Lost my dog tonight.

[jackelope]

Thanks guys.  It's wierd around the house now. Feels like something's missing.

[Bshiftbc]

There is! your best bud!
So sorry for your loss...

[HuntNFish]

  Sorry to hear about this Josh.  Im sure he is chasing cats and retrieving birds in heaven right now 

[TheKid#10]

Sorry for your loss.......been there.  Here is something to help you through. You will meet again.

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colors.
Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place.
There is always food and water and warm spring weather. The old and frail animals are young again. Those who are maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other.
There is only one thing missing. They are not with their special person who loved them on Earth.
So, each day they run and play until the day comes when, one suddenly stops playing and looks up! The nose twitches! The ears are up! The eyes are staring! And this one suddenly runs from the group!
You have been seen, and when you and your special friend meet, you take him or her in your arms and embrace,
Your face is kissed again and again and again, and you look once more into the eyes of your trusting pet.
Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated...

[DeerHarvester]

Thanks guys.  It's wierd around the house now. Feels like something's missing.

I feel you pain.  I too lost my 12 year old lab this month.  It is a very special bond, and I still have a tough time dealing with it.  Its the little things around the house that reminds you that he is gone. 

[Woodchuck]

My condolences man, just saw this. Tough times for sure

[jackmaster]

dude that sucks when that kind of stuff happens, i have lost some real close pets and it is never easy, i gotta tell ya though bailey sure looks like old yeller....

[MagKarl]

Sadly I too now know exactly how you feel Jackelope.  Last night we lost our 12 year old Weim named Magnum to complications of gastric torsion.  He's my avitar pic. 

Saturday night about midnight my wife woke me to tell me something was wrong with Magnum.  I recognized the bloating and hauled ass for the vet while my wife called ahead to warn them.  A quick x-ray confirmed the gastric torsion and he was immediately prepped for surgery.  He was basically gutted, rearranging the stomach and bowels, sew the stomach to the abdominal wall, and then they stuff it all back in.  String of staples from pecker to sternum.  The surgery was deemed a success.  We were optimistic he would be able to come home Monday morning (today).  I went home about 6AM while Magnum rested. 

About 9PM we get the call that he is in crisis with massive internal bleeding and his time is short.  My wife was able to get there in time thank goodness and was able to hold him as he passed.   

Totally unexpected event.  He was his normal self when I went to bed on Saturday, then Sunday he's gone.  Gastric torsion and bloat are serious business.  We did our best, but we're dogless for the first time in a long time today. 

 

[jackelope]

Sorry to hear, Karl. That's really rough. I am truly sorry for your loss. Read the post that TheKid#10 posted a couple ip from here. It's good stuff.

[lokidog]

Lots of good dogs being lost this summer/fall.  Condolences to all.

[Superfly]

Sorry to hear that ! it sucks when this happens.....I had to put my wife's boxer down last week. Sarge was 14 years old and even though he was 4 years past the normal life span of a boxer it still hurt us all....Most of all , Abbey my lab still is wandering around looking for him so she is definateley missing him......Maybe you get the daughter a little lab puppy for christmas to soften the blow.............

Take care Superfly

[RifleRidge]

So, sorry! We are not to far behind u...

[Curly]

I knew I shouldn't have opened this while at work.  Now I have to explain to my boss why I'm tearing up.......