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sorry to hear that man. good dogs are the most reliable of friends
my condolences
my condolences
I have lost my best friend
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IvanOffelitch
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Thanks to all. I've been a wreck these last 2 days, this place seems so empty without Moose here. 
Nah...I'm a dog lover through and through, but I could never inflict harm on a cat.
Thank you brother.
They say it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. I ain't too sure I buy into that.
Moose was almost 14 years old...pretty damned good for a Golden Retriever so I'm told, but that doesn't matter. He still left WAY too soon for me.
Punkin' seems pretty upset...she was with Moose when he collapsed in the yard thursday, and since Moose never made it back from the vets office, she's been sticking close to me and the GF, won't let either of us out of her sight. She doesn't want to eat or go outside either. She went out onto the back patio, but wouldn't go into the yard (where Moose collapsed).
I think she knows.
In a way, I envy you. This is a pain I hope you never have to endure.
I'm not sure that's such a good idea at this point. I've been saying for the last few years that once my current family of pets had passed, that there would be no more...not because I don't want anymore, but because it simply hurts too bad to lose them.
OTOH, I'm waiting to see how Punkin' handles this...if she seems to be getting too lonely (she hasn't eaten anything save for a hamburger the GF hand-fed her yesterday), I may consider another dog for her sake. But that puts me right back to the beginning...Punkin' is 12+ years old herself, so I doubt she has too many years left either. If I get another dog now to keep her company, what happens when she passes away???
Thanks to all again for the kind words. I've been moping around the house for the last 2 days now, not quite sure what to do with myself right now. Me and Punkin' have been spending some QT together tho.
I still can't look out into the back yard w/o welling up. I went out to my garage today, looked out the side window into the back yard and wound up standing there crying my eyes out for a good 10 minutes.
I can still see him out there wriggling around in the grass laying on his back, grunting and barking at nothing in particular...just letting the world know he was there...or the time he had this mysterious sneezing fit while I was in the garage one day...heard him start sneezing his fool head off clear out of the blue. The GF went to see what was wrong with him--he was sneezing so hard he was nearly knocking himself over! Turns out, the big dope had somehow managed to jam a really long blade of grass up his nose while he was out there squirming around in the grass, and it had gotten STUCK up his nose! He was sneezing trying to get it out! Once we realized what had happened and that he was OK, we both started cracking up @ him...the big dork!
Needless to say, he was QUITE happy when she pulled that blade of grass out of his nose. So what'd he do next???...yup....right back out to go squirming around in the grass acting all a fool lol.
*sigh*
The memories are flooding back again.
I miss you buddy.
lundmaster said:
Nah...I'm a dog lover through and through, but I could never inflict harm on a cat.
Biteme said:
Thank you brother.
Gambino said:
They say it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. I ain't too sure I buy into that.
Moose was almost 14 years old...pretty damned good for a Golden Retriever so I'm told, but that doesn't matter. He still left WAY too soon for me.
Punkin' seems pretty upset...she was with Moose when he collapsed in the yard thursday, and since Moose never made it back from the vets office, she's been sticking close to me and the GF, won't let either of us out of her sight. She doesn't want to eat or go outside either. She went out onto the back patio, but wouldn't go into the yard (where Moose collapsed).
I think she knows.
EnderJE said:
In a way, I envy you. This is a pain I hope you never have to endure.
SublimeZM said:
I'm not sure that's such a good idea at this point. I've been saying for the last few years that once my current family of pets had passed, that there would be no more...not because I don't want anymore, but because it simply hurts too bad to lose them.
OTOH, I'm waiting to see how Punkin' handles this...if she seems to be getting too lonely (she hasn't eaten anything save for a hamburger the GF hand-fed her yesterday), I may consider another dog for her sake. But that puts me right back to the beginning...Punkin' is 12+ years old herself, so I doubt she has too many years left either. If I get another dog now to keep her company, what happens when she passes away???
Thanks to all again for the kind words. I've been moping around the house for the last 2 days now, not quite sure what to do with myself right now. Me and Punkin' have been spending some QT together tho.
I still can't look out into the back yard w/o welling up. I went out to my garage today, looked out the side window into the back yard and wound up standing there crying my eyes out for a good 10 minutes.
I can still see him out there wriggling around in the grass laying on his back, grunting and barking at nothing in particular...just letting the world know he was there...or the time he had this mysterious sneezing fit while I was in the garage one day...heard him start sneezing his fool head off clear out of the blue. The GF went to see what was wrong with him--he was sneezing so hard he was nearly knocking himself over! Turns out, the big dope had somehow managed to jam a really long blade of grass up his nose while he was out there squirming around in the grass, and it had gotten STUCK up his nose! He was sneezing trying to get it out! Once we realized what had happened and that he was OK, we both started cracking up @ him...the big dork!
Needless to say, he was QUITE happy when she pulled that blade of grass out of his nose. So what'd he do next???...yup....right back out to go squirming around in the grass acting all a fool lol.
*sigh*
The memories are flooding back again.
I miss you buddy.
All dogs go to heaven ... and wait faithfully for you.
wow Im so sorry bro, this thread literally has me in tears thinking about it, if my dog were to die (and he's 10 now so he's on the later part of his life) I'd be heart broken for a really long time, more so I think then any girlfriend could do to me.
Dogs ARE our best friends, they are the only things on this planet you can completly 100% trust to always be there for you and have unshakable loyalty, I'll have a dog for life and while each one will prob bring there own thing to the table and I'll love them all, thought of losing the current still will break my heart, I feel you man I'm really sorry, at least you got to have such a wonderful addition to your family while he was there
Dogs ARE our best friends, they are the only things on this planet you can completly 100% trust to always be there for you and have unshakable loyalty, I'll have a dog for life and while each one will prob bring there own thing to the table and I'll love them all, thought of losing the current still will break my heart, I feel you man I'm really sorry, at least you got to have such a wonderful addition to your family while he was there
IvanOffelitch
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I hope no one minds...I thought I'd share some pics of my ol' buddy. 
Moose at the back gate greeting me
(Taken last summer)
Moose giving mom a raspberry
(He knew how to ham it up for the camera)
Moose mooching peanuts
(OLD pic, he was maybe 1-2 years old when this was taken)
Moose running to see me
(Taken maybe 1-2 years ago)
Punkin' and moose at the back gate
(Punkin' is on the left, Moose on the right)
Moose at the back gate greeting me
(Taken last summer)
Moose giving mom a raspberry
(He knew how to ham it up for the camera)
Moose mooching peanuts
(OLD pic, he was maybe 1-2 years old when this was taken)
Moose running to see me
(Taken maybe 1-2 years ago)
Punkin' and moose at the back gate
(Punkin' is on the left, Moose on the right)
IvanOffelitch
Well-known member
Scotsman said:
Thank you.
BTW, I agree with what you said in your other message.
I've said this for years, and it still stands true; I prefer the company of a good dog over 90+ % of the human beings I know.
Mankind could learn a LOT about love and loyalty from a dog.
