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Collie/GSD/Sheltie/Corgi/Russell_luvr — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:47:40 GMT

That my little Shelties mix hasn't had such bad breath after we switched to the raw diet.

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DaneMom — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:40:12 GMT

I remember how sweet and loving my big boy Jake was...I remember holding his head in my lap....singing his song to him and telling him to hold on just a few more minutes...the trip to the vet seemed sooo long : ( I remember how my heart sank, as I saw him take his last breath...I remember how the vet tried to bring him back...I remember telling her to stop...

I remember the love that he gave me...

I look forward to holding him, once agian and feeling his nose on my face...

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dglowicki — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:17:20 GMT

The vet was wonderful with Poncho at every visit, even when he bit her because she had to express his anal glands. She told him, "Poncho, that's ok, if I was having done to me what you are having done to you I would bite someone too!"

When it came time to put him down she let my mom and I stay with him to the end, and gave us as much time as we needed. I held his head in my hands and told him I loved him, and then his head just kind of got very heavy and he was gone. When we got back to my mom's house I was sobbing and saying that I wanted the vet to give him a shot that would bring him back, even though I knew that was impossible. Thinking about it now, and reading these other stories, I am sitting here crying. I have my own dog, Schnitzel, and my sister's two dogs (who I am dogsitting) here just lying on the carpet watching me like "What's the matter?"

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labmom3 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:27:12 GMT

The thing I remember most about Eightball's death is that I was in shock right after it happened. I went over to where he was lying on the ground; when he heard my voice he tried to get up, and I didn't bend down and hold him. I can't get that image out of my head. For that I can't forgive myself. I should have held him because he was my baby and I loved him more than I love my own life.

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IloveSammy — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:04:03 GMT

I remember when Chico would march around the house,always so happy.But it's over now :'(

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DulcedeLeche — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:57:53 GMT

Sorry, I've never had a dog... but what I remember about my cat Konan is all the great times we had. He was my best friend, not just my cat. I luved him more then the Earth combined with Heaven and the Underworld. Yes, I mean it. I luved (and still luv) him more then everything/ anything in the universe combined! He was the greatest pet (yes PET not just cat) in the world. I miss him so much! ~DulcedeLeche

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issocool — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:48:48 GMT

the most that I remember about my lost dog is that he had the biggest most gorgeous brown eyes and loved to lick me. I will always miss him.

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blade-sita — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:06:53 GMT

I just recently lost my beloved Blade to massive seizures. He was always happy playful and a heart shape on his left side. He leaned on you to love you and for pats. He was white with black spots. Abig boy with a big heart!

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canecorso_breeder — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:29:34 GMT

I remember the good times and the essences that you feel with your dog. Dogs are a gift and nothing can replace them. I remeber everything my dog did for me as well as what I did for them.

R.I.P. Echo "I love you and may we meet again someday."

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baby_t_gurl — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:52:17 GMT

I agree most definately that Labs are one of the best breeds and they leave some of the best (Great Dane's leave the biggest. LOL) paws twined into our hearts for the rest of our lives. I would like to say a word about my deceased dog, Kailey, but she was a Sheltie.

Kailey came to us, and from age eight weeks, she was perfect. She was with us a long time, and after the reaction of family allergies, we had to give Kailey up. So sad, recently we heard she had very harsh hip problems, so we assumed (after about a month and a half) she passed on. We still love Kailey and have her in our prayers! Keep Kailey and other deceased dogs in your prayers forever. Thanks and God bless!

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buttons guzman — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:18:46 GMT

smokey liked to cheer people up. I bet he could have been a theraphy dog. he only lived a year cause of evil cars had to take him away from me. I found him when I was walken home from school

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jessicastrause — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:41:41 GMT

I most remember when we were at the vet and Princess lifted her head just slightly and gave me one last kiss.

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collielvr07 — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:44:27 GMT

ok, I don't know what I did wrong, but that's not Kenya. That's my dog, Annie. Kenya is in the bottom picture. GRRRR!!

