Had a Doberman Lab mix for 15 years. Extremely intelligent dog, real part of the family. When she was shutting form age down we took her to the vet and I held her in my arms while the shot took effect. God that was tough. That was 3 years ago and I still get misty eyed thinking about it.

Dogs are great friends, but we outlive them and gotta go through it.

 

GirlyGirl we lost one of our dashounds two years ago because of the same thing. I was very against getting a dog but my daughter bugged me till I gave in ( about ten minutes, all she had to do was pout) I came home two days after the the dog had been fixed and she just didn't have any energy. That evening when I got back home it was raining and my daughter came and told me prissy was just setting in the front yard in the rain. By the time I got to her she had laid down and could barely pick her head up. I took her to the vet but by the time I got there ahe had stopped breathing. The vet said it was a blood clot. I had become attached to the dog and what really made it bad was on the way to the vet she tried to crawl over to me in the truck. We eventually got another dashound that I was determined not to get attached to but it happened anyway. His name was rocky and everyday he would meet me at the driveway so he could ride in my truck, he loved to go riding. I have some back problems and it seemed like he knew when I was really hurting and he would get in my lap and just lay there like he was sad. About two years ago my wife came home and when she was pulling in the garage rocky ran in front of her car to get his chew toy and got ran over. We have since got both of my kids dogs but I just can't bring myself to egt close to them. It's funny how you can become more attached to a dog than any other animal. I'm sorry for everyones lose and believe me I know how hard it is.

 

I was more attatched with my little rottie then I was with my girlfriend.

 

thats funny. i got my rottie for my exboyfriend and when we broke up i kept her.

 

BIGBALLER, SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YR DOG! MY BENJI (SHEPMIX) IS 8 AND HE HAD CANCER ON ME TWICE BUT HE IS STILL ALIVE THANK GOD!FOUND HIM IN A DUMPSTER AT MY JOB 8 YRS AGO!HE IS THE BEST DOG I EVER OWNED,SMART AS AWHIP,WOULD HAVE MADEA EXCELLENT POILICE DOG! WE HAD A PURBRED SIBERIAN HUSKY LIVE TO 17YRS OLD N HE HAD CANCER N WE HAD TO PUT HIM TO SLEEP! I HAVE A BLUE RUSSIAN CAT HERE THAT IS 18YRS OLD N RECENTLY SHE LOST HER ABITLY TO MEOW,SHE DOES IT VERY FAINTLY! I ALSO HAVE 2 HUSKIES A FATHER /SON TEAM (LONG STORY) MY SITER N HER ROOMATE HAVE 2 ROTTIES, MY LITTLLE SISTER HAS A ROTTIE N A MIX DOG WHO IS A RECUE DOG(MOST OF MY PETS R RESCUES)
THE SISTER WITH THE 2 ROTTIES JUST RESCUED ANOTHER MIX N WE NAMED HER PEANUT,SHE IS A SHAFFIER TERRIOR MIX(PIT BULL TYPE BUT NOT A PIT) ALSO ALL THESE ANIMALS DONT LIVE AT ME HOUSE IN CASE UA RE WONDERING,LOL IF U R GONNA GET ANOTHER DOG TRY A MIX BREED N TRY TO ADOPT FROM A SHELTER!

 

I rescued 1 of my huskys and the rottie that just died, they gave him an ortopsye. the results of it were that the dog had to much exces fluids next to his heart, which made it stop.

 

im sry for your loss bigballer...

we generally only get mutts, as they tend to live longer. our last 2 both lived over 18yrs old, one probaly being over 20... we still have 3 dogs, one being purebred, and hes also the dumbest and fattest out of the bunch, hes an aussie. the others are a lab/terrier, and a belgium sheperd mix...

 

It sucks to lose a dog !! I had a black lab for twelve years and if I layed on the floor he would come and cuddle up to me with his head on my arm. He would stay by me as long as I stayed there. He also new when I was feeling down and he would come up to me and just put is head in my lap or on my shoulder if I was sitting on the floor. He got sick and I had to put him to sleep. I was 27 years old at the time and I cried like a baby when I carried him out of the vet in a bag so I could bury him at home. I said I would not get another dog, But that didn't last long !!

 

thunderbolt my dad did the same with my lab when it died i cryed and cryed [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

I had this silly little Pug named Choo-Choo......for about 14 years.....had her while I was growing up - silly snuffly dog......she finally died of kidney failure (old age pretty much) and we took her to to vet and he put her to rest......I cried for about a week.......

I've had dogs come and go since then........some were good dogs......some weren't.......but I've never been so in love with a dog like I am my Toomey dog that I have now. He's almost a year old, and he is the coolest dog I've ever had in my life. He's a person, basically.......at least he thinks so - and we pretty much treat him like one. If you don't have alot of luck with Rottie's, try an American Staffordshire Terrier.........AMAZING dogs.......the best people dog you can buy. I spent money and went for a purebred, but the breeder I bought him from researches bloodlines for years before selecting the parent dogs. Inbreeding CAN be a big problem with purebreds, but there are good, reputable breeders who have a passion for generating excellent animals......I would HIGHLY suggest an Amstaff!!!

Here's a pic of my boy!!!

Toomey

Sorry about your loss.......the sad thing about losing such a GOOD dog is we miss them so much when they are gone........