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When there is something more important than politics (Vanity)
Vanity | 02-03-16 | JarHead9297

Posted on 02/03/2016 11:23:53 AM PST by Jarhead9297

With the elections running full bore and FReepers going back and forth in heated debates (including myself) supporting their cantidates, in the blink of an eye you are quickly reminded how little this stuff can be.

Today I had to put down my Molly (my first time having to do this). Molly came to me 8 years ago from a former fiancé


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KEYWORDS: dog; election; familyfriend; humane
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To: Jarhead9297

You should be comforted by the fact that you provided Molly with so much love and understanding and a nice home to live out her days, as well as by the good memories you made together :) Many dogs are not nearly so fortunate.


21 posted on 02/03/2016 11:39:16 AM PST by texas_mrs
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To: Jarhead9297
I have three octogenarian dogs myself, and I can see the end coming. Not looking forward to it at all, even though I know these knuckleheads had the best care, and the greatest lives in the world.

Peace Bro

22 posted on 02/03/2016 11:40:46 AM PST by onona (Where are you tonight, my sweet Marie)
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To: combat_boots

That’s why I don’t have one. Can’t take it. Nor a second wife, either.


23 posted on 02/03/2016 11:48:02 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Jarhead9297

It’s a gut-wrenching thing to have to do. But you done right by your Molly. She is thanking you now, and eagerly awaits your later arrival.


24 posted on 02/03/2016 11:51:25 AM PST by whinecountry (Semper Ubi Sub Ubi)
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To: combat_boots

I am very sorry for your loss.

Not having children the pets my wife and I have become the surrogate for our missing offspring. There have been 5 that we’ve had to let go over the last 10 years and probably 3 more that will go within the next 5. I still tear up thinking about each one and had told my wife at one point I would not have another because I didn’t think I could handle the pain. And yet here we are with 2 wonderful dogs and 9 (yes that’s not a typo) cats. It never gets easier as each have their own personalities and things you’ll miss about them. All we can do is try and move on knowing that we gave them the best life they could have possibly had. All of ours are rescue animals and we’ve given them many happier days than they would have had if we had passed them by.


25 posted on 02/03/2016 11:52:03 AM PST by Mac n Jac (www.vetsfightingms.org)
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To: Jarhead9297

So very sorry... they work their way into our hearts and stay there forever. RIP, Molly...


26 posted on 02/03/2016 11:53:17 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: Jarhead9297

Of all the possible ways to describe a dog, “Semper Fi” seems right to me.


27 posted on 02/03/2016 11:54:20 AM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Jarhead9297

Your story, one that I have had to face four times, always reminds me of a “Twilight Zone” episode:

Space Aliens visit Earth to “study” a species on Earth that is worthy of being ‘studied’.

The boss space alien sends out one of his subordinates to find a species worth studying.

The subordinate was gone for days. The boss alien was getting angry.

When the subordinate came back he was supposedly alone. The boss asked, “I thought that you were supposed to find a species worth studying?”

The subordinate stepped aside and said, “Yes, I have!” The camera panned down to a little puppy! ;-)

I found that episode to be quite profound.


28 posted on 02/03/2016 11:54:36 AM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
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To: McGruff

I really didn’t need to see that commercial.


29 posted on 02/03/2016 11:55:50 AM PST by Mac n Jac (www.vetsfightingms.org)
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To: Jarhead9297

So sorry.


30 posted on 02/03/2016 11:56:16 AM PST by libbylu (Cruz: The truth with a smile.)
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To: Jarhead9297

So sorry. I know how you feel. Lost my beloved Sodo three weeks ago (Jan 11) very sudden and unexpected. He was only 10 1/2. Give yourself a couple months, and then get another dog. I will never go very long without another dog, no matter how much my heart gets ripped out when they go. Luckily, our other dog Mojo is still here to help, so I still have a wiggling butt at the door when I come home from work.


31 posted on 02/03/2016 12:01:32 PM PST by Mama Shawna
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To: Jarhead9297

I am sorry for the loss of your precious pet-I lost my own much-loved Siberian Husky early this morning-she died peacefully in her sleep, but she was 17 years old, and sleeping more than she was awake, so I knew she would be gone soon-even though her appetite was good and she got around quite well, it was harder and harder to wake her up.

