Posted on 02/10/2012 7:08:56 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
It was time. Murdock's hips were failing, his hearing was gone and other ravages of age had caught up with him.
So his family, the Monty family from Wauwatosa's west side, convened a tearful meeting at the dining room table. It was decided that they all - mom, dad and the three boys - would go with Murdock to the vet's office the following Monday and hold him close during the final moments of his life.
But first, they would spend the weekend doing the things Murdock liked best, spoiling him with treats and giving neighbors a chance to say goodbye.
Such is the love that people have for their dogs. This is not an uncommon story. That's the beauty of it. It happens all the time.
That Saturday, Jan. 21, they took 14-year-old Murdock to the sledding hill at Currie Park. He couldn't run and chase the kids like he used to, but he could remember those days.
Cindy and Joe Monty got this dog before any of their children were born. It was 1997 and they were vacationing in Door County when they saw a roadside sign for free puppies. All of the eight puppies were black and white except for one brown one. That's the one they took home, giving the owners some bakery in exchange.
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That’s what we did with our last Golden. She hated riding in cars and awoke one morning, totally disoriented, and a look of fear in her eyes which were unfocused. I knew it was time.
My husband and a friend dug a grave by her favorite place to rest in the yard. The Vet came by and we carried her on her blanket over to the edge of the grave . Everybody said goodbye, and the vet gave her a shot and she drifted away while my husband held her.
Then the men lowered her into her grave, still wrappped in her blanket. I went indoors and ordered a gravestone for her. It was peaceful, but she didn’t have to be terrified by a car ride. She was 15 1/2.
When my grandchildren visit, they always put flowers on her grave, even though some of them never knew her.
That’s a terrific TZ clip. Thanks for posting. I think that is a Virginia Coon Hound. I wouldn’t know, but one was featured on Fox & Friends this mornng as one of the new breeds accepted into the Westminster Dog Show this year. Beautiful dog. To me it looks like a cross between an American Fox Hound and a German Shorthaired Pointer.
I'm glad that you did that.....it's more loving and personal that way.
Wonderful story. My little Bichon, Rocky, is somewhere north of twelve. I treasure him every day because I know what is coming. It is never easy to say good-bye to a dear one.
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