My dog my tractor buddy was laid to rest today.

[chad22]

In my search for the pic of Rex and Boots. I came across this pic of him untying my work boots. :laughing:

I no longer had to untie my own work boots. He did it for me.

Chad

 

[The kid]

Randall, one of the hardest things I've ever had to do was put down the family pet who was over 12 years old. He was diagnosed with a deteriorated hip and was difficult to walk. He was a bit over weight but dearly loved and missed. I feel your pain. -robert

 

[El Wood]

Sorry about your loss. Years ago, I laid to rest my German Shepherd, who I grew up with. I woke up one morning and found she had passed away during the night. I buried her out by a tree at the back of our property. She lived to chase a ball so I placed one next to her in her tomb. After I filled in the hole, I gave up fighting the tears and cried like a baby.

I now have a 3 year told German Shepherd who is truly my best friend. He watches me out the window every day when I leave for work. When I get home, I look through the glass on the door and see two ears waiting for me. I don't think I'll be able to handle it when he's gone. I pay $20 for him for pet health insurance every month. If he has hip trouble like many of them do, I can get him hip replacements. He's a great dog.

 

[dex3361]

Thanks.

Boris1. That's a beautiful poem. It brought tears to my eyes reading it. Sorry for the loss of Cody.

Around 3 years ago, My dad lost his male Collie. The Collie was around 16 years old when it died. My dad went outside to feed him one day and found him dead. He couldn't believe it. He was in shock. That was and is still his best buddy.

I was the one who had to lay him to rest. As my dad couldn't handle it. And it was hard on me as well as he was the last of the 11 dogs I had to bury within 4 months.

First it was 4 puppies, siblings to the one in my avatar. Then the mother got struck and killed by lightning outside. So I had to lay her to rest, then we had to take care of her puppies. Then 4 more of the puppies died.

Then we were left with Rex. (The one in the avatar.) A month later after burying those puppies and their mother, I had to lay our dog Boots to rest. She was pretty old as well. Will have to remember how old she was.

Then a month later after Boots died. I had to lay the Collie to Rest.

That was a hard time on me. I was digging holes and Burying Puppies and dogs left and right. It seemed to never end. Luckily it has for now.

We thought Rex was gonna die. But luckily he pulled out of it and is still here being his ornery self. :laughing: I love him to pieces.

I really need to get a pic of him now that he has gotten way bigger. I do have a pic of him as a puppy laying beside Boots before she died.

I'll have to rummage through my files on my computer and find the pic.

Chad

Oh man, that had tol be hard. It never gets easy to seperate from our furry friends.

 

[dex3361]

Thank you so much for all the kind words.

 

[BandRRanch]

Mutts are the answer to a bad day. My lab doesn't care when I come home, how I came home, or how late I am. He has that tail wagging at a 100. Has seizures about once a month and I have to massage him until it is over, but than he gets up and looks at me like, whut....there's a ball in the back...why we sittin here..lol love that mutt to death. Not sure if any of you have ever seen this movie, but it is based off of a true story about an Akita in Japan. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2010) with Richard Gere. if not, rent it. It shows the love a dog gives to you unconditionally. Even when they happen to out live you.

 

[chad22]

I finally found the 2 pics of Rex on the couch with Boots. She was like his second mom after his real mom died.

She always had to be around him and Rex always loved to be so close to her.

Chad

 

[chad22]

I'm thinking that boots was 16 when she died. I remember we got her as a pup when I was either 5 or 6.

My youngest sisters teacher gave her to us. My sisters teacher found her on the side of the road and asked my sister if she wanted her.

Chad

 

[Boris1]

Mutts are the answer to a bad day. My lab doesn't care when I come home, how I came home, or how late I am. He has that tail wagging at a 100. Has seizures about once a month and I have to massage him until it is over, but than he gets up and looks at me like, whut....there's a ball in the back...why we sittin here..lol love that mutt to death. Not sure if any of you have ever seen this movie, but it is based off of a true story about an Akita in Japan. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2010) with Richard Gere. if not, rent it. It shows the love a dog gives to you unconditionally. Even when they happen to out live you.

Well against my better judgement I watched it, good movie but hard to take near the end of course. Flipping through the channels tonight and saw it was just coming on remembered this mention. Thanks for the recommend, definitely worth watching.

 

[ljohnson778]

I finally found the 2 pics of Rex on the couch with Boots. She was like his second mom after his real mom died.

She always had to be around him and Rex always loved to be so close to her.

Chad

That is too cute...