I understand this too. The beagle I got when I was in elementary school is now at the end of his rather long life. (Named him Snoopy, what else is a kid going to name a beagle? Shiloh perhaps!) Always had a massive seizure problem, now with arthritis, stone deaf, vision going, and congestive heart failure.
Thank God though he still seems to enjoy his life, and still pesters me for his twice daily walk. When the day comes he seems to suffer, I'll put him down so he doesn't have to suffer.
Hoping all the best for you and your companion.
-Sean
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> So true. I/we have been with all of our dogs, right to the last moments of
> their lives. They deserve no less. Now they await us at the Rainbow Bridge.
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> In a message dated 5/3/2012 10:34:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> wonggster@... writes:
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> Standing watch over your dog is one of the hardest and most necesssary
> things that you'll ever do. Tou give back just a tiny bit of what you get from
> them.
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> best
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> g
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> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Bill Rudloff <_doctorwho8@..._
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> I'm sorry about your Dalmatian. We had a 12.5 year old named Pongo. We had
> him for 2.5 years until we had to put him to sleep last December.
> Bill Rudloff
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