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millisad — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:42:58 GMT

Last april my 12 year dog Beethoven he was a hound mix died... I just looked out to check on him and he was just laying there I banged on the window to wake him nothin and then I went out and hollared his name and he would move.. It was so upsetting because the day before I was feeding and playing with him and I woke up to find him dead... I had him creamated and his ashes spread on a farm... I thougt that was a nice thing to do for him because he has never seen a farm....

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collielvr07 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:14:00 GMT

here are some pictures of Kenya.

these arn't the best pictures of her but they will do

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collielvr07 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:47:41 GMT

My collie just died in Sep. so this question is still painful for me... but I will try.

She used to be my neighbors dog, but she wasn't doing to well and there was nobody home untill late at night and I loved her and took her for walks every day so she moved in to our house. She would fall sometimes and not be able to get up so I would help her. When she fell, it took a little while for her to be able to walk right again. One day, she wasn't doing that well, and she fell. (no ryme intended...) I helped her up and took her outside. She started walking again, and was doing fine, untill she fell down in the grass. I tried to get her up again, but her legs wouldn't hold her. I ran to my sister, and she came outside. She told me that Kenya would probably never walk again. I became so upset. Then I ran upstairs and called to my dad that I couldn't get Kenya up. He said that there was only so much that we could do. Next I ran back out and started to pet Kenya. We were out there for a while, so we went in for a little bit. The last things I said to Kenya were: "We'll be right back girl, I love you." Ok, that may sound silly me talking to a dog, but she was my best friend. When I came back out... she was dead. I ran to dad and said: "Kenya's not breathing!!!" next, I franticly ran to my sister and said the same thing. Dad and she ran outside and my sister and I both started to cry. I will never forget how she always used to bark when I came, (at her house, my neighbors) and always used to bark and chase trucks.She was the best dog their ever was. woah, I just realized how long this is!

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dobermom — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:39:46 GMT

in 1988 we got an Bassthound, named * Benjamin Droopy Franklin *, he was the best thing, that ever happend to me on 4 legs.
We had him for 10 Years.
We were stationed in the desert for 4 years, the vet told us, due to his age and the climate change the dog in going to endure, going from the desert to Germany, were its cold in October, he would not survive.
We with a heavy heart found him/ married him off.
He had another great 3 years and 11 puppies..

Then we had with the other dogs we had, a black lab/ great dane mix, we had to put her down she developed very bad ED and HD, she was a rescue.

so far, the dogs we own now, are in good health , almost 10 and 5.

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adonisforever — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:29:44 GMT

i can't answer that question. its too painful...........

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aliaslv — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:00:24 GMT

I will always remember the way Bailey would follow me EVERYWHERE I went inside the house. I could NEVER be out of his site or he would get all nervous about finding me. Yet he was great when I had to leave the house. He was only about 3 yrs. old and I miss him sooo much. I love you always Bailey.

Laura (mom)!

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dogrox!78 — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:19:03 GMT

The thing i moslty rember about midnight was that she loved to play fetch and that when i was a baby she would give me piggy back rides. (i was a baby so i don't rember much). then princess, during the 4th of july she got scared and ran off. then the next day we got a call and she was sleeping in someones driveway and the person just ran over her. and princess could not move because before that she was bitten by a snake. and i was in school that day so i leared about it when i got home. the picture on here is a picture of midnight i never was able to get a picture of princess cause i only had her for a year.

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2aussies4me — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:19:13 GMT

I have had 3 dogs die in my short life and I can only remember rough details because I was so young when they died.

Red- An orange yellow lab named Red. He died before my vocabulary was much more than Mommy, Daddy, all my pets names and Turtle. (Turtle was my first word, hence the nickname). One of the few things I remember from when we lived in Anchorage, Alaska for the first 4 years of my life was riding Red like a horse. He was huge!! I was tiny.

