We Had Our Dog Put To Sleep

reply to post by Djarums


Never mind I found it up the top thanks,

Originally posted by Rocky Black
reply to post by doobydoll

 

Is that him in the avatar??? What breed is he/she....

He is Mastiff X American Bull Dog.

He follows me everywhere, hanging washing out, visit the bathroom, sleeps on my bed, he's never left my side since he was born.

He looks at me with eyes which say I'm his absolute world. He's my boy - I'm so proud of him.

I dread the day when his time comes

ETA: yes that's my big lad in my avatar

reply to post by SavannahJane


I am truly sorry for your loss, my doggies are my buddies, we do almost everything together.
Your buddie is now in a better way and in no pain, just believe that.

reply to post by doobydoll


Oh my the mastiff. What a great and wonderful breed. My friend aunty Mama rose god bless here sole she had Zack which was a Fawn Mastiff. And the bark oh my it would scare people when he was on the friont porch and people would walk by. He was a big pussy cat though and would not hurt a fly unless you rasied your voice to mama rose. He would not let you get close to her with out coming inbetween you and her.


Great dog I agree.

Look at those eyes. Stare right into your sole no doubt.

I love the larger breeds such as the labs rotti's mastiffs, bull dogs. When I was young I found a gorgeous shepard and he was huge an moster like I had never seen. We were playing in a field play wiffle ball and he walked over to me and stayed with me as I pet him. When we left he followed me. Brutus was his name on his tag. Nice shepard very big and beuatiful like a lion type mane. I called the owner on the tag because my mom was horrfied when I brough him home. I told here is was going to call the owner.

He ended up being a retired police dog who got out of the yard when the owner was at work. He gave me 50 dollars for a reward.

I told him I could not take it and he was a good boy...The guy looked at me and smile and said that dog saved my life and I would not be hear if it wasn't for him.

I smiled to him and shook his hand and he left. And I gave him a quck scratch on his head and he was gone. Ever since that day I told myself I wanted a dog of my own.

15 years later it happen.My first puppy Rotti. then I adopted my male for a companion for her. I think at the time she the female was 2 and I went to the shelter to get her love. He was a skinny but huge male Rotti. The said he wassn't up for adoption and was wating for the rot rescue league to come and evaluate him. After a couple of meetings between myself the MSPCA and the rotti rescue leage they agrred that I could adopt him.

When I first saw him the sing on the big pen outside said not up for adoption doesn't like men, doenst like animals.. I was like comeone. I had to go see. I grabbed a bone out of my glove box and walked over to him and he started barking and grolwing al me. I started sweet talking him and he flipped to gentle giant. I reached in handed him the biscuit and started to rub his head. At that moment I knew I had to resue him.

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Sorry for all the typos. I'm horrible but you get my point.


HEy ATS how about spell checker

reply to post by SavannahJane


I feel for you hun... but remember death isn't the end, its only a transition...

all my love...

Aaron

Awwwwwwww honey....I am so sorry for your loss. I am dealing with this as well as my cocker spaniel Heidi is getting very old and she is blind and deaf now. When the time comes, I will do it though. If the animal is suffering it needs to be done. It was a very kind thing you did if she was suffering. By the way, I believe animals do have souls. Best to you, and I hope you feel better soon. You did the right thing.

First I will share a tribute video I made of Tootie from a few images. Never done this before so I'm not a pro at it. Then I will try and respond to some posts.

First of all thank you so much for the loving replies and support. I don't know what RenegadeScholar said but I don't want to start any fights and I hope my thread didn't pit any members against each other. It was not intended too.

reply to post by Somehumanbeing


I guess I just want to know that I will see her again. It seems when people have near death experiences you always here about them seeing loved ones that had gone before them but you don't hear people saying that they seen there beloved furbaby's. I know deep down that God made all creatures great and small and I am trying to keep that in my mind. I just pray that when it is my time to go not only do I hope to see my loved ones that have went before me but my furbaby's as well. I pray they are at the end of the tunnel too.

reply to post by Deebo


They are very loyal. They are there when you need them. They listen. They don't tell your secrets. And they love you without any conditions attached.

