Dog pics

[BoylermanCT]

Dinner last night, treats for this morning.

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Kind of SOP when I have to take the dreaded last visit to the vets.

Cried like a baby, but she had a good run for at least the last 13-15 years of her life. She went out as healthy as possible, which is always makes the decision that much more harder IMO.

Sigarms, very sorry for what you are going through. Been there a number of times, including giving them their favorite dinner. Hopefully you can focus on the good times and smile after a while. I know that's how I am able to look back on my past dogs now.

 

[Sigarms]

Sigarms, very sorry for what you are going through. Been there a number of times, including giving them their favorite dinner. Hopefully you can focus on the good times and smile after a while. I know that's how I am able to look back on my past dogs now.

No worries, and thanks for the kind words (and Welshman).

From one of my original posts per this topic...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/photos/167941-very-good-day.html?highlight= ... we've had to take 4 dreaded vet trips to end a life, added one who died of an apparent heart attack at age 8 while we were on family vacation (in laws were watching that one, and it was hard on my FIL as the one who went was one of his favorites).

The girl whose last day was yesterday came to us around 12 years ago (when she came to us, the vet figured 3-5 years old, so it was a good run). She was apparently used in a puppy mill who was left to roam the rural neighborhood with one left offspring (those two were a bugger to catch even though they were "staying" at a house). We found the son a home, but ended up keeping her after a guy who took her had to return her back to us a year later due to his work schedule (we use to do a lot of work with the rural human society).

Pound for pound, she was probably the most strongest and ferocious dogs we had. Great around people, but more than once you would find her dragging a ground hog up the hill at least twice her size. My wife mentioned how she would run in the yard, and honestly, it's been so long I forgot how fast she use to be despite her size. She was a tough bugger, survived a pretty viscous dog attack (she wasn't fast enough), getting accidently hit by a car, and lastly, apparently getting bit by a venomous snake inside her gums. She was going blind, seemed to loss off all her hearing, and the apparent dementia was taking a toll. Just sucks after all she's been through, we had to make the decision.

Had one dog growing up who died after 15 years. Being single, didn't own a dog for the next 20 years and "inherited" the lab in the linked post as she came with my wife:laughing: Honestly, now I can't ever imagine being with a dog. That said, we still have 3 left, and the next dreaded vet visit shouldn't have to be made for another 7-10 years.

Same dog from yesterday, years ago, with a neice up in PA.

 

[Sigarms]

AND we ALWAYS have our neighbors dog who likes to visit Yestereday after a walk with me and the misses. He knows we always have treats in our pockets when we're on a walk:laughing:



Must of had sweat on the cell phone lens

 

[jbrumberg]

Sigarms-

My heart joins Welshman's. It's never easy and does not get easier. Hang in there.

 

[PHPaul]

They got me again...

Dogs live with my daughter as wife is allergic. I went up to help move their dog house and was shimming it up level when they decided I needed help...

 

[Alien]

They are incredibly beautiful and loving creatures.

 

[Sigarms]

They are incredibly beautiful and loving creatures.

Dogs can be a creation of their environment, and sometimes they aint pretty, but....

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."

"When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama."

The above attributed to Mark Twain.

"if there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."

Will Rogers.

"If you lock your dog and your wife in the trunk of your car for 24 hours and then open the trunk, see who's glad to see you."

No clue who it's attributed to, but love it anyways.

Never have truer words ever been spoken IMO.

Dog is called "mans best friend", but rarely do we ever live up in general as a species to deserve it.

 

[jbrumberg]

"Dog is called "mans best friend", but rarely do we ever live up in general as a species to deserve it."

Sad, but true.

They ask for so little and give back so much more in return.

Sigarms- I hope that when the time is right there will be a new member in your pack.

Good luck.

 

[crash325]

I have a dog , names DOG.
He may be lazy but he is not stupid. He likes to eat laying down. If food is hard to reach in his bowl, he takes his foot & tips it toward himself.

Bobby Girl found an old glove in the yard. She brought it to to take away. When I threw it, she got and it started over again. she soon got bored & did something else.

 

[Jstpssng]

Dinner last night, treats for this morning.

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Kind of SOP when I have to take the dreaded last visit to the vets.

