When our pets pass (Page 5): I’m so sorry! Our Charlie is 13 and has a serious heart problem. I appreciate every day that the Lord lets him stay with me! He saved the very best dog for...

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Carol Kelly wrote:

Our Yorkie died this year. He died of natural causes in my husbands arms. So much heartbreak.

I’m so sorry! Our Charlie is 13 and has a serious heart problem. I appreciate every day that the Lord lets him stay with me! He saved the very best dog for a time that I would appreciate him the most! This will be the toughest one to say goodbye to in my lifetime!

Dr. Evil Loc: In Your Face

TexaCan wrote:

I’m so sorry! Our Charlie is 13 and has a serious heart problem. I appreciate every day that the Lord lets him stay with me! He saved the very best dog for a time that I would appreciate him the most! This will be the toughest one to say goodbye to in my lifetime!

The toughest one for me is the next one.

goofball Loc: timbucktoo

I worked for the humane society in Orlando for a while. One of my jobs was to hold the animals as they put them down! I hated that job but someone had to do it. I still cry every time I think about those days.

teabag09

I worked with a woman and a man after they transferred who worked for Animal control. That was the worst thing for them also. I couldn't do it. I can go to the outdoor and hunt a critter but I couldn't put down a pet.

I have buried many pets and will hopefully for me, bury many more. Each one hurts, they are family, but that passes as the new one gets your heart. My heart goes out to goodball. I can shoot an animal but am not sure I could have the courage to do what you did. Mike

goofball wrote:

I worked for the humane society in Orlando for a while. One of my jobs was to hold the animals as they put them down! I hated that job but someone had to do it. I still cry every time I think about those days.

Dr. Evil Loc: In Your Face

teabag09 wrote:

I worked with a woman and a man after they transferred who worked for Animal control. That was the worst thing for them also. I couldn't do it. I can go to the outdoor and hunt a critter but I couldn't put down a pet.

I have buried many pets and will hopefully for me, bury many more. Each one hurts, they are family, but that passes as the new one gets your heart. My heart goes out to goodball. I can shoot an animal but am not sure I could have the courage to do what you did. Mike

I don't hunt anymore, don't mind that others do, death is a very violent thing and I just can't pull the trigger on a critter anymore.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

2wheeljunkie wrote:

The toughest one for me is the next one.

That's a good point! They certainly don't get easier!

goofball Loc: timbucktoo

teabag09 wrote:

I worked with a woman and a man after they transferred who worked for Animal control. That was the worst thing for them also. I couldn't do it. I can go to the outdoor and hunt a critter but I couldn't put down a pet.

I have buried many pets and will hopefully for me, bury many more. Each one hurts, they are family, but that passes as the new one gets your heart. My heart goes out to goodball. I can shoot an animal but am not sure I could have the courage to do what you did. Mike

As they were dying, they would turn their heads and look you in the eyes! What a horrible memory. It was like saying goodbye. I love all creatures great and small, what I hate is (Humans) evil one's!

Dr. Evil Loc: In Your Face

goofball wrote:

As they were dying, they would turn their heads and look you in the eyes! What a horrible memory. It was like saying goodbye. I love all creatures great and small, what I hate is (Humans) evil one's!

My thoughts exactly.

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

goofball wrote:

As they were dying, they would turn their heads and look you in the eyes! What a horrible memory. It was like saying goodbye. I love all creatures great and small, what I hate is (Humans) evil one's!

"what I hate is (Humans) evil one's!"
Same here.
That is what makes humans different from all other creatures.

BTW; love all the stories here.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

2wheeljunkie wrote:

Read it

That covers it!!

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

TexaCan wrote:

That's a good point! They certainly don't get easier!

Except for those that died in their sleep, we have always been there when the time came. somehow the dogs tell us that they want the struggle to be over, the pain is too great, the fun is all gone. The couple that had bone cancer (a major problem with giant breeds)have been the worst because to look at them you would not know anything was wrong. They just did not want to be touched and screamed when the affected area was touched. Then they look up and say, in their own way "Please end the pain to keep me in this state is you being selfish not loving me, so do the right thing." Since there have always been dogs, up to 6 at a time, in our lives, saying goodby is just part of our responsibility, but it is still a horribly tough decision.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

no propaganda please wrote:

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I agree, we must accept the responsibility of doing what is best for our little furry loved ones. We had 2 Shih Tzus before Charlie. Tiny Dog and Rudy❤️❤️ Tiny Dog had to be put down when she got to the point where she was in too much pain! It was really hard to tell her goodby. She was very small and soooo pretty and sweet. Rudy died in my arms. He would let me hold him like a baby and rock him asleep! He was Jack's most favorite Dog!!! I was glad my husband was at work when Rudy died because he had a very difficult death. Needless to say, I cried like a baby. I pray my Charlie will just go to sleep beside me. I can't imagine not having a pet to love! There has never been a time in my life that I didn't have one.... or two.... or three LOL!!!!! I even had 2 hens that went walking with me! They were both named Baby!!!

teabag09

I still hunt, haven't shot at anything in about 7 yrs. I enjoy being in a stand when the sun is coming up and watch and listen to the world waking up. Mike

2wheeljunkie wrote:

I don't hunt anymore, don't mind that others do, death is a very violent thing and I just can't pull the trigger on a critter anymore.

Dr. Evil Loc: In Your Face

teabag09 wrote:

I still hunt, haven't shot at anything in about 7 yrs. I enjoy being in a stand when the sun is coming up and watch and listen to the world waking up. Mike

Back home I used to bow hunt just to be in nature, but now living away from where I grew up, it's not the same.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

2wheeljunkie wrote:

I don't hunt anymore, don't mind that others do, death is a very violent thing and I just can't pull the trigger on a critter anymore.

My sentiments, exactly, 2wheel. I've seen enough killing for my time on this earth.