I said no more dogs. It just hurts too much. I guess it isn't something I can think about now but only because I don't want to go through this again. Yet I know I will because I still have 2 more.

reply to post by mamabeth


We will be getting her ashes back tomorrow. We took her down ourselves. And when you walk in there is a little room at the side with a table to lay your pet on with flowers behind it. Kind of like a viewing room. That is where I told her I was sorry and said goodbye.

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic


Thank you for your kind words of wisdom and caring support through U2U. While I have not been a member here long I feel I have found many fellow dog lovers on this board.

reply to post by doobydoll


I will keep telling myself that dogs will be in heaven. If they aren't than I just don't want to go. I said no more dogs. People that know me will laugh at that statement.

reply to post by g146541


Thank you so much. I will keep telling me she is waiting for me on the other side and that all the answers will be revealed to our questions. This morning was terrible. Tootie as she got older became incontinent and I generally had for a lack of better words a huge mess to clean up in the morning. I'm thankful we don't have carpet. When I got up today there was no mess. I cried all the way up until the time to go to work and after work too on the way home. I just want to quit crying and I know one day I will.

reply to post by archasama


You sound unattached to your dogs. And some people are like that and that is fine. But then there are people like me that are crazy over their animals. Especially when you don't have kids, they become your children.

reply to post by Rising Against


Thank you for understanding. I know I'm not the only one out there. I'm 40 and this is the first time I have ever had a pet put to sleep. It was just so hard.

reply to post by TechVampyre


Hope your walk went well with your loving companions. Tootie was never much of a walker. We would start out walking and then we would have to pick her up and carry her. As she got older she still loved to drive the H3 though. We'd be riding through Pigeon Forge in slow bumper to bumper traffic and pull up next to someone and here would be this 5 lb. yorkie 2 paws on the wheel along with 2 human hands. It was her way of being able to see what was going on. People would just laugh.

reply to post by Rocky Black


Rocky, I'm sorry you had to go through the same thing with your loving pet. I'm glad you were there for your furbaby. The vet kept asking if we wanted to leave. We stayed with her and pet her and loved on her. I wasn't going to let her go by herself no matter how much it hurt me to see it. She had always been there for us and I was darn sure going to be there for her.

The background music I chose for the tribute video is Lynyrd Skynyrd "Tuesday's Gone"

Tuesday, you see
She had to be free
But somehow I got to
carry on....
Tuesday's gone
with the wind
My baby's gone
with the wind...

Djarums is right let's not feed any trolls. Thank you.

reply to post by elcapitano75


I will keep telling myself that her spirit is here with us and waiting for us on the other side.

Doobydoll your mastiff is awesome. I love that pouty face!

reply to post by g146541


Yes, no more pain and suffering for her. Love your buddies close. And enjoy them while you can.

Rocky, I love large dogs too, but have always navigated towards the little ones. My poodle would be scared to death of a large dog. He is such a wuss. His name is Butkus which is very fitting. LOL.

reply to post by Akragon


Your right it isn't the end just a transition.

reply to post by StealthyKat


I'm sorry to hear about your beloved Heidi. I get chills thinking about it. I just can't go through it again. But it had to be done. Someone told me you will know when the time has come and they were right. We did. I tell myself no more dogs because of the heartache in the end. Then I think of all the joy in between. I just don't know.

Lynyrd Skynyrd "Tuesday's Gone"

Well, when this train ends
I'll try again.....



Again. Thank you so much for the loving, caring and well thought out posts. I can't say that enough.

SO sorry to hear about your dog.
Sounds like a good run though...18 years is a good age.


As far as having no souls....they may, or may not.
But having a dog as a buddy does wonders for the human soul.
Os maybe they just have little dog souls that get added to yours, as a bonus.

reply to post by SavannahJane


Damn SJ.

My deepest sympathies to you

awww big hugs, so sad.

Im so sorry for your loss.
x

reply to post by StealthyKat


What a beautiful video! You did a great job (I'm crying like a baby)....I can see from the video that she was well loved and you gave her a great life. She was lucky to have a friend like you. Focus on that, and it will make it a little easier. Take comfort in knowing that you gave her the very best life she could have had. I believe you will see her again some day......to know if a dog has a soul. all you have to do is look into their eyes. They express all the emotions we have, which is why we love them so much. (((((((virtual hug)))))))

Here's some pics of my babies....I hope it brings a smile to your face! Heidi (black cocker spaniel), Teddy (the orange cat), and Smoochy (the grey cat).....