Cried like a baby, but she had a good run for at least the last 13-15 years of her life. She went out as healthy as possible, which is always makes the decision that much more harder IMO.

You're a good man, for taking in dogs and treating them the way that you do. There is a special place in Heaven for guys like you.

 

[Sigarms]

You're a good man, for taking in dogs and treating them the way that you do. There is a special place in Heaven for guys like you.

Thank you, but I don't think I'm deserving of the praise.

Although I've come to the conclusion that sometimes men can't change who they are due to their past circumstances, the Almighty One knows all of our stories and why we become the person we are.

Although you may think there is a special place in Heaven for guys like me, some who know me may even tell you I'm a butthole Is heaven full of buttholes?

The way I see it, even though men can make decisions that could affect the outcome of their lives for better or worse, dogs can't. One could argue that a dog is nothing more than an animal with animal instincts, but the same argument can be made for man.

The sad reality is though if I were never of to been married, I would never of taken the dogs in my life that I have. Not to get into a deep philosophical discussion, one of a couple of reasons why I believe there is a God (how I ended up like I did) even though I struggle with His written word at times.

Thing to keep in mind about dogs is that if you're their master, they don't care if you're rich or poor or what your social status is.

Edit - technology is kind of amazing. My wife texted me some pics that she took years ago while she's up up in Boston.

Same dog when she could run, and man, could she run...



So full of life back then!

 

[wassup8687]

Thank you, but I don't think I'm deserving of the praise.

Although I've come to the conclusion that sometimes men can't change who they are due to their past circumstances, the Almighty One knows all of our stories and why we become the person we are.

Although you may think there is a special place in Heaven for guys like me, some who know me may even tell you I'm a butthole Is heaven full of buttholes?

The way I see it, even though men can make decisions that could affect the outcome of their lives for better or worse, dogs can't. One could argue that a dog is nothing more than an animal with animal instincts, but the same argument can be made for man.

The sad reality is though if I were never of to been married, I would never of taken the dogs in my life that I have. Not to get into a deep philosophical discussion, one of a couple of reasons why I believe there is a God (how I ended up like I did) even though I struggle with His written word at times.

Thing to keep in mind about dogs is that if you're their master, they don't care if you're rich or poor or what your social status is.

Edit - technology is kind of amazing. My wife texted me some pics that she took years ago while she's up up in Boston.

Same dog when she could run, and man, could she run...

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So full of life back then!

So sorry for your loss. Sure looks like lightening fast. Great shot.

 

[goeduck]

"If you lock your dog and your wife in the trunk of your car for 24 hours and then open the trunk, see who's glad to see you.".

And the dog will need to bail you out of jail, the wife won’t. :laughing:

 

[Jstpssng]

Ruger's just enjoying the last patches of snow.

 

[LightningCamaroGuy]

Blubby loves the new Deere. He seems to be under the impression that it's his tractor.



He also likes laying in his drinking water.

 

[sixdogs]

Blubby loves the new Deere. He seems to be under the impression that it's his tractor.

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He also likes laying in his drinking water.

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Lots of happy dogs lately. Good to see they get such nice care and have good homes.
He looks happy as can be in that bucket and is guarding you and it from intruders.

 

[Dftodd]

 

[Dftodd]

I learned a couple years ago, to not water the flower beds while my shepherd is out. She thinks water sprayers are the best things to attack

This was while trying to change the water and wash out her kiddie pool.

 

[goeduck]

I learned a couple years ago, to not water the flower beds while my shepherd is out. She thinks water sprayers are the best things to attack

This was while trying to change the water and wash out her kiddie pool

On a hot day what could be more fun?

 

[Bird]

Ah, yes. In the early '70s we had a female Shepherd named Princess. She LOVED the water; only dog I've ever had that didn't try to avoid water. If I just picked up the garden hose, she'd start barking at me; wanting me to spray her, and a strong stream right in the face suited her just fine. She'd be snapping at the stream and you could hear her teeth clicking. And since we had 2 little girls, we got one of those plastic kiddie pools that was about a foot deep, and that dog destroyed it. She loved to jump in it, but she wouldn't just jump OVER the side; she'd jump but push off the side with her hind feet until she finally tore it up.