Well three days before Thanksgiving, Maxx, the mutt, passed away at 16 years old.
Since my wife passed in 2000 he has basically been my best friend and companion.
I admit I cried, a few times, quite a bit.
But he was an animal that was BY MY SIDE. Not some animal that the closest I ever got to was a ten second video clip on the nightly news or a couple pics in Sports Illustrated.
And I didn't start multiple threads about him, as if he were the reincarnation of Alexander the Great or something.
It just seemed as though there were a few Freepers who were suicidal over it or something, really carrying it way over the line.
No doubt the animal could have been a champion. No doubt his time was unfairly cut short.
Happens to horses. Happens to humans. My wife was 41 years old.
Life goes on.
Agreed. I lost my cat at 14 years in October and my horse of 28 years in December. Shed a few tears but they had good long lives. I had to put down my mare which was hard. She could have lived a few more years but in steady pain due to arthritis. Decided it was best to end while she was not suffering as much. Generally horses are not sent to the knackers if drugs were being used. Also since my mare had been with me longer that my husband or children I did not wish her to be rendered. It was bad enough putting her down and watch her eyes go dull.
But your joke may have been in bad taste. So many on the thread wanted to interject their own pet peeves and this was about a grand horse who always put forth his best effort.