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reply to post by SavannahJane


Yup I know a couple that can't have children so they always buy a poodle and treat her like a child. Always black and always female poodle. They have had several black poodle girls - they name them Jeyra - 1, Jeyra - 2 ... and so on - they have got to 5 or 7... they always die and it's depressing.
It'd be better to take a child from adoption or animals from shelter not to buy black poodles.


If you have 1 dog that you keep indoors... then of course you treat him like a family but I have several dogs and they live mostly outdoors and they have their own family.

Spacedoubt, Davespanners, Zazzafrazz thank you all for your condolences. It really does mean a lot. We got her ashes back today, along with the certificate. We were debating on cremation as we have been a little short on money lately but I am so glad we did it. I ended up selling a few coins to help pay for it. Norfed Liberty Dollars. Ha. Guy just got convicted a few weeks ago. I remember being so mad when I got those as a tip 10 years ago because they weren't legal tender. It ended up being a decent tip after all.

StealthyKat, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to get you crying too. Your furbaby pictures are so wonderful. They all look so beautiful. Especially Heidi. They all brought a huge smile to my face.

archasama, we have bought dogs as well. We have a poodle he is apricot. But our shih-tzu mix came from the pound. She is by far the best dog we have had. Tootie was bought but she was my inlaws so we took her in 7 years ago when they passed away. I highly recommend adopting from the pound. Especially if it is a kill shelter. Give a dog a chance it wouldn't otherwise have. I have a hard time going into a pound. It is always so depressing. And being the animal lover I am I just want to scoop them all up and take them home. I've always envisioned breaking into a kill shelter and just opening up every cage and releasing them all to freedom. Like some big escape or something. LOL.

Thank you, thank you, thank you each and everyone. Give your furbabies love!

I'm sorry you've lost a much loved member of your family.

Did you ever watch Dune? Do you remember where the desert people were honoured because the guy "shed water", (cried) over the death of one of them? Don't be ashamed of mourning. Our pets deserve the honour of our tears. Let yourself cry. It will pass.

Your heart knows more than all the religions of the world put together. Besides, Hinduism teaches that animals do have souls, and Jesus never taught that they don't.

Having a pet is such a strange and ancient tradition. I believe our relationship with dogs and cats in prehistoric times has moulded the character of the human race. There was a time when natural disasters left very few early humans alive, and our species could well have died out. Perhaps it was our companions, hunting with us, who enabled our survival. I always feel there is some huge debt we owe them.

These days, we take an animal from its natural environment, take it away from its own family, and then repay it for its companionship by giving it all the love we have. We become their family and they become ours, and a magic, pure, loving relationship happens. My cranky, clawy, half-wild cat is like a love battery. When he's being stroked, or lies in the sun, he's charging up. And then he jumps up for a cuddle, and purrs like a tractor over my damaged heart, and I can feel the love vibrations mending it again.

S.J., you need a companion to give your love to again, even more than you need to be loved. And, when you have finished your mourning, another companion will come along for you.

reply to post by SavannahJane


You are so right....and you know, when you adopt a stray or one from the shelter, that turn out to be great and loyal pets. An example of this was my dog Sam. He showed up outside of the building I work at one day. He was a German Shepard (pure), and I don't know if he was lost or dumped off, but he was so skinny you could see every bone in his body.....and infested with fleas. He had injuries, and I suspect he may have been abused. Anyway, I started bringing him 2 double whoppers from Burger King every day. He would always be hiding in the woods, and when he saw me drive up, he knew I was bringing his food. It took a month of that before he would let me touch him, he was so scared his whole body trembled. Then one day, he came out of the woods as I drove out.....I sat down in my usual place, and he came over to me, then climbed up in my lap! This HUGE dog....it was hilarious and touching at the same time! He finally just rested his head on my lap....and I scratched his forehead. We just sat quietly for a while. I knew that was the moment he began to realize I wouldn't hurt him. I eventually got him in the truck, and I brought him to the vet. Within 3 months he went from a scraggly smelly skinny dog to a GORGEOUS 87 pound German Shepard! He was the best dog ever...he never left my side. I pampered him and spoiled him to make up for all the hard life he had. When he died of old age, it was with his head in my lap, with me telling him I loved him....he just went to sleep peaceful and quiet. When you adopt a dog like that, I think they know you saved the....and they show it!