When its time to let your dog go

rip.

it takes time m8

I'd be devastated if anything happened to my muttley. We have always had dogs ever since I can remember, it's just awful when you come home and they aren't there anymore.

First dog I've ever had. You don't realise how attached you can get to them until you've had one .

A man's best friend is his dog.

Google "Rainbow Bridge" but warning you may start to fill up a bit but it's a lovely thought.

That's great mate thanks a lot.

they drag you in, gutt wrenching when you lose, em but after a while you get another knowing full well your lining yourself up for more heartbrake,
the wife held ours whilst he was put to sleep,brave woman to much for me to bare
on the funnyside the vets send us some forget me nots to plant in the garden,openning the letter i slung,em in the corner sreeching thinking they were her ashes, ,
had another little chap for 2 years now and they really help in remembering the lost ones

well I'm a wimp, we still have one more dog but never will have another.

Yeah I think we will in time mate cheers.

It seems we rely on them as much as they rely on us. We are lost .

Just think how much you have reduced your carbon footprint now that Fifo popped his clogs

My fella is the biggest babe magnet I've ever known. In the park the chicas fall all over him. I get a bit of kudos and attention by association, I'll take what I'm given these days.

1st time poster • December 19, 2014 5:20 PM GMT
they drag you in, gutt wrenching when you lose, em but after a while you get another knowing full well your lining yourself up for more heartbrake,

How very, very true.

condolencies hitman'.

Sad news hitmanhearn

if you can handle 2 and you think your dog can ,they do say if you can judge when  ones got say 1 to 2 years left get another then so they overlap each others lives

sad news

Very sorry to hear this, hitmanhearn.

I know what it's like.

My greatest sympathies.
I know what it feels like to lose a beloved pet. I had one of my cats for over 15 years and had to make the decision to have it put out of its misery. It was a final kindness not to let it suffer but it felt that my heart had been pulled out. You will not believe it yet but he will live on in your heart and the pain will go slowly and  will turn to acceptance providing wonderful memories of your time together. Your dog loved you as much as you loved him, and be reassured that you gave him a life that many deserve but do not receive. Be grateful and contented with your time together and your mutual love; a time and a love that very few pets receive.

My best wishes and sympathies.

Many thanks all .

Sad news indeed.

I hope you have some pics of your loved one.

They ask for nothing,but give everything.

I agree with Dr Slicer.

Had god knows how many pets since I met Mrs CMAT years ago. Birds, rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs, hamsters and fish.  Every time one dies she cried her eyes out, but they all left me unbothered.

13 months ago we got a dog, and I never knew I could care for an animal that much. She got stung on the foot by a wasp or a bee some months ago. I was proclaimed a hero for getting a magnifying glass and finding the sting in her fur.

Very sad news Hitmanhearn.

My dog's a pain in the arse but I'll be heartbroken when she goes.

so just where DID the dog go?

My parents have let many dogs go (a few prematurely imo) they have 10 dogs at a time (no joke) but tbh I just see this as personal greed , my old man's the type that'd put a bullet though their head if needed , just as he did to me personally

all I'd like is one dog to love as my own

Couldn't you have a dog in your flat? I know letting them out for the toilet could be awkward but they soon get use to a routine.

Yeah got photos mate.

I spose I could but just doesn't seem right in a top floor flat to me kenbo
I own the flat so nobody could stop me .. but would really love a house with a garden & my own dog

I'm going to start sponsoring guide dogs in the meantime .. think they're the best charity on earth

I hope Tracey is well my friend

Indescribable sadness, feel for you hitmanhearn, been there a few times as have many on here. Chin up mate remember all the great times.

Thanks Mc M.

Still remember holding my beloved mut in my arms as the vet tried to inject the poor bugger in three legs before finding a vein in the fourth.All the time my dog was looking me straight in the eye.I sobbed my fcuking heart out when he'd gone.That was 30 ago.

Thanks everyone

I seen a fair few die , one had a terrible case of epilepsy , broke my heart every time he had a fit his head would literally vibrate , a lovely big black & white collie , died of a fit prematurely

Too upsetting to recall. Even after 16 years.

You really have my utmost sympathies hitmanhearn.

I told you to keep your chin up, what a trite useless thing to say, I've just gone right back myself, I feel like it was 5 minutes ago.

Had a Jack Russell.....14 year old....started acting oddly....had to be put down....thinking back....may have been neighbour, who worked at GCHQ, possibly fed the dog rat poison 'cause he poo-ed on his grass verge once too often.

I still have to switch off the John Lewis advert when it comes on, I know it's stupid.

Grew up with my dog,18 years old when he went, like a baby I did.

said I wouldnt have a dog again but loved them.have one now 6 months old Alaskan Malador Bl00dy Great he is those Labrador eyes take my Chocolate every time

sad news hitmanhearn when they go

Ive owned and lost 3 ,last one was very hard to take ,big part of the family ,still miss her now 2 years on

we used to plan out holidays on places we could take her

Had one dog put down. A lovely staffie that I had from the age of 4 to 19. Long lived old fella. Trustworthy beyond doubt and would have given his life for me and my little brother. When I walked out of the vets with his collar and lead in my hand, it broke my heart and I cried like a baby all the way home. Was even worse when I had to tell my 6 year old brother that he'd gone to doggie heaven. Still have his ashes on the side.

RIP Buster. Never forgotten.

Sorry for your loss Hitman.

am also sorry for your loss hitman , hopefully you'll get a new friend in due time

They become family - but they're usually nicer than blood relatives - we are their pack.  My last dog was a bit of wimp - well-honed survival instinct - but she died bravely.  Hope I do as good.  Which is a roundabout way of saying we're all going to die too.  Make sure you've made arrangements for your pets.  It's a two-way street.

It's just gone odds on that you'll live forever though bodil

Kenny mann has arbed it

Who wants to live forever?  The acceptance of switching off is in our genes.  Which is comforting.

slicer 18.07

What a wonderful post.

Had to make that decision recently myself.
Gut wrenching carrying him in knowing those big trusting brown eyes would be gone in five.

Even though i held out against the vets advise for two weeks i still felt like i let him down by eventually going ahead with it.

The right thing to do but i still felt like i was a bastard

I wept.