Danny the dog going to sleep tomorrow

[banditrider]

My old man reckons the hardest thing he had to do was to take our old family dog to the vet and have her put down. He was in tears remembering how much she'd meant to us kids as we grew up etc. Now I've got my own SPCA mutt (best $100 I ever spent) and can't even imagine how hard it may be to have him put down.

Sincerst commiserations, hope you'll find another great dog some day.

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My old man reckons the hardest thing he had to do was to take our old family dog to the vet and have her put down. He was in tears remembering how much she'd meant to us kids as we grew up etc. Now I've got my own SPCA mutt (best $100 I ever spent) and can't even imagine how hard it may be to have him put down.
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Dad is similar with racehorses,as his dad was a trainer all his life,dad and his brothers used to work them,he and his older were jockeys,said never got used to them breaking down.He is fine with raising calves and them dying,but when he has lost a horse (3 -4so far)in last 15 years and his dogs he takes it hard,usually the dogs are farm bred,but his special one was an alsation,he ran him over twice with the bloody massey ferg 35 tractor(ground was muddy)both times dog ok,but at lest the alsation was brought home and buried,you knew where dad was on the farmlet as the dog was always by him.

[chanceyy]

my two horses have been buried at a friends place .. hardest decision was putting my first old horse down .. I got him when i was 16 & had him for 16 yrs ..but also realising that he had a damn good life & I could ease his suffering made it a wee bit easier to deal with

then lost my dream horse who was only 6yrs when he burst a blood vessell in his brain & dropped dead in front of my eyes .. that one was devestating for sure .. & its where my handle comes from .. his name was chance

As upset as I am to lose a pet I can handle losing them to old age .. much harder to accept when you lose them unexpectedly .. you do not have time to get your head around it or say good bye

[Grumpy Gnomb]

Just an update and special thanks to everyone that has said something and sent some thoughts via PM as it helps not much but it does.

Danny went to sleep at 1.45pm today with Mrs GG and GG holding onto him as he left us for the last time. Was very quick and peaceful and he is no longer in any pain.

Im sure he is now playing with Niska in the big green field in the sky and he will always be with us.

See you mate

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As upset as I am to lose a pet I can handle losing them to old age .. much harder to accept when you lose them unexpectedly .. you do not have time to get your head around it or say good bye

True,as kids my brother and I had a paddock which was part of dads folks land,our house didn't have a fence as such,mum always knew if we were in the paddock as both the horses would be near us.Apparently the chestnut was my fav(was 4 or so),he went to races at New Plymouth and broke his leg,when the horse float turned up at nanas place and he wasn't on it I was inconsolable for days.Have no problems with shooting a sick calf,but if his horses or dogs are sore we treat em like family(usually are bred and raised).

[chanceyy]

True,as kids my brother and I had a paddock which was part of dads folks land,our house didn't have a fence as such,mum always knew if we were in the paddock as both the horses would be near us.Apparently the chestnut was my fav(was 4 or so),he went to races at New Plymouth and broke his leg,when the horse float turned up at nanas place and he wasn't on it I was inconsolable for days.Have no problems with shooting a sick calf,but if his horses or dogs are sore we treat em like family(usually are bred and raised).

nods Animals are pure .. they are devoted regardless of wot mood your in .. you can always count on them .. unlike ppl .. and they love you regardless of who you are, wot you are, or wot you look like

and most of the time its all to do with food but at least they are non judgmental ..

[Zukin]

Hi GG

We (family) know exactly how you feel

Here is our post when we said goodbye to our family members just over a year ago
Our pets grew up with our daughter, it was a sad day, and you will feel really strange for a few days (I kept going out to feed them)

Chin up
And all the best to the family

Regards Mr & Mrs Zukin

[candor]

Sorry for your loss of Danny today, its horrible - horrible. Dogs live fast but I didn't realise some die so young as his threas revealed, sounds like he had a good innings and a fab life
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[MD]

yep, like the others I've had to do the same. As much as you want to keep him alive, once you realise he is suffering the decision is made.
I posted this poem on a similar thread some time ago. Hits home for me and says it well. Be there for him tomorrow.

IF IT SHOULD BE

If it should be that I grow weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done,
For this last battle cannot be won.

You will be sad, I understand.
Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
For this day, more than all the rest,
Your love for me must stand the test.

We've had so many happy years.
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so;
The time has come -- please let me go.

Take me where my need they'll tend,
And please stay with me till the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time that you will see
The kindness that you did for me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.

Please do not grieve -- it must be you
Who had this painful thing to do.
We've been so close, we two, these years;
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.

[gijoe1313]

Ah bugger. Know how you feel, been through this with two family dogs now, I was a young 'un when our first golden labrador was taken away to be put to sleep ... I never realised it when I saw my uncle going to "take him for a checkup at the vets", and the dog knew it was going to be his final journey (he kept turning away and trying to run as fast as his painful hip/legs could take him), he eventually relented and just quietly allowed himself to be loaded up in the station wagon

He had a great life ... first as a duck retriever (my uncles were into duck hunting), then a guard dog and family pet fulltime He was buried in the rose garden where grandma liked to sit and prune them with him.

The other one was a real mutt, Alsatian and something else! Wasn't half as smart as the labby, but was a real character. Mum found him dead in the back garden by the fence, where he normally used to woof hello to his sausage dog friends next door Buried him in the back yard under the tree he liked to lie under on hot days.

Yeah, its a kick in the guts when a member of the family goes ... my brother has carried the tradition on, and got a Samoy ... cutest and smartest dog yet (like a combination of both the previous dogs gone before!)

Time will heal the hurt, and when you are ready, you can allow the next dog to choose you!

[martybabe]

Aw,three times I've tuned into this thread and three times I've cried, i've never petted me dog so much.All the best mate, heres to happier times

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Aw,three times I've tuned into this thread and three times I've cried, i've never petted me dog so much.All the best mate, heres to happier times

Did the same to my dog today and yesterday as well,he can annoy the hell out of us at night if he spies a cat over the road and barks at it,then he goes to sleep.Still I wouldn't want to sneak onto our section at night,mean as growl and then not sure what he'd do,don't think he'd bite but who knows the nature of an alsation and his patch.