RaineysMom

God bless you for taking this poor pup in and giving him the love he deserved.... he knows you love him and you will see each other again

Oh Diane, I'm so very sorry about Austin! He was such a sweet boy and he knows you love him VERY much.....

hugs going out to you and Annie!!!! your Prince was a very special boy -- I wish I could have met him! he IS pain-free now and will be waiting for you at the bridge.... and Freddie is SUCH a handsome pup!!!! I'm glad I got to meet him at MWGH meeting

there's a new star up in the heaven's tonite, her name is Shazam so sorry for your loss!!! I loved the poem at the top -- probably one of the most moving things I've ever read. Thank you for sharing it, and thank you for letting us become part of Shazam's life, even if from afar. your girl is happy and romping pain-free now....

My God, what a sad tragedy!!!!!!! I know she's found her forever couch at the bridge, sweet girl

we have a few....he was the handsomest GS pointer I've ever seen....he was 65 lbs but could curl up into the smallest ball you've ever seen... mr. silly face... and here with Chester, my bridge Lab, the night before he was put to sleep :( I had to find one without my face in it, it was so swelled up from crying that night..... he was the first pet I'd ever lost...it never gets any easier though, does it?

I'm so sorry! thank you for sharing your fond memories of Slick -- he was a beautiful pup and he knows you love him very much

Remington was my sweet boy, he loved his mom very much -- and his dad too. he was happiest when he was out hunting the birdies with his dad, he was such a good boy!!!! And a phenomenal hunter We miss you, my little Rem dog -- you had to leave us too early, at 6 -- but we want you to know we still love you and miss you and think about you all the time. We know you're playing stickie with Chester and Captain and are finally happy. we love you, Rem....see you one day at the bridge

I'm so sorry for your loss, Diane!!! Ivey was a beautiful girl and lucky to have you for her mom. run free and sweet, Ivey

you will see your sweet Chloe again one day

You know what they say about touching your dogs olives. 1786571[/snapback] you never go back to martini's?

OMG you guys are so invaluable!!!! here's the story.... Rain finally warmed up to Nube not 20 minutes ago and snuggled with him. Well, okay, got kinda slutty with him. ooooookkkkkaaaaaaayyyy. They jump off the couch and Nube comes over for a neckie scratch and I *happen* to see two VERY large 'growths' exactly where you guys said! Heck with the olives, these things were GOLFBALLS (guess he's well endowed or something ) at any rate, my first thought was 'holy crap, there's something wrong!'!!! then in the back of my mind I remembered the hoo-hoo thread. Just looked this back up and am so relieved now! and yes, I touched them too.....

so sorry!!! What a horrible loss for your sister! run free now, Lennie

please send our condolences to Ginger's family it's never easy...but it's the final love we can give the ones that bring us so much more love than we can ever imagine. run fast and free, Ginger -- your family will be with you someday!

beautifully said, Jett! the poem is wonderful too

I'm so sorry for your loss! Run sweet and free, Tupelo he was a very handsome boy, and you all were blessed to be together for those 16 wonderful years! I know my bridge yellow lab Chester (my first dog, he went to the bridge in May at 14.5 years) was there waiting for him -- ready to play and romp

we put Chester our lab (my first dog) down in May, he was exactly 14 years and 8 months too, and same situation -- mind sharp but his whole back end was gone I'm so sorry you lost Jag -- but you made his golden years the best!

I also do not find this post offensive -- and the fact that most voted for the 'no limit' makes my heart glad. But 'no limit' has it's limits within every owner and every situation. Each has to be dealt with separately, and there's no right or wrong solution if love is the guiding factor. We spent over $800 one weekend with Remy, our pointer. Over the years, thousands with all 3. With the loss of my 3 dogs this year I easily spent over $1500 just bringing them to the bridge and cremating them. When Captain was diagnosed with a brain tumor, the neurologist told us it was 99% inoperable BUT there were 2 vets in the country that would do the operation and it would cost over $20,000. Did we do it? No. We weighed the prognosis (5% chance of survival), the cost, his age...lots of things -- and decided to keep him comfortable as long as we could. Even if I was Donald Trump I wouldn't have put him though the surgery. After losing Rem and Chester, my sister and I had to make the same decision about my mom in June -- keep trying in vain to keep her going or just make her comfortable. It is a gut and heart wrenching experience. I guess what I'm trying to say is what's been voiced before -- that each person has to make the absolutely most difficult decision on their own, and for each situation. We do what we can for the ones we love, human, canine, feline or otherwise, and do the best we can. That's what makes us kind, caring humans and why our dogs love us for the people we are.

Hi Sarah, Prince was with you this year just as he has been every year -- I believe our pets that go to the Bridge still are with us all the time Nothing can break that bond of love, not even their passing. I truly hope you had a happy birthday and got your ice cream! I know Prince got his Kim edited to add: p.s. Yesterday would have been Chester's (my yellow lab, my first pup ever) 15th birthday, we lost him in May -- we miss him terribly.... I know how you feel but I know he's much happier now and waiting for us with Rem and Cap