When he heard she was slowing down, a coworker who has excavation equipment and is a fellow pet lover brought his backhoe and dug a place under a big oak tree for her to be buried when the time came as a favor to a fellow pet lover-I buried her there this morning. MrT5 and I bought her from a recommended sled dog kennel near the border in Washington state on a trip to visit his family in Canada-she was 8 weeks old.

I believe that those of us who know that our pets are God’s creatures, and love and treat them with respect are better and happier for it-may God bless you for loving and caring for your pet...


32 posted on 02/03/2016 12:04:27 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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So sudden for you as well. My heart goes out. I also want to thank all. Dogs have a special way of touching our hearts and reminds us of what it means to be human.


33 posted on 02/03/2016 12:06:57 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: whinecountry

Your words hold true.

God’s Word tells us that He will hold no good thing from us in His Kingdom.

Jarhead, you WILL see Molly again ( in her peak !! ) if you are in Christ.

Tears for your loss FRiend - I know that pain too well . . .

Snoot


34 posted on 02/03/2016 12:10:00 PM PST by snooter55 (People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do)
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To: Jarhead9297

I’m sorry
Here’s a song for Molly

Me and Lim Brick and Old Bill Brown
Takin’ a load of corn to town
My Old Jim Dog, the darned old cuss
He just naturally followed us

As we drove by Sam Johnson’s door
Passed and cursed him out the door
Jim, he’s good behind the box
And all them fellers are throwin’ rocks

Refrain:
Every time I go to town
The boys keep a-kickin’ my dog around
Makes no difference if he is a hound
You got to quit kicking my dog around

They tied a can to Old Jim’s tail
Running him around the county jail
That made us a-dead burned sore
Lim, he cussed and Bill, he swore

Me and Lim Brick and Old Bill Brown
Lost no time a-get them down
We lost them fellers on the ground
For kicking my Old Jim Dog around

Refrain: -Solo-

Jim saw his duty there and then
He tore ‘em to them gentlemen
He sure messed up the courthouse square
With the rags and meat and the hide and hair

The Sheriff came and stopped the fuss
And all them boys shook hands with us
We gathered ‘round that load of corn
And every man had a healthy horn

Refrain: -Solo-

Old Jim Dog ain’t worth much cash
But I can tell you, he ain’t no trash
He wakes me up before the break of day
And he keeps them revenue-boys away

He’s the best old dog, you ever did see
Wherever I go, he follows me
His voice is sweet, his name is Jim
He’d fight for me and I’d for him

Refrain: -Solo-


35 posted on 02/03/2016 12:16:57 PM PST by Theophilus (The GOPe are dealers. The Marxist Democrats are duelists.)
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To: Theophilus

Thank you so much for that


36 posted on 02/03/2016 12:20:39 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: Jarhead9297

You did what was best for her. She is now young and healthy, patiently waiting outside the gates of Heaven for you to join her, many years from now. When you think of your Molly, please try to smile through your tears. When the time is right, your next furry friend/family member will find you. I hope and pray you and your family find peace in your time of mourning.


37 posted on 02/03/2016 12:23:19 PM PST by bigredkitty1 (March 5,2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
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To: Jarhead9297

I am sorry for your loss. I think your post jumped out at me because your dog’s name was Molly. The last dog I lost was also named Molly. Lost her at age 5 to lymphoma. It is tough. Getting wrapped up in my next dog helped me move on.


38 posted on 02/03/2016 12:34:40 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (''Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small''~ Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: Jarhead9297

Sorry to hear about your loss. We had one of our kitties die not long ago, so we’re still kind of feeling it.

At the risk of sounding like Bill Clinton, I feel your pain.


39 posted on 02/03/2016 12:39:20 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Jarhead9297

I am so very sorry for your loss.

May you be blessed by many happy memories, and know that you did the right thing.


40 posted on 02/03/2016 12:44:32 PM PST by NEMDF
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