Spot- Spot was with us in Anchorage, Juneau, and moved with us to Minnesota when I was 8. I never remember him as being young. I only remember him as grumpy, old, and with a lot of tumors. He growled at Shadow and Rocket when they would wrestle because they were disturbing his peace. He was afraid of cooked lamb. There was never any explanation for it. He was just afraid of it. One day I came home from the 4th grade and didn't notice that we were missing a member of the family. After I put my backpack down my dad gathered me on the couch and said, "Honey, Spot died today while you were at school." It took me a long time to get over that one.

Bud- Bud was Spot's biological father. I really don't remember anything about him, but I know from pictures that he was a beautiful Australian Shepherd-Siberian Husky mix. My parents tell me that, like his son, he had a strange fear. He was afraid of goose feathers. Once again, you can't explain it, he was just that way.

In loving memory of the 3 of them and 2 of my dead cats (One of those cats died yesterday). I would willingly welcome them back into my life, but our small house isn't ready for 5 thundering, big dogs and 3 mean, sneaky devils of cats. (I have 2 dogs and a cat right now) You can forget how they look, and you can forget their names, you will never forget their impact on your life.

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aliaslv — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:50:27 GMT

I will always remember the way my Bailey boy followed me EVERYWHERE I went. In the bedroom, the bathroom, kithcen, outside. He would get all nervous if he couldn't see me or be by me while I was in the house. He was such a sweetie and only 3 yrs, old when I had to let him go across the rainbow bridge. Plus I had adopted him and only had him for 9 beautiful monmths. i will miss you forever Bailey boy. Mommy loves you!

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Jessie10 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:17:52 GMT

Watching Her get hit by a truck and not lisenting to me.That hurt the most was not being able to do anything

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huskies r perfect — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:42:19 GMT

Yes, Prancer was a cat, but since he was still my sweet little baby boy, I think I can post it here. I'm sure nobody will judge me for loving my kitten.

I remember it was a Saturday morning, I had just gotten up and was watching tv in bed. My mom came in with tears in her eyes and told me that she had accidently run over him. I'm starting to cry right now just remembering it. I gave her a horrified look and buried my face in my pillow. I remember my brother being upset over it as well, but he didn't cry. I remember them trying to get me out of my slump. I remember Mom promising me another kitten, then a husky puppy. That's how I ended up getting Jaxon. I remember my mom wouldn't let me go see him.

Besides his death, I remember him and his sister Patches constantly climbing up trees in our backyard and then getting stuck because they were scared of the dogs. I would have to climb up the tree and get them down. Sure, I got scratches, but it was worth it for my babies. I remember first seeing them, when they were only about a day old. I remember my aunt having to go to the hospital and me and my mom having to go rescue the 4 kittens and their mother. (Now Nala.) I remember Nala being content stuck in a bathroom as long as she had her babies. I remember us taking them out to explore the house. I remember me coming home from a softball tourament to find out that Max had died. I remember seeing his small stiff body with it's mouth still open. (Sorry for being so graphic.) I remember my cousin coming to get Jesebelle and taking her to her new home in Tennessee. I remember finding Patches's missing collar and realizing I hadn't seen her that day. I never saw her again. She had disappeared. I remember that when we still had Patchey I had her and Prancer in my room, and was singing to them. I think Prancer enjoyed it, because he started to fall asleep. I remember whenever I was outside with them they would follow me everywhere I went.

I MISS YOU PRANCER, MY SWEET LITTLE BABY BOY! NOBODY COULD EVER REPLACE YOU! NOT EVEN JAXON!

Prancer is the yellow tabby, Patches is the calico.

