crappy end to the year-goodbye roscoe

nuubee · Postby **nuubee** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:39 am

Rosconey,
I am so very, very sorry for your loss. My canine companion is getting up there in years, and had a 'stroke' (idiopathic vestibular event) around Thanksgiving, and thinking she was leaving, I was completely bereft. She's recovering, but it greatly saddens me even thinking about the day that will come. Will Rogers once said, "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die, I want to go where they go." Amen to that, and know that Roscoe is playing in the sun-dappled 'fields of Elysium', patiently and happily awaiting your eventual reunion.

Mojo51 · Postby **Mojo51** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:33 am

Had to put my best friend of 14 years down a few weeks ago. I'm still crushed over it. My heart goes out for you.

rosconey · Postby **rosconey** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:32 am

thanx for the support -

tr4022 · Postby **tr4022** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:07 am

You did the last, best thing you possibly could for him, even though it hurt you more than it did him. Done like a man.

Tod

RanCoWeAla · Postby **RanCoWeAla** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:24 am

The good ones are few and far between. I'm 61 years old and remember only three in my lifetime that were truely exceptional.. Old Rusty was a Great Dane Boxer mix, Puppy was a Border Collie and cow dog mix and Dixie a Black lab. I think you would be hard pressed to beat a lab they are just wonderful all around dogs

FroOchie · Postby **FroOchie** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:31 am

Sorry friend... thats a real hard thing to go thru.

bh49 · Postby **bh49** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:41 am

sorry for your loss. I always felt that it is very unfair that dogs have so short life. Dogs should live as long as a man.

O,just,O · Postby **O,just,O** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:08 am

Men may very well become better men for living only as long as a dog.
O.

Pneumothorax · Postby **Pneumothorax** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:49 pm

That's a bummer. Sorry for your loss. At least you have lots of good memories.

kbuzbee · Postby **kbuzbee** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:23 am

Sorry brother! We're very close to that as well. Early indications are bone cancer. We should know more today.

bh49 wrote:it is very unfair that dogs have so short life. Dogs should live as long as a man.

You know, I thought about that and I'm not sure I agree. Yes, it's painful when we lose our friends, but if they lived as long as we do, many more middle aged to senior dogs would need to find a new home with a new family.... I don't think that's a good thing (for them)

Ken

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