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gregozedobe · **Reply #1110 on:** August 16, 2016, 03:08:51 PM

One thing I have found that helps when the sads get to me is to remember all the good times we had together, rather than dwell on what happened at the end.

WoodsDuck · **Reply #1111 on:** August 16, 2016, 07:09:28 PM

Dug up a pic from last year of the dog making my duffel into her bed at the lake;

Kev D · **Reply #1112 on:** August 17, 2016, 11:48:30 AM

he/she looks annoyed that you caught them

Kev D · **Reply #1113 on:** August 18, 2016, 10:59:25 AM

I took Milo my yorkie for a nice long walk last night. I hadn't realised how bad Millie's arthritis must have been as we walked a lot further than we have in a while.

He good run about and met up with lots of dogs we already knew, which prompted everyone to ask where Millie was.

He had such a good time, and also had a roll in fox poo, which I didn't realise until he was in the car and I had just set off for home. Thats when the smell hit

He wasn't to happy about the bath, blow dry, and comb or the 2 monthly flea drops on his neck once he was dry. But that's what he gets for being a scruff

ducttapetech · **Reply #1114 on:** August 18, 2016, 04:16:07 PM

Kevin, sorry about Millie. Grant said it perfectly. I had to personally put my best friend down last fall. And every now and again I will think about him and sometimes I will shed a tear. A specially when I go out into the woods or working in my shop when I have a fire going. He used to love laying in front of the wood burner. I guess what I am trying to say is, it will be rough, but it will get easier. Looks like Millie was a very happy dog and had a great friend. My best wishes to you and your family.

Kev D · **Reply #1115 on:** August 18, 2016, 04:27:03 PM

Quote from: ducttapetech on August 18, 2016, 04:16:07 PM

Kevin, sorry about Millie. Grant said it perfectly. I had to personally put my best friend down last fall. And every now and again I will think about him and sometimes I will shed a tear. A specially when I go out into the woods or working in my shop when I have a fire going. He used to love laying in front of the wood burner. I guess what I am trying to say is, it will be rough, but it will get easier. Looks like Millie was a very happy dog and had a great friend. My best wishes to you and your family.

Thank you

I should get her ashes back in the next day or two hopefully so I can plan to spread them at her 3 favourite walking spots

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1116 on:** August 19, 2016, 03:25:14 AM

Quote from: ducttapetech on August 18, 2016, 04:16:07 PM

Kevin, sorry about Millie. Grant said it perfectly. I had to personally put my best friend down last fall. And every now and again I will think about him and sometimes I will shed a tear. A specially when I go out into the woods or working in my shop when I have a fire going. He used to love laying in front of the wood burner. I guess what I am trying to say is, it will be rough, but it will get easier. Looks like Millie was a very happy dog and had a great friend. My best wishes to you and your family.

The only two times it is acceptable for a man to cry:

The passing of a dog.

Hitting any part of your anatomy with a hammer.

Def

Kev D · **Reply #1117 on:** August 19, 2016, 08:57:47 AM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on August 19, 2016, 03:25:14 AM

The only two times it is acceptable for a man to cry:
The passing of a dog.

Hitting any part of your anatomy with a hammer.

Def

I think trapping part of your anatomy in a zipper qualifies as well

magentus · **Reply #1118 on:** August 19, 2016, 09:40:43 AM

And that bit in LOTR where Frodo leaves Sam, Pippin and Merry to go off in the Elf boat.

Kev D · **Reply #1119 on:** August 20, 2016, 07:00:24 PM

I think I wore him out. Long walk to blow away the cobwebs

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1120 on:** August 20, 2016, 07:11:20 PM

The phrase we used at home for that was "too pooped to pup."

Looks like you did your job properly if he's that far out!

Def

Kev D · **Reply #1121 on:** August 20, 2016, 10:55:46 PM

He was definitely to pooped to pup. He slept up until I started cooking some minced beef, then suddenly he was awake and sat watching me.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1122 on:** August 21, 2016, 12:54:27 AM

Proper motivation I suppose!

