so I had to have my dog put down

**Dia bando** · 02-20-2016 06:47 PM

A pet becomes a member of the family our old Lab is 13 this year old, still going strong , many people are upset when there pet dies , they are missed it's only natural.

**Master** · 02-20-2016 09:56 PM

Batman, you really stat some happy and cheerful threads on here if it is not drinking alone or having no family for Christmas, it is this one.

Play some more guitar and make some happy music.

**walrus** · 02-20-2016 10:47 PM

Sad stuff, pets become friends to us. Unconditional love is what they give us.

**Master** · 02-21-2016 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by walrus

Sad stuff, pets become friends to us. Unconditional love is what they give us.

Except for cats. They are selfish bastards.

**IamInuit** · 02-21-2016 02:28 AM

What a sweet heart. Beautiful dog man. My first was an airdale/lab. 17 when I took her in. The morning of the day she acted like a puppy. Running etc etc. She had lost control and would walk up and pee in the living room.
I still second guess myself 25 years later. She was my first dog I had all to myself. I cried like a child. It still makes me well up typing this. I get auto flashbacks immediately. My first cat lived to be 31. I should have put him down 2 years before I did. I thought it might be a record but a cat in Britain made it to 39.

My last dog I had to put down was just 5 years ago. I had the vet come to my house for the extra 50 bucks. I'll always do that now if possible. So much more comfortable for all concerned. The last act of taking the pet to the vet to be put down seems wrong to me now. At home on his favourite spot is what I'll do for now on. My two dogs now are a handful but I love them dearly. I'd die for them.

I'll never forget a bumper sticker I saw once. "The more people I meet, the more I love my dog"

**Kirkland Laing** · 02-23-2016 02:23 AM

I have a lot of dogs. I've had to see one go and it was horrible. Condolences mate.

**mrbig1** · 02-29-2016 08:05 AM

I feel your pain my friend. My dog was my best friend I ever had. She had cancer and had to put her to sleep. A part of me was lost that day. We still have her ashes. I told my wife when I go I want our ashes put together and put out in the back yard where we played together. I didn't cry when my mother and father died. I cried for a week when my best friend died.