Posted on 12/04/2004 1:11:19 PM PST by treeclimber
Breaks my heart because I know someone who has a dog they have to euthanize. They have had her for longer than I have been living. I have 2 dogs and they love me so much. One of them is technically my mom's dog, but she is mine, hate to break it to you mom. I am literally sitting here crying, good thing no-one besides me is in the office today.
Man.
Many people don't understand that getting a dog is a LIFETIME decision. If you get a dog, it's for keeps.
It is unfortunate that so many view a dog as a disposable object to be discarded at the first inconvenience.
Alias Puff the Magic Dragon.
I know how you feel, I had to put "my friend" down two years ago, because he was suffering so bad of old age, how do you sayu good-bye to them when you take them to the vet's office, it was so hard.....
You need to put a torture ALERT on this one!
I'm sorry I read it.
My husband and I love our three Golden Retrievers more than our knds!(just kidding)-kinda---
this is a killer for dog lovers.
This is very hard to read - and painfully true.
Thank you for posting it.
Many years ago, found a pup sitting on my best friend's grave (I go out every year to clear and clean around it). Named him Randy. Today, Randy is sitting in my former house with my ex-wife. He was too old to move around with me.
I'll pay for him to stay with someone next week when she's on holiday, and I'll pay for his shots &ct as well.
When I'm done with this TDY, I'll go back and pick Randy up for a visit.
When he dies, I'll take him home, and dig a six foot hole by hand, and lay him to rest.
You bet it's a lifetime commitment.
/john
BTTT
I have absolutely NO use for an owner that would do something like this!!!You can rest assured this sort of thing happens everyday and is indicitive of the unworthiness of the human race.
Strong stuff for those of us who love our furry critters.
It made my monitor go all blurry...
Oh man..........I can't see to type.
That's beautiful.
We have a Boston and a Boxer. We will have both of them until they die. When they do, I will bury them in the back yard.
The thought of just throwing either of them away is inconceivable. If having them inconveniences us, than so be it.
But, we when we got them, we were mature enough to understood that they rely on us for their shots, shelter and food; and they return it with unconditional love and acceptance.
No way in he** am I going to reward such loyalty with betrayal and death.
Well, I'm bawling now. I had to put my best friend to sleep a few years ago. I was too much of a coward to stay with him. I don't see what choice I had. He was incontitnent and I was spending all my time cleaning him up. He was arthritic, half blind, and half death. Dementia was setting in big time. I was broken up for a long time. I thought I was over it until now. I feel like I betrayed him.
I love my puppy so much. She has chewed every shoe down to the last two pair that I store up high. I can never imagine my life without her. My husband and children love her too. But when she was four weeks old and nursing in her sleep, I became her mommy and she my devoted pup.
She goes everywhere we can take her. I had to wash blankets in the big laundrymat machines and took her with me, we sat in the cold car and played. Later,she got a fantastic pig ear.
I can step out the door two minutes and she acts as though it has been two years. Almost 9 months old, so devoted, so loving.
My eleven year old son stomped his foot at me a coupla weeks ago in frustration. LOL.. she growled and raised her fur. It was tough for me to keep from howling with laughter so I could finish the punishment Of course I am sure future spankings will hafta be done behind closed doors too.
Love my Dozer, the most rurnt bag of fur I have ever known. I am sad for every dog who suffers at the hands of people with no regard for devoted dogs.
God, that breaks my heart. I wish I hadn't read it.
I feel for your friend. I'm sitting here with my 12 year old lab/chessie mix curled up on a cushion at my feet. She has her good days, but she is starting to get weak. Hubby and I aren't sure if she is going to make it through the winter.
It looks like you did the best thing for him.
If he was old and in pain, and he had nothing to look forward to every day than more of the same, you mercifully put him to rest and ended his pain.
Betrayal happens when a perfectly healthy and happy dog is thrown away by the family it loves because he becomes too much of a bother.
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