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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: RadSav on July 18, 2015, 01:42:41 AM
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If you noticed that the world sucks a bit more today than it did yesterday that's because we lost a large part of what was good in it. My baby girl Skagit left this world yesterday at 4:10 PM. I can barely breath so I'm short on words. I just wanted to show a few of my favorite pictures of what Love, Kindness and Beauty in my life looked like. Daddy's Big Girl is going to be missed dearly. You were the best thing in my world. Thank you for the greatest 14 years a puppy dad could ever have :ACRY:
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I'm so sorry RadSav for you loss,And yes your right the world sucked today cause I had to work a friday I dont normally work. Please keap an open mind on my thoughts of animal deaths. In the good book it talks of, all creation groans for the coming of the lord, so I believe we will see them in heaven when we are there . Including the ones we kill :twocents:
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Geeze I have thought about this for 2 years.
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I feel for you my friend. Not much more I can say.
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Hard to believe she was even more beautiful in her love and kindness.
She really loved her dad as much as he loved her!
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Wonderful tribute! :tup:
Sorry for your loss :(
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boy these days tug on the heart strings,looks like you have some great memories there..
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That sucks RadSav. You've got all the memories to look back on.
Good luck with it.
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Sorry for your loss Rad. Lost my old lab 2 weeks ago. Man I know what your going through. Hang in there time helps a little.
Great pics and great memories last forever.
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Sorry for your loss Rad.
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Sorry to hear that. Great looking pup rad.
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Sorry to hear of your loss. Looks like she had a great life though. What a great name for pup too!
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So sorry for your loss. She looked like a wonderful dog
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So sorry for your loss. :(
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Rad, so sorry. It's really tough to let them go. I wished they lived as long as we do so we don't have to suffer with their losses.
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(https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/s526x395/403452_429302223768449_1297114565_n.jpg?oh=0af8f8b77f89157493cc8690073afa97&oe=561EC500)
Sorry for your loss.
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Sorry for your loss.
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good looking dog
14 years is a long time and looks like you have a lot of great memories
never gets easier
rip
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Sorry for your loss, at least she will always be in your heart.
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Sounds hard to do but now it's time to get another pup and start the giving and receiving all over again. It may help the healing process. Sorry for your loss.
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Sorry for your loss, Brian. That sucks. We lost our yellow dog of 14 years a little over 3 years ago and we still get a little choked up thinking about him. RIP Skagit.
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Hard to lose a member of the family even if it is a 4 legged one. I had my girl Keesha for 14 years from the time she was born on my bed until the day we had to make that difficult decision and drive to the vet. Always refereed to her as my "first born" as she taught me how to be responsible for someone besides myself when I was in my 20's. Took me 8 long years to be willing to even consider getting another dog after that. We picked a rescue that we named Shawnee and she fits in well with our family. Now looking back, I still miss Keesha but I should not have waited so long to get another. One thing about a rescue dog, or at least mine, it is as if she knows to be grateful for having it so good now. Take some comfort in knowing 14 years is many more than some get and about as many as can be expected. Sorry for your loss. :(
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Have heard it said that a dog's only fault is they don't live long enough.
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I'm sorry to hear Brian, it's really tough losing a good dog. I know that you can never fully replace the good ones, at least you've got some great memories and maybe you will find another dog that will be another good companion and family member.
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It's amazing how they can touch our hearts so much. Doesn't matter how long and full of a life they had. It's as bad or even worse in some ways than loosing a human best friend. Hang in there and you'll find another one soon just as equal or she'll find you.
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Sorry for your loss rad
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Sorry for the loss of your beautiful pup buddy. Great friends and hunting partners like Skagit are truly a once in a lifetime treasure. I'm sure she had all the love and best life a pup could ever aks for.
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So sorry for your loss :'( :ACRY: so heartbreaking losing a furry member of the family.
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Condolences, I understand the pain. Lost my hunting partner at 14 yrs last year and still miss her (Black Lab).
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Sad to hear it. RIP. Sory for the loss you two.
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We have never owned bird dogs. We have always adopted puppy children that are exceptional bird hunters. I think that makes the family stronger, but in doing so we accept the horrible reality that our adopted family has a 10-15 year life expectancy. The wife and I wouldn't have it any other way as we have been blessed with wonderful girls that make our lives ten fold better. It also makes the loss ten fold worse. But the term of the felt loss pales in comparison to the duration of joy.
Our little Upland Sandy dog is starting to react today. Picking up on the grief of mom and dad plus noticing the sister has not returned. She has never been a bed layer. But she has been going from Skagit bed to Skagit bed laying down and watching. She keeps asking to be let out, but when we open the door she just looks out at the yard hoping to find her best friend and companion. For 13 years they have done everything together. Slowly starting to see the sadness in her as well.
Lots of photo surfing and story telling today. Hoping to get all the tears out before the work week starts again. Life doesn't stop for anyone. Not even for special gifts that warm the soul. So we move on feeling richer, exceptionally blessed and very very sad. Not sure how long it will take for the house to feel like home again. Hoping soon, but not expecting the dissipation of sorrow to come rapidly. Time will heal, but the scares of such a beautiful life lost will remain forever. Cherished and well deserved.
