We loved R. Lee Ermey and have a few funny stories about him The last time that I saw him was at the MVPA Convention in Portland Oregon in 2013, a military vehicle show. I had my wiener dog, Newt with me and R. Lee told me how he had just lost his wiener dog a few months before and how much he missed him. And he gave Newt some unexpectedly emotional cuddles and kisses.
My wife was dressed as a WWII WAC and she had a spectacular large display set up. She and her friends went over to see R. Lee. He didn't seem that interested, so my wife said that it seemed like he liked her wiener dog more than her uniform. R. Lee got very excited and said, “Oh, was that your wiener dog?” and then he went on and on about how much he loved his own little wiener dog.
My wife was dressed as a WWII WAC and she had a spectacular large display set up. She and her friends went over to see R. Lee. He didn’t seem that interested, so my wife said that it seemed like he liked her wiener dog more than her uniform. R. Lee got very excited and said, “Oh, was that your wiener dog?” and then he went on and on about how much he loved his own little wiener dog.
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Oh, how true for our really great deceased companion animals. When one dies, if often hurts more than when a human dies. A couple of years ago I lost an AST/Lab mix I’d had for over 13 years since he was a puppy; hurt like Hell. Now my oldest is a nearly 11 year old Great Dane, who’s one of the two best dogs I’ve ever had. Losing him in a year or two will be real Hell.