Just had my doggie put to sleep....

[lastlib]

A 14-y/o smooth-haired collie, had arthritis (could barely walk, had great difficulty getting up from a prone position), going deaf and blind, bad teeth. Hard to say goodbye to a best friend, but it was time.

He's not in pain any more.

A true *Beagle Scout*--Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, sometimes Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, always Brave, sometimes Clean, and Reverent (although sometimes he looked at me like a pork chop!)!

RIP, Buster D. Brown Dog. A better friend no man ever had.

[uppityperson]

1. RIP, Buster

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I am so sorry, my dear lastlib...

But you sure did the right thing--it was time indeed.

They count on us to take care of them when the pain and trouble can no longer be borne.

May he rest in peace...

[lastlib]

10. Thank you very much, my dear CalPeggy!

I need that bit of reassurance.

I didn't think I would cry when the vet took him. But I did.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I'm so sorry. It sounds like you made the kindest decision.

[GeorgeGist]

4. So sorry for your loss.

[lindysalsagal]

5. You did the right thing. They don't understand why it hurts. It scares them.

I've been there, myself. IMHO, many people wait too long.

[lastlib]

11. I'm ashamed to say I did.

(should've done it three months ago. But I'm dealing with a job that takes too many hours, plus elderly parents that need more than a small share--and I wasn't sure I could do it, to be honest.)

[lindysalsagal]

13. It's the hardest part of love. Putting them first.

[ehrnst]

6. Let my 13 year old cairn mix go the day after Xmas.

She started out smart when we got her at one year old, and only got smarter.

When she got a spinal tumor and paralysis set in, I swear she could project what she wanted into my brain, just by looking.

She let me know when it was time, and she was in pain, and it was still one of hardest things to do, knowing how aware and alert she was.

My thoughts are with you today.

[lastlib]

12. My condolences to you, ehrnst.

It's never easy. Amazes me how we bond with our animal friends--and how they bond with us. There is a profound lesson there.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. Very sorry to hear that

I've lost a few that were great friends to me and I've had a lot a more than my share of great friends.

Thomas Fuller - "If you have one true friend you have more than your share."

[sarge43]

8. Peaceful passage for your dear friend

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. RIP, Buster.

[baldguy]

14. :(

[In_The_Wind]

15. I am so sorry, lastlib. I know it hurts but you did the right thing for your pal.

Maybe he is playing like a puppy ... just over the rainbow bridge.

It hurt like hell the morning I kissed my Byron goodbye. One hummingbird flew along with us as we carried him out the car for his last ride. I should have taken him in a day or two sooner but it was the weekend when we knew it was time. I slept on the floor next to him on his last night. I couldn't stop crying for months.

[lastlib]

16. .

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back atcha! Never easy to lose our dear ones--surprising how deep the attachment can be.
Buster actually wasn't my dog (he was my dad's), but I was *his* human. I was the one who fed him (mostly), played with him, walked him around the farm, let him into the basement and talked to him when the thunder scared him, slept with him (he on a dog-bed on the floor, me on the sofa), etc. So, yeah, I'm gonna miss the big lug!

[rurallib]

17. my condolences

the hardest part of having an animal friend is having to let them go, especially when you have to assist the passage.

Peace.

[femmocrat]

18. So sorry, lastlib.

[Fla Dem]

19. So sorry. He had your love and you had his for 14 years. He is at peace.

[irisblue]

20. I grieve with you.

[martin mike]

21. animals are so much better than we are

I am truly sorry for your loss.

[lunatica]

22. hugs to you!

I still cry when I think of putting my son's dog down a year after he died. It was incredibly painful because he loved her so much. She died in my arms. If there is life after death he was there when she passed.

[lastlib]

23. That had to be hard!

. . . .

I can only imagine how hard that was! my deepest sympathies to you, and all our DU love to you for enduring what you did for your son's friend. I hope you can put the pain aside and cherish the good memories you have. In the end, that's all we can do.

. . . . some more!

for your son, and for his pet friend!

[lunatica]

24. I have a wealth of good memories!

They'll keep me going for the rest of my life. I've been honored to have them in my life.

[lastlib]

26. .

back atcha!

[lastlib]

25. Thanks to all for your sympathy and support!

My heart goes out to all of you who have shared the pain of losing a four-legged friend. Pain and loss shared is always much easier to bear, sharing makes our community, and our hearts, stronger.

[Tikki]

27. Hugs to lastlib...remembering the grand times together....

that's what helps.


Tikki

[UTUSN]

28. So srry, I'm never getting over mine

[lastlib]

29. If we are truly human, we never "get over" them.....

...we simply learn how to go on.......until it's our own time.

I hope that when it's my time, I have as much courage and grace as Buster showed me.

[shenmue]

30. ...

[lame54]

31. So sorry, So sorry...

Had to do that a few months back - A heart-breaking decision
I still miss my Snootchie Bootchies

[a la izquierda]

32. I did the same last week.

I'm so sorry for you.

[bigwillq]

33. RIP Buster

So very sorry for your loss.

[clarice]

34. Had to do that in January...still not over it...my thoughts to you. nt

[chknltl]

35. Just got mine back from crematorium

16 year old blue-nosed pitbull named Molly. She passed away on her own two Thursdays ago.

[lastlib]

36. .

for Molly

for you.

They're pretty much a member of the family when they've been with you so long.

[Skittles]

38. I had to Google "blue-nosed pitbull" images

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complete cute overload

my sympathy to you.....I had to have my nearly 17 year old cat put down last year.......they take a piece of our heart with them

my grandmother called it "the price of love"

[chknltl]

41. I've a saying too:

"The worst thing about getting old is the loved ones lost along the way."

I can not imagine a life for myself without a furbuddy by my side. I am 62, I've had both kittys and dogs and each one eventually tore out a piece of my heart when they passed. I now have a one and a half year old female red-nosed female pitt-bull named Rosie. She takes me for walks twice per day and bike rides once or twice per week. She has been a great help in getting me through the passing of my old Molly.

[Skittles]

42. nice

I am trying to adopt a stray cat, but my surviving cat is not having it yet......in the meantime though, the stray is getting pudgy

[niyad]

46. so sorry for your loss.

[Skittles]

37. ...

it's so hard

Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you.....
I loved you so --
'twas Heaven here with you.

--by Ilsa Paschal Richardson

[lastlib]

39. Thank you, Skittles. I NEEDED that!

Buster was the NICEST doggie any guy ever had! Unlike most dogs who barge in and start wolfing it down as soon as the food hits the plate, he ALWAYS waited until I was done dishing it out for him! Mr. Politeness!

[Solly Mack]

40. I'm very sorry.

[lastlib]

43. mmmm.....

[area51]

44. I'm sorry for your loss.

[niyad]

45. Lady of the Beasts, take Your little one gently home, and give his people peace and comfort.

[steve2470]

47. ......

And if you'll pardon me, I got a chuckle out of the pork chop line!