RIP - My best friend
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RIP - My best friend
Prince Windwalker, as he was in his prime
This is how I want to remember him. Not gravely ill and partly lame.
We had fifteen good years together.
There's never been a more trusted friend or faithful companion.
Goodbye buddy.
Jack
This is how I want to remember him. Not gravely ill and partly lame.
We had fifteen good years together.
There's never been a more trusted friend or faithful companion.
Goodbye buddy.
Jack
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Re: RIP - My best friend
Sorry for your loss. What breed was he? He looks like a pointer but I'm not sure.
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sorry about you losing your buddy.
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Re: RIP - My best friend
My condolences on losing your companion.Been there,it is HARD
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Re: RIP - My best friend
Rustyjr,
Prince was a Brittany.
We still enjoy the company of his mate and one of their first and only litter.
I will have to look for pictures of them tomorrow.
Thanks to all, for your condolences.
The sadness of the loss is greatly eased by the memories of the better times.
Most dogs really deserve to live a lot longer.
Jack
Prince was a Brittany.
We still enjoy the company of his mate and one of their first and only litter.
I will have to look for pictures of them tomorrow.
Thanks to all, for your condolences.
The sadness of the loss is greatly eased by the memories of the better times.
Most dogs really deserve to live a lot longer.
Jack
Re: RIP - My best friend
Sorry to hear that you've lost your good buddy. There is no friendship so loyal and pure as what we get from our dog buddies. - DixieBoy
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Re: RIP - My best friend
Sorry for your loss, you said it right most Dogs do deserve to live longer!
He looked like a real beauty.
He looked like a real beauty.
Re: RIP - My best friend
So sorry to hear of this...
Sincerely,
Hobie
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Sorry jack, but we are better to have had them in our lives for the time we are together.
a favorite quote of mine is
"The more people I meet the better I like my dog"
Did you save the collar? I have four collars hanging here in the bedroom and just looked up and got a smile remembering each of my "buddies" who has passed.
a favorite quote of mine is
"The more people I meet the better I like my dog"
Did you save the collar? I have four collars hanging here in the bedroom and just looked up and got a smile remembering each of my "buddies" who has passed.
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I am so sorry to hear that. just spent the evening talking with friends and reminiscing about wonderful dogs we have known and loved.
He looks like a wonderful hearted true friend. i am sorry you lost him, but happy you had him. I still miss everyone of them.
He looks like a wonderful hearted true friend. i am sorry you lost him, but happy you had him. I still miss everyone of them.
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Senator Vest's "Tribute to the Dog"
It is strange how tenaciously popular memory clings to the bits of eloquence men have uttered, long after their deeds and most of their recorded thoughts are forgotten, or but indifferently remembered. However, whenever and as long as the name of the late Senator George Graham Vest of Missouri is mentioned it will always be associated with his love for a dog.
Many years ago, in 1869, Senator Vest represented in a lawsuit, a plaintiff whose dog "Old Drum" had been willfully and wantonly shot by a neighbor. The defendant virtually admitted the shooting, but questioned to the jury the $150 value plaintiff attributed to this mere animal. To give his closing argument, George Vest rose from his chair, scowling, mute, his eyes burning from under the slash of brow tangled as a grape vine. Then he stepped sideways, hooked his thumbs in his vest pockets, his gold watch fob hanging motionless, it was that heavy. He looked, someone remembered afterwards, taller than his actual 5 feet 6 inches, and began in a quiet voice to deliver an extemporaneous oration. It was quite brief, less than 400 words:
"Gentlemen of the jury: the best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his worst enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous... is his dog.
Gentlemen of the Jury: a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."
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Re: RIP - My best friend
So sorry for your loss. We love our dogs too.
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Cheers,
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Very true, my condolences.DixieBoy wrote:Sorry to hear that you've lost your good buddy. There is no friendship so loyal and pure as what we get from our dog buddies. - DixieBoy
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Re: RIP - My best friend
My Brit, Watson, is 11 years old. I dread the day that will come ...
Appreciate your loss as only a dog lover can.
Appreciate your loss as only a dog lover can.
