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So my yellow lab just died. He died like 20 mins. He was out and about in our yard, and then when my dad came in, went back out, he died...

And while it may just be a dog,

I've had him since I was 7 years old. I actually did consider him my best friend because he was there for me and would sit and listen to me when things were wrong. Even though he shed like hell, I still carried him up stairs he couldn't climb, allowed him on my bed and everything. I've considered him my brother more than me and my older brother are.

This hit me hard because I've always stuck by him even when my family started paying more attention to our young dog. It's going to be weird not having to feed him, or throw rocks in his door to bring him out because he was deaf. He was actually a BIG part of my life. We never took him to the vet until this year because he had a problem with his back hair.. but still. He was the best dog ever. He would never leave the yard, never fought any dogs, never barked unless there was a stranger, never bit anybody or anything.

Me and him use to wrestle. He was teaching our young puppy extremely well on how to walk properly with us, on how to wait and everything. He always would sit when we fed him, gave him treats even when we didn't say to. He was the most amazing dog ever.

Still... he waited until after Christmas to pass away, which is AMAZING. And yes, as I'm writing this, I'm currently crying my eyes out.


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R.I.P Grizzly, i love you buddy. Best damn dog ever.

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Goli
Aww that's so sad.
Two years ago my mom had to put down our german shepherd, which we had had since... forever.
He had lupus on his nose as well as a huge tumor hanging beside his head, and since I'm an only child I guess he was also kind of like my "brother".
So I know what you mean.
My condolences.
 
Ace
:(
My condolences, Shadow
Do you have any picture to commemorate him here on GBATemp?
 
S
[quote name='Goli' post='3358062' date='Dec 29 2010, 03:06 PM']Aww that's so sad.
Two years ago my mom had to put down our german shepherd, which we had had since... forever.
He had lupus on his nose as well as a huge tumor hanging beside his head, and since I'm an only child I guess he was also kind of like my "brother".
So I know what you mean.
My condolences.[/quote]

He had a huge tumor that hung from his belly, we got it checked out when he was a puppy, docs said it was no problem... looks like they were right. He lived 2 years passed the average life span of that breed.


[quote name='Ace Faith' post='3358063' date='Dec 29 2010, 03:06 PM']:(
My condolences, Shadow
Do you have any picture to commemorate him here on GBATemp?[/quote]

In a bit. I want to get one or two for my wallet and pictures to hang on my wall. This hit me hard. Still, I'm thankful he fought till after Christmas, he was always a fighter who would never stay down. I love him for that.
 
Jax
Dogs dying is the saddest thing ever. I can't even watch movies or shows about it whitout bawling my ass off.

I'm sorry for your loss.
 
431unknown
Dude that sucks. My dogs are getting up there in age too and soon I'll be in the same boat. We've had them since they were born, my wife helped deliver them.
 
_Chaz_
Damn, I'm really sorry. I know how you feel because I recently had to deal with the death of one of my cats and more recently a dog that I was really close to (it still hasn't sunk in that she's gone).

I wish you the best.
 
monkat
A dog dying is the thing you need to be least sad about.

It is almost sure that it had a happy life, so in-tune with its senses, already having all of its social needs met through you. There is nothing that it would regret, so there is nothing to feel sad about.

That said, I am sorry that you feel bad.
 
BORTZ
AWwwwwwwww :(

I know man. My golden retreiver died this past fall.
She always smell like hell but she was so friendly you couldnt help pet her.
She was super loyal and i know she loved us just as much as we loved her.
Everytime i went outside i would be greeted by the jingling of her collar as she ran around the house to come see if someone wanted to play.

_chaz_ i know what you mean. I still look for Holly when i step outside my house.
But all i hear is the cold winter winds...
 
bowlofspiders
It is almost sure that it had a happy life, so in-tune with its senses, already having all of its social needs met through you. There is nothing that it would regret, so there is nothing to feel sad about.
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This made me sad and I shed a tear. ='( I'm sorry for your loss man.
 
Eighteen
Me soooo sorry for your loss =(
me have a kitty too, and totally know what it feels like to lose one :cry:
 
S
I just got home, I took him to the vet, and I asked them if I could carry him into the freezer. We're going to get him cremated. Not my favorite choice, I'd rather him buried, but seeing as how we're not at the cabin, we can't exactly keep him until then.

It was one of the hardest things I had to do. He didn't look like the same dog that was here.

And the more I thought about it, the more I think he knew and wanted to give us one last thing before he left.

He waited until after Christmas to die. And he went before New Years. He's been training our puppy too. Today it snowed which is extremely rare here in the Lower Mainland, the sky was pink and orange, which is also rare.

He gave us one last bit of happiness before he left.

I didn't necessarily want to carry him into the vet, but seeing as how I didn't see him today before he passed, I figured the least I could do is carry him to the very last minute.

I'll post pics in a bit... I'm tired and everything.
 
431unknown
sorry man, anything that we love in our miserable little lives leaves a hole in our hearts when it passes on. be grateful for all the fond memories you have of your "best friend".
 
S
What's weird, is the puppy we had for the last few months [early October] was trying to warn us for a long time. Well.. she knew something was up. She would always whine for no reason. We'd give her toys, she'd whine, we'd give her food and water, she'd whine, she wouldn't even eat her treats.

It's scary how dogs are like that :/ but still, I miss him. Didn't have the greatest sleep because of it....

I'm going to get some pictures printed off and framed, and maybe a little coffee mug with pictures of him.
 
S
So we got him Cremated, not my first choice to be honest, we picked up his Urn a couple days ago, and the short story sort of thing they gave with us, actually made me tear up.
 

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