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Beautiful dog sir. Looks like she put in some serious work. :).
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Beautiful dog sir. Looks like she put in some serious work. :).
Man! Don't get me started on how good she was in the field. ;)
Teamed up with Sandy they were queens of the pheasant fields and a quails worst nightmare :chuckle: For ten years we never ate chicken other than a rotisserie the evening of a Costco run. You wanted chicken at our house you were out of luck! We have three freezers - one for elk, one for deer, bear, elk, antelope, exotic of the year and one exclusively for birds. We ate pretty dang good around here! I didn't get this big on cookies alone :rolleyes:
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Beautiful dog. I am not looking forward to that inevitable day. Mine is almost 12. Sorry you had to say goodbye.
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Sorry to hear. It never gets easier does it? Memories are priceless.
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Sorry Buddy .... Looks like many fine years of bird hunting with her .. She was a beautiful Springer !
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Sorry for your loss
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Sorry for your loss, cherish the memories...
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RIP, Skagit.
Sorry for your loss.
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Have heard it said that a dog's only fault is they don't live long enough.
Very true.
Sorry for your loss.
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Our little girl is really having a hard time today. Mom and Dad back at work and loneliness and confusion is really taking it's toll. We've been trying to take plenty of breaks to spend time with her...spoil her ;) But, she seems lethargic and not the happy girl she usually is. Even pancakes aren't helping-WTF! Keeps laying at the door waiting for her sister. Sure hope this passes soon. Each time I hear her cry it's like ripping a bit more of my heart from my chest. :'( The silence of the place is terrible. Who would have thought I'd miss the sound of dogs drinking from a toilet :chuckle:
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That is sad Rad. Some dogs don't even break stride and appear to notice the missing. Some may even thrive as an only pet, but you are seeing the other side of it. I'll be it is painful to watch. Sorry
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Also sorry to hear of your loss, but always remember she is forever with you through your memories. Not a fun thing to go through for sure......thanks for sharing some of the wonderful memories with all of us. Beautiful dogs for sure.
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Cut out of work early. All attention and excitement toward Sandy. All was slow, but getting better. Lorraine broke out the peanut butter. Guess Sandy is a little like dad...a peanut butter cookie makes everything better :chuckle:
Not sure how long it will last, but we'll take whatever progress we can get!
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We seem to connect more with our dogs than ppl they show true unconditional love sorry for loss brother
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Sorry to hear about the loss to your family. Gone but never forgotten. Looks like you were able to give her a quality life.
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What a beautiful dog and what a painful time to go through. I am sorry for you and your surviving dogs but am happy they lived such a complete life together.
Seeing the grief and sadness in a dog that lives on is the hardest part about it. Thank you so much for sharing with us even though it's hard.
:salute: Here's to Skagit
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Saw Sandy making some progress today. She took all of her toys and placed them in Skagit's beds. Laid in each bed for a half hour or so. Then followed Dad around asking for the treats she could smell in my pocket. No whimpers that I heard today. She is still afraid to go out to the front yards by the cars with us. I still find that odd. Favorite Aunt Toni arrives tomorrow and that should make her day! Not all that worried about her, but sure do hate to see her sad and scared of everything. Just so far removed from her daily life it's shocking.
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Glad to hear some small signs of improvement. :)
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Wow. We still have a dog food bowl from Nov 19 2013 that hasnt been touched since setting by another dogs bowl and I havent asked my wife why it is still there and won't.
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Brian, sorry for your loss, it looks like she set a pretty high bar for any pups following her.
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Looks like our little one is just about back to normal. Wednesday was doing all the things she normally does. About the only new thing is that she carries Skagit's toys with her wherever she goes. Which is odd since she has never been a toy fan other than when we are throwing them. But, if that is the security blanket she wants to make her feel better and not so scared - She can have all of Skagit's toys. Maybe some new ones too!
I'm sure the neighbors will appreciate the fact I am no longer needing to pee in the yard so she knows everything is ok. :chuckle: The things we do for our little ones happiness :rolleyes:
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Glad to hear sir,
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Rad, reading your thread and the poems posted here brought me to tears missing my baby girl. The only dog that was ever really mine. She has been gone two years now. Sometimes I stare at these two pictures for hours, I see her in every black lab I ever see. Someday I will have another dog when I can devote the time to her she deserves
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I have been there when several of my dogs have been put down due their body giving out in old age, each time I haved begged my dogs forgiveness for the times I was impatient or put too much pressure on them. When I do both the DVM and myself have tears in our eyes.
Take a breath, take a few months and go find another pal. The misery of living without a dog is far greater then that of knowing you will lose them all too soon even if they have a long happy life.
Sorry so late with this.
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Glad to hear your sandy dog is coming around! Is she still hunting or has she been retired. My fear is how I'm gonna go about doing the retirement bit for my chessy-lab he thinks he is still 5 but his body says otherwise at times. I feel bad when I have given a rest day & I come home fr hunting after hunting with some friends & get the look asking why he got left behind
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Losing a dog is one of the toughest things a person can go through. Sorry to hear about your loss. I found this excerpt of a longer story. I think it is a great explanation of dogs.
