[caveat emptor]

Last winter I lost a dog I'd had for about 15 years, after a year and a half illness - large dog, wolf X, about 90 pounds or so. I got him shortly after I retired. We spent several hours a day for many years wandering the hills around where I live.

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"Last winter I lost a dog I'd had for about 15 years, after a year and a half illness - large dog, wolf X, about 90 pounds or so. I got him shortly after I retired. We spent several hours a day for many years wandering the hills around where I live."

Oh yeah, I know...that's hard. Sorry to hear.

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[combat_boots]

So sorry. It’s so hard, losing a friend like that.

I remind myself recently that there are so many dogs that need fostering or adoption. This economy has hit animals really hard. Shelters & rescue can’t keep up on food.

I have a friend who lost he special pet to cancer after 5 years. She did get another little guy, and now, she’s better.

Then again, I tell mine they have to live forever.

But, if I may, I suggest you go look at Petfinder or some other rescue site, just to look. There are so many that it breaks your heart. Especially the older dogs that people can’t afford to keep anymore.