My little Golden buddy passed away Fri Night

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Dear All,

Just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know my little buddy passed away Friday night. AustinDog was a 10 1/2 year old Golden retriever. He was a trooper all the way never crying as we found out he had a big tumor which bled internally. It was a long night as I rushed him to an Emergency clinic in Austin. (our Gidding's vet was out of town). It didn't matter, after waiting a couple of long hours at the ER, I had to tell them to release him back to me with some pain killers. He died on the way home. He had been having a few problems in the last 2 months. It all happened so suddenly, at 6pm he came inside from his "duty" and laid down on his side never to get up on his own again. He died at 11:30 pm. The ER vet said Goldens are prone to tumors. I asked why, just looking for some sliver of hope and he said "Just like you can count on them to be the friendliest big dogs, they also have this problem trait".

We buried him Saturday in a very scenic location under a tree overlooking our pond.

He had a lot of friends in a lot of places. No mean bones in his body. Never bit anyone. Innocent.

He was truly a Man's best friend. His last concerted movement was to place his paw on me as I laid by his side. This was always his way of telling me how much he liked me and returning the love.

I will always miss him.

Sincerely...Kyle

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I never thought that I'd have to use my 4310 as a "hearse". But the ground was so soggy and I needed 4WD just to cross the pasture. I put him in the FEL and went slow.

 

[Tractors4u]

Kyle,

My sympathies go out to you. We lost our 10 yr old Golden a couple of months ago. Not sure what happened. It was as if she went in to the woods behind the house to die quitely. She was a sweety and so gentle with our two daughters. She would come running at them as fast as she could and then slow down quickly and almost low crawl up to them. Goldens are really sweet. Really hyper sometimes, but really sweet!

I also used my 4310 to perform the sad duty of burying her.

 

[btolle]

Words cannot express how I felt when I read of your loss. My heart goes out to you and your entire family.

I have had several dogs that passed away and I will never forget them.

I believe they will be waiting for us when we go their way some day.

Bill Tolle /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[sneaky_pete]

Very sorry to hear of your loss Kyle. There is no better friend than a good dog.

pete

 

[texbaylea]

Kyle

It hurts to lose a friend. We bred Boxers for 25 years and always had one or more as house pets. You don't easily forget the good ones you lose.

Our thoughts are with you.

Vernon

 

[GregJ]

About 7 years ago we had to put down our beloved Cody. (See attached). He was not a dog... he was a gift from God. When we finally made the decision to put him down ( bad hips, severe pain and totally incontinent ) I had to come home on my lunch hour and dig his grave while he watched. This was before I had a tractor. I was sobbing with every shovel. The pain was almost unbearable. Losing him was every bit as painful as a family member.

After we put him down we swore we would never get another dog, because nothing could ever replace him. After 3 months of silence in the house we finally got another Golden Retriever. Four months later we took in a stray Black Lab about the same age. As I am writing this I have a 13 week old Yellow Lab sitting on my lap. We now have 3 dogs.

All I can say is I know your pain and my thoughts are with you. I can also say from experience that it is good therapy to get right back in the saddle and do it again. The pain is horrible, but the joy of a house with a loyal dog (or dogs) makes it all worth it.

My thoughts are with you,
Greg

 

[DUMBDOG]

Sorry for your loss Kyle. The golden is a great friend to all.

Our golden, Sydney came close this week, had some sort of seizure, took her three days to come out of it, but she is back to normal now. We have had her for a year and a half, she turned twelve in February. Do not know how someone can give up such a great animal just becasue they are to old to hunt.

 

[MossRoad]

Sorry to hear about your friend.

 

[Junkman]

I know your hurt and pain all too well. With time, you will remember only the good days and this one will come to pass. Just knowing that your pet is not in pain is important. Now he runs and plays with all those that have gone before him and they are waiting for us to join them in the future... Junk....