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cowgirleup — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:15 GMT

that i didnt get to say buy. and i fell some what at falt. my mom had just let lilly out and i called the house and she just steped in the door to pick up the phone and walk out and in that 10 sec. lilly got hit by a car and she was never in the road some kid drove off the road to hit her in the ditch

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Beaglemom — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:57:51 GMT

When it came time to help Pip, my first Beagle, cross over The Rainbow Bridge, we both knew that he was ready for the journey. We were blessed with a vet who was gentle, loving and allowed us the time we needed to say goodbye. I had taken all of Pip's bedding, so he would feel comfortable. Pip was beautiful, had justifiable pride in himself and loved people seeing in him what he saw in himself. He did, indeed, have a death with dignity. He lay very calmly on his blankets, as I stroked, talked and soothed him. When Dr. Bean came in, to join us in our last minutes, he hugged me. Pip, who was lying on his blankets looking like The Sphinx just lowered his head slowly and peacefully into my hands. Even though I had said a prayer before the injection, I kept petting him and said, "Good night sweet prince and flights of angels send thee to thy rest." Now, Pip could be with his older sister, Gypsy, who had crossed The Rainbow Bridge just nine months before. I was, of course, very sad to let go of Pip and Gypsy but I feel that releasing a pet, surrounded with our love for them, is the final act of love that we can give to them. Both Pip and Gypsy aren't really gone anyway. I just can't see them anymore! I feel their presence around me like a gentle wind, and I am comforted in knowing that I will see them again.

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andiluvsdogs — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:58:35 GMT

when the vet injected the first needle (one shot wasnt enough for him) he was looking at me like "why?" i will never forget that moment as long as i live

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Siesi22 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:39:37 GMT

I remember the crying the tears the saying good by. I remember the last lick he gave me before he passed on.

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Malinois4me — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:56:33 GMT

We had a Golden Retriever named Casey. We had her since she was a little puppy, about a month and a half old or so. She was the runt of her litter, but she grew to be a bear. She probably weighed about 130 +. She was huge. She loved to play with tennis balls. The thing I really remember about her is that she would swing her huge tail around like a baseball bat and would knock me an my sister ( or anything in its path) over.

She got really sick sometime in 1999 ( i cant remember exactly), so we took her to the vet. She was about 11 yrs old. The vet ran bloodwork, and her white count came back extremely high, as well as some other stuff. He determined that the most probable thing that was making her sick like this was that she had cancer on her Pancreas, which he said was enlarged. The only way that they would know for sure was to do exploratory surgery. We opted out of that one, and decided to let her stay at home until she died. The vet gave us some pain meds for her to take to keep her comfortable. About three weeks later, she stopped eating and drinking, and started slobbering excessively- all in one day. Prior to this, she was still playing with her tennis ball . Anyway, her eyes got really glassy, and me and my sister were petting her and holding her in our laps. She suddenly had a major seizure and was gone.

My mom and dad were at work, and we called them and said that Casey had gone- of course, we were blubbering. They had us cover her with a sheet until they got home. When my mom came home, she and our neighbor buried Casey under a pretty little oak tree. We wrapped her in a blue sheet, and put a tennis ball in her grave with her. ( I also have my two birds, Sassy and Pete buried there too. Sassy- 3 yrs old, a peach faced lovebird, died in January 2001, and Pete -2 1/2 yrs old, a green American Budie,died on December 4 2006. They both got really sick.)

This is a really shortened version of what happened, as there was alot more that happened the day she died, and the day before. Casey was the sweetest dog in the world. She lived for her tennis balls. I miss her so much.

Dogs really do leave pawprints on our hearts.

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starry*boy — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:08:56 GMT

One thing I will remember most about puzzy was how when my mom would let her out in the field with no leash and puzzy would always come back and never left the yard. It was really hard when puzzy died. She was a really good dog. I have a little shelf in my house that has a photo of her and on the other side is star. But now Star is here , to help take her off my mind

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SheltieLuverOoOoO — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:20:51 GMT

I have always tryed to coop with remembering that he/she is in a better place if they were still here they would be having a horrible life trying to get around with the diffrent diseses they have.

I dont like visting this part of the fourm because its so sad.

if you want me you will find me in Dogs

its too sad here

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mymontanagirl — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:23:02 GMT

I remember we had to put our best friend Benjamin down, he had spleen cancer. Montana gave Ben so much love and Ben showed Montana what a great family she had here before he knew he had to go to heaven. Ben has been gone since 7/23/2005 and we all miss him so bad still. Montana Lynn 7 weