Some reminders from your pet....

[WC145]

A Pet's 10 Requests...

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. Please take time for me when you can.

2. Give me time to understand what you want of me

3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.

4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you.

5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.

6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.

7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you.

8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak.

9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old.

10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.

 

[Duke426]

I've read that before but it always brings tears to my eyes.

 

[Iggy]

What the heck went wrong with my monitor screen?


Very good, thanks for posting.

My pet and I face #10 in the near future, been there before and it don't get any easier.

 

[WC145]

I've read that before but it always brings tears to my eyes.

I ran across it on an IDPA site (go figure), it had the same effect on me, made me think of my dogs - past and present - so I thought I'd share.

I know what you're talking about Iggy, my bulldog passed a couple of years ago, had her almost 10 years. My bullmastiff will be 10 in Sept, he's in good shape but I worry about him, that's getting old for the breed.

 

[Iggy]

I've got a Sheltie that had her 15th birthday yesterday. She's durn near blind, can't hear anything except when I open a can of dog food, but she ain't got the memo that she's an old dog yet. So we're still chuggin' along.

 

[deduke1907]

i am in the same boat as iggy with my dog.
#10 is going to be rough but i will be their with my boston bull duke so he wont have to be by his self. i get tearing eye just thinking about it

 

[Silver77]

After 12 years

Our daughter had to put down her 12 year old dog in June. It was rough on her. He swam the high mountain ponds, hiked in the hills, road the sled, traveled every where she could take him. We kept him while she was out of the country for months at a time. Never seen another dog that was so loved and protective of it's master.

 

[keith44spl]

10. On the ultimate difficult journey,



Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[kennyb]

very well said...thanks for the reminder

 

[GyMac]

I am on three days of vacation-time so my family can go out of town wile I dogsit. The family (and I) couldn't stand the thought of our dog being left alone at night, especially since people are starting to shoot off fireworks.
Chris

 

[cp1969]

Very good stuff.

 

[Gutpile Charlie]

Thanks WC145. That is touching.

I believe pets are "for life".

We had an Australian Terrier that developed diabetics. The last three years of his life he had to have insulin injections...every twelve hours. That was just something we had to do.

We now have a five year old "rescue" greyhound. She has developed an autoimmune disorder that causes her toe nails to fall out.

I just take this in stride. She will need medication...every eight hours....for the rest of her life.

When you accept the dog, or what ever, you should accept them just like a child. They are yours....forever.

 

[mike from st pete]

I Wish I Hadn't Read That

I had 19 years with my critter. She was not doing too good there nearing the end. Five plus years have passed and that post made me weepy all over again. That Tortoise Shell Calico was a dang fine cat.

 

[cjcutter1]

Love all three of my dogs, good post.

 

[deralte]

Just lost my German Shepard 3 weeks ago. The old boy was a little over 15 and you can be sure that I was there holding his head as he went to sleep. Our Siberian Husky is 14 and almost blind and deaf but still eats good and doesn't seem to hurt. Not looking forward to losing him but we know it won't be to much longer. It always hurts.

 

[Stainz]

I lost Casper, my nearly fourteen year companion, over a year and a half ago. Last summer, my current vet 'found' a flamepoint siameese that looked like his picture. Like Casper, Elmer is an aggrivator. Casper got off the bed that night to hack up a hairball - and had a stroke, blowing a pupil and becoming stiff on one side. He laid on my bed next to me in his death throes and tried to purr as he breathed his last. My vet said there was nothing anyone could have done. I buried him that AM. Below is Casper, who loved chocolate, helping to distribute candy at our last halloween:

My old vet gave me Delilah, a snub-tailed orange tabby kitten. She likes to help me read my e-mails, threads, etc:

We acquired a very sickly black kitten - named him Bob, although 'HD' would have been more appropriate - we would spend our HD TV savings on him! One of his vet trips found him finding a good friend - Steve - a grey tabby - then - almost a year ago - Elmer arrived. Elmer likes to read my old quantum mechanics texts... strange cat! Oddly, he likes my dollar store readers:

Seven indoor cats - two huge cat boxes - 27+# pail of litter/week - 12# cat food/week. Never mind the vet bills. They are our children. Each one is different, from the brothers, Jake and Samson, saved as abandoned kittens the Sunday after 9-11, to Katie, the 15 yr old reclusive Manx my aunt gave us before her death. The four young ones, all <2 yr old, are a 10-18 yr commitment on our part. For the Joy our Lord has seen fit for them to provide us, their care is a small cost... okay, that's not what I was saying in the wee hours when, barefoot, I found a cold & wet hairball!

Stainz

 

[deanodog]

As I get older I worry about me dying and leaving my three dogs. I have a daughter who also is a dog lover and I hope she will step up if necessary.

 

[YogiBear]

Aloha,

Our "kids" are in our will and come with a dowery+

The + being if the new owners don't treat them well, We'll come back and Haunt the Hell out of them.......

And WE will tooo

 

[semperfi71]

You can easily judge someone by the way they treat their pets.

As I get older I like animals better than people sometimes.

 

[Jebus35745]

Our dog is the Queen of the house. We spend as much time with her as possible, Larry