Def

SteveC · **Reply #1123 on:** August 21, 2016, 06:03:17 PM

Rosie playing ball with her cousin.

captain spaulding · **Reply #1124 on:** August 22, 2016, 06:08:58 AM

I love this pic of my girl. I don't post pics of her much, but here she is. She was much younger back then, but it reminds me of the good times.

captain spaulding · **Reply #1125 on:** August 22, 2016, 06:10:42 AM

captain spaulding · **Reply #1126 on:** August 22, 2016, 06:11:27 AM

captain spaulding · **Reply #1127 on:** August 22, 2016, 06:12:46 AM

In this one she had hurt her foot and tore all the pads off and could not walk. We were 1 1/2 miles in the woods and had to carry her back up and down hills. It was back breaking, but I would do anything for her. She has saved me from more than a few sketchy situations in her time.

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Kev D · **Reply #1128 on:** August 22, 2016, 12:28:21 PM

Ouch, that must have made her squeal a bit.

She looks a solid dog, I don't envy you having to carry her.

Did she mend up all ok?

magentus · **Reply #1129 on:** August 22, 2016, 02:39:32 PM

Carrying wounded dogs is no fun! She's a beauty though.

Kev D · **Reply #1130 on:** August 22, 2016, 02:40:13 PM

Quote from: magentus on August 22, 2016, 02:39:32 PM

Carrying wounded dogs is no fun! She's a beauty though.

How's Bonnie doing now? Is she still bandaged up?

magentus · **Reply #1131 on:** August 22, 2016, 02:45:55 PM

She's wearing a sock! she's healing nicely and is chomping at the bit to tear around the park again, but vet says wait a few more days. I have to start saving some more money for the next vets visit now.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1132 on:** August 22, 2016, 05:17:42 PM

Chad, what a beauty she is! I miss that pitty smile!

Pete wasn't a pitbull, but close- he was a dogo argentino and they smile just like pits!

She's a beautiful girl for sure. Pete was also running his pads off, and Daisy did it when she was younger. I had to carry all 120 pounds of her home one day, fortunately it was only a few hundred yards.

Def

captain spaulding · **Reply #1133 on:** August 22, 2016, 10:33:04 PM

Quote from: Kevin Davey on August 22, 2016, 12:28:21 PM

Ouch, that must have made her squeal a bit.

She looks a solid dog, I don't envy you having to carry her.

Did she mend up all ok?

Well she has never been a dog to whine when she is hurt. When we were hiking she started slowing down and falling back then just stopped completely and could not walk. I checked her feet and noticed what had happened. The pads on her feel had literally peeled off and were barely hanging on. Once I got her home I noticed more damage than I initially thought. I put her in the shower and poured hydrogen peroxide on her feet which put her in more pain than I have ever seen her and I felt so bad. Her paws literally curled up so tight I thought she was going to hurt herself further just from that. I felt even worse once I found out that is the worse thing I could have done and I just ruined any chance of them healing properly as the hydrogen peroxide kills the good cells making it next to impossible for the pads to reattach. I ended up having to rip off the pads that were hanging off, 3 or 4 if I remember correctly. She had damaged at least 3 pads on each foot. The pads on their paws never actually grow back so if they are fully removed the "skin" underneath turn into the new pad. It took a year or so (if I remember correctly) for her to develop a hardened skin that was somewhat comparable to the original pad, but it was never the same. Lesson learned at the expense of my poor pup.

She was probably 75 pounds at the time so a 1.5 mile walk in less than ideal terrain was terrible to say the least. I had a backpack on at the time. She was much to large to fit in the backpack so I tried to tighten the bottom straps and loosen the top straps to make a "pouch" like situation and had my buddy lower her in, but it did not work. It would of made getting her out of there much easier. Either way we were getting her out and back home one way or the other and we did.