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Hey bud, most of us here know the feeling. Its hard, very hard. It hurts more than about anything I have ever experienced. But...like most things in life, time will heal....not 100%, but enough for you to function.
I lost my #1 dog last fall. Ms. Skittles, pictured below. I have more but they just are not the same. ----------------Sixgun
I lost my #1 dog last fall. Ms. Skittles, pictured below. I have more but they just are not the same. ----------------Sixgun
Re: RIP - My best friend
mans best friend, sorry for your lose.
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Re: RIP - My best friend
Hope the memories ease the loss. Blessings
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Re: RIP - My best friend
So sorry to hear it. I've lost several over time, two this year. Enjoy the others you have. I always get another right off. They can't replace the old friend, but add a new chapter in life, to be enjoyed for their own sake.
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Re: RIP - My best friend
Sorry you lost your friend. I breed min. Schnauzers as my retirement "job/hobby" and a few months ago we had to put down the first female we got 6 yrs ago as she had cancer. That was the hardest thing I have ever done. I still think of her daily and miss her greatly so I know how you feel. God Bless.
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Very Sorry to Hear this, My Last one passed five years ago. It don't get easier.
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So sorry.
It's tough, I've been through it twice in the last two years. I know how hard it is.
jason
It's tough, I've been through it twice in the last two years. I know how hard it is.
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Very sorry for your deep loss.
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For me, words can't adequately describe my condolences.
your post hits me hard because i had to say goodbye to my sweet Cupcake girl (little dog in my avatar) 2 months ago
She lived a long life and filled my heart with happiness -- and it sounds like Prince Windwalker did the same for you too . My world was and is a better place because of my little dog . It still stings a bit when i think of her, but it also stung watching her get feeble and i knew it was getting to be her time.
I hope when you get over the initial sting that you can look at it the way i am now, with fond memories of the great times , -- plus giving any more of my K-9 companions in the future a lot to live up to
your post hits me hard because i had to say goodbye to my sweet Cupcake girl (little dog in my avatar) 2 months ago
She lived a long life and filled my heart with happiness -- and it sounds like Prince Windwalker did the same for you too . My world was and is a better place because of my little dog . It still stings a bit when i think of her, but it also stung watching her get feeble and i knew it was getting to be her time.
I hope when you get over the initial sting that you can look at it the way i am now, with fond memories of the great times , -- plus giving any more of my K-9 companions in the future a lot to live up to
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Hello from Hayward, Wisconsin,
I always have live-in dogs in my life. I currently have a female Rhodesian Ridgeback hound and a male Black Lab. I love them both. Sometimes I think that the only thing that keeps me going with the dogs is the really strong belief that I will meet up with them all again when I pass on. Dad and Ma are taking care of all my dogs that have passed away until I can get there...
My condolences.
Greg Topp
I always have live-in dogs in my life. I currently have a female Rhodesian Ridgeback hound and a male Black Lab. I love them both. Sometimes I think that the only thing that keeps me going with the dogs is the really strong belief that I will meet up with them all again when I pass on. Dad and Ma are taking care of all my dogs that have passed away until I can get there...
My condolences.
Greg Topp
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I am so sorry. Like many here, been there too, too many times. It is awfully hard. The disparity between our lifespans and our dogs' seems to be one of those unfair things in life we just have to work through. I also hope memories will heal - I know they will.
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you said a mouthful there, gakgak wrote: The disparity between our lifespans and our dogs' seems to be one of those unfair things in life we just have to work through. .
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Sorry for your loss.
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Re: RIP - My best friend
Sorry to hear your loss. Non-pet owners will never understand how a pet can become part of one's family and one's heart. Pet owners understand completely...
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While I have sent my condolences earlier, the story and the attached article sure delivers a real heart-felt message better than I ever could, especially the photo. Here it is:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1133642
GregT
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1133642
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To the members: I just sent the above article about the sleeping dog into the group, but did not notice the extra references to other articles added at the bottom. They are not something I would normally have forwarded on and I apologize that they went along with the article. Perhaps the moderator could edit those out?
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Re: RIP - My best friend
I am sorry for your loss.
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