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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: high country on April 03, 2010, 07:47:41 PM

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Post by: high country on April 03, 2010, 07:47:41 PM: wow, 15 years, 3 women, 6 different houses and 10 kinds of food.....my boy is gone as of today. I have hunted, hiked camped and thrown the ball for the last time. Buck was the most loyal friend you coud ever imagine, never once in his life did he turn on me or the family. they say labs don't go 15 years, mine was a champ hunter for 12 and the last 3 he has crippled up pretty bad. 2 years ago I watched a wounded rooster out run him and I almost cried. pancreatitis did him in. I am truly sad. RIP, buddy.
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Post by: rasbo on April 03, 2010, 07:49:38 PM: Sad forsure...Hang on to the good times
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Post by: Ranger91298 on April 03, 2010, 07:51:22 PM: Sorry for your loss.... sounds like he had a great life with you...RIP
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on April 03, 2010, 08:01:59 PM: Man.. They truly become one of the family, and when they leave us, they take a piece of our heart with them.

-Steve
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Post by: singleshot12 on April 03, 2010, 08:24:19 PM: My condolances,one of life's great injustices is that dogs don't live long..Something about losing a good lab that you've hunted with that is almost unbearable to deal with..in a way it's tougher than loosing any human Friend..Do another lab a favor and go out and get a new pup and give it the best life you can.
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Post by: high country on April 03, 2010, 08:27:57 PM: I bought a drahthaar off of lee root a couple litters back. so I still have a pooch, but ol' buck leaves big shoes to fill.
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Post by: Lee Root on April 03, 2010, 09:22:45 PM: Sorry to hear about Buck. Give Calli a hug for me, she probably misses him too. The way you talked of him he was a great guy to have around the house and field. Lee
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 03, 2010, 09:49:44 PM: sorry to hear it. i have my great dog hazel that is 10 and she is getting allot older really saw it this last year and now she is retired i dread the day i no longer have her.
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Post by: Basket Rack on April 04, 2010, 01:49:42 PM: Sorry for your loss. I too have a 15 1/2 year old lab whose day is coming soon as she is getting very crippled up. It is very sad to see them go down hill, just remember the good times.
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Post by: halflife65 on April 04, 2010, 01:51:56 PM: I'm really sorry to hear that - very tough to go through.
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Post by: Huntbear on April 04, 2010, 02:16:29 PM: Losing a good dog is like losing a close family member. It rips your heart out.

Just remember, he is running around pain free, and fetching birds in the Big Hunting Grounds in the Sky. Happy as a young pup.
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Post by: ribka on April 04, 2010, 03:23:50 PM: RIP.
Losing a good dog is one of the more painful events in life. Sounds like he had a long and very active, enjoyable life. Can take some solace in that.
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Post by: bobeyerite on April 04, 2010, 03:31:27 PM: I feel for your loss HC. I know that day is coming for me. Tony my Brittany is 11 years old. I know his life with me is slowly coming to a close. My Deepest Condolences, I know you will unite again at the "Rainbow Bridge.".........Bob
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Post by: high country on April 04, 2010, 07:23:04 PM: well after easter b-fast I broke out the tractor and dug a nice hole and buried buck. I backfilled with screened topsoil so the flowers will grow right over him. cali, my draht pup is pretty bummed right now.

thanks for the great years of service Buck.......I owe ya.
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Post by: TheKid#10 on April 04, 2010, 07:38:56 PM: Did you have to put him down or did he just pass?
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Post by: markts on April 04, 2010, 07:47:37 PM: Sorry for your loss, I have laid many good dogs to rest and it never gets any better. Mark
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Post by: Wile E. Hunter on April 05, 2010, 06:31:41 PM: I'm also sorry for your loss. I've been there. I'm about to get a new lab pup soon, and going into it I know down the road, I'll be facing the pain you're going through now. The thing I know going into it is what you should keep in mind.... It's a very tough trade, what you're going through for all those good times, but it's worth it. I'm sure he had a great life with you. You'll see him again one day, and he'll already know where to take you for birds. I'll bet he's finding some really honey holes full of long tailed roosters right now!

Wile E.
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Post by: high country on April 05, 2010, 07:10:46 PM: thanks guys. buck is burried and the flowers planted. expect to see feathers on the flower bed everytime I think of him.
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Post by: spikehunter on April 05, 2010, 07:23:23 PM: tears in my eyes , prayers for you. I love my labs ,kid's and sometimes my wife to!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on April 05, 2010, 08:01:42 PM: Sorry to hear buck's with you no longer.
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Post by: high country on April 05, 2010, 08:11:16 PM: thanks, he is still in my heart, and in the pasture.....he just can't smash his tail into me anymore.