In late February my Black Lab, Bruno had trouble breathing, after lab test's, Xrays and sonic test's I find out he had a large tumor in his chest. Was not something that could be removed with out killing him.
In constant pain breathing.
One week later I had to have him put down.

Now, today my my Vizsla, Dasiy had to go after all the same tests, extreme kidney failure and a tumor.....
I stayed with them to the end......
My wife takes this hard, but like I have posted for others who go through this:

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Our condolences to you and your house Sir.

Having to clear up the screen, really blurry now. My condolences and a prayer they find the Rainbow Bridge quickly.

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I am a sheep dog!
1601 (ret)

My deepest condolences, not sure how I'd do, loosing 2 so close together.

I've always stayed with them till the end.

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The only good thing is we have the Austy Shepard we got after the Lab, Bruno was gone from a "No Kill" shelter in Priest River, ID.
We named her Shadow, for I can't go anywhere with out her! LOL!

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Sorry for your loss. It is so hard to let go of a four legged friend.

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Carpriver.

After we lost both of our Lab/Chessy cross within a year of each other, we too adopted a shelter dog, named Shadow for the very same reason!

Sorry for your loss. My condolences.

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'Merica!

Buddy, Moe, Fuzzy, Heidi, Charlie, B.A. Cat. Mostly old age, but some due to nasty viruses and road accidents.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

sorry for your loss my 4 legged friends are my best friends

I'm very saddened by your losses. I know the feeling.

Why do we keep doing it knowing it will happen again?

You all know the answers.

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Dum vivo cano

Hey,
Very sorry to hear about your loss. You did the right thing.
Dave

It is always hard to read these reports, and hard to live them. You did for them the last duty we have in exchange for what we receive.

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NHI, 10-8.

Suki, Phoebe, then Sadie-after her I told my wife 'no more dogs!' She knew better, and we got Toby from the local pound. He's sitting next to my chair as I type this.

Get a new friend or 2-give them the love that they may not otherwise get.

A tough year for you and yours, Master Chief. My condolences, and my respects for being with them until the end. They would do the very same for us, of course.

'Til the time is right again, all the best to you and your Shadow.

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Ukraine -- now more than ever

Been a little over a year since I had to put down my cairn terrier pearle, she was my hunting buddy, I swore no more dogs. But the space in my heart needed to be filled and has been, by a little rat terrier.

Sorry for your loss, your a good man for staying to the end. When I had to put my old beagle Pumpkin down I didn't stay. I have always regretted that I was not man enough to stay with her. When ever I think of her the feelings wave over me. I have had to put down two of my cats since and I stayed and held them until the end.

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Semper Fi until I die

Please accept my condolences on your canine losses. I can empathize with you and to lose a dog is certainly like losing a member of the family. I grieved more for my dog than I did for my aged mother, and, I loved my mother.

Hard. Harder and harder. As we get older, it's seems our four-legged friends take up more space in our hearts.

I would say God Bless you sir, but it seems He already has.

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Reg. Magnum wants/Rossi wallet

Ive had a Schnauzer with distemper, Golden Retriever with kidney failure, a Black Lab with cancer, and a Kitty cat with Renal failure.
It's very hard to lay a pet down.It feels like family being laid to rest, and it is.
May your heavy Heart be lightened, and only fond memories remain.

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Im never wrong, just ask me!

Closing statement from lawyer George Graham Vest during the third trial in Warrensburg, Missouri in 1870 for the wrongful death of a fox hound named "old Drum". A statue of "Old Drum" still stands at the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri as well as a plaque at the State Capitol in Jefferson City where this case went all the way to the Missouri Supreme Court and the award of $50 damages for his death was upheld.

"Gentlemen of the jury: The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.

Gentlemen of the jury: A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."

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My good lady got her degree in 1981 from the old CMSU in Warrensburg, Mo.. We used to take our European import Doberman police dog for walks thru the town & our dog used to key on & alert whenever he came within 5 foot or so of that statue of Old Drum.... I suspect it was the thousands of gallons of dog pee that had been sprayed on the base over the decades, he never alerted or growled at another dog without due cause.

I've given my wife a full power of attorney & a durable medical power of attorney to make all my decisions when the time comes that I can't.........I also have the same on her.........if I suffer brain damage, or get a brain tumor, I want to "go home", as I do not want her to go thru years of watching me drool, with no type of or limited awareness of my surroundings......... Just as we wouldn't let our beloved pets to linger & suffer, this is something that spouses need to talk about & make provision for......by the way I'm stage 4 Lung & liver cancer so this is something we needed to do. But all couples need to, straight or gay, rich or poor etc etc. sermon off.

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be safe,enjoylife,journey well

Condolences to your family. This does hurt. I had my old Bear put down last Monday. I cried and he no longer suffers.

I spent last Tuesday thinking about the good times we had. Like how he used to love racing my 4 wheeler in the snow. How healthful and vibrant he was then.

Reliving the good times seemed to help me.

Very sorry to hear this, Master Chief.

I've said it many times here--on too many of these threads--but if there isn't a place in heaven for our beloved pets, I don't want to go there.

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Oh well, what the hell.

Our last mini schnauzer was 14,it was like loseing a child. When I was young the farm dogs would be put down if needed with no problem, seems we get wimpy in our old age. But that's not bad.

Gosh darn it--I hate hearing that sad news Master chief. Prayers sent.Also,I hope I can hold up as well as you above do--when that day comes for Shasta. Soon as I get back, she gets another hug if she wants one or not?