")

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You guys really gave each other your all. Peace to you.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-sweet-fuzzy-buddy-goliath-update/696505/25 "2014-09-02T12:10:08Z")

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Today would have been the 12th anniversary of Goliath coming home with me. ☹

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