"Greg D." wrote in message
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Well, it was his last day today... My 15 years old dog and workshop
best friend was put to sleep today. We had a baby last year and he
never really accepted his new rank in the family. What made him happy
a few years ago didn't make him budge of an inch today. He started to
bark and show his teeth whenever he didn't appreciate what was going
on around him. He's never done that before and never had any form of
aggressivity. Unfortunately, it's was a very bad mixture with a one
year old baby trying to grab him every minute... An accident waiting
to happen.... The question was not "if it will happen" but more "when
it will happen".

I couldn't recognized him anymore, he became an animal you just feed
everyday but can't really touch anymore. He used to always be in the
same room as us but during the last year he was avoiding us as much as
he could. Not him anymore.

Ah crap... you wish those moments will never happen but they do and
when it happens it hurts like you would never suspect. He's been such
a great pet always there and close by when things weren't going right.
I think memories of all that good time with him hurts me more than
anything else. Fortunately, I have a wonderful son and I'll have many
years of joy sharing all I know with him about woodworking and...
life.

Ô well, I just felt tonight like saying goodbye to a good old friend
and I hope he appreciated his life with me as much as I appreciated
mine with him around.

Goodbye boy and have a good time up there!


Greg D.


I understand and feel your loss. I have set through several times of putting
a pet down. It never gets easier. They become part of our lives. More than
just a dog or cat. Years ago I had to do the merciful duty and have my old
dog put down. He had been with me through two marriges and more that a few
moves. He was like, no he was my best friend. This was tough but old age had
set in and it was time. It was also rough on the two dogs left behind. About
3 weeks after that the puppy that the wife and I got about 9 months earlier
got sick and she lived only a week in ICU with a freaky auto immune
disorder. This was a double whammy. We gave ourselves some time to grieve
but within a month we went to the shelter and came home with a new puppy. A
new pet will never replace one that has passed. They help you to heal. Don't
wait too long before getting your son and you a new friend. Kids and dogs
are just made to be together. While setting there one afternoon shortly
after losing the puppy I heard something in my head and felt compelled to
write it down. I don't know if it will help but is sure has helped me.
"Pets are one of God's gifts to us. They prove that He loves us.



Some of God's greatest miracles are pets.



Pets are God's training for heaven. They teach us to love unconditionally.



Pets love us like God loves us. Forever and without condition.



People without pets live lonely lives, like people without God do."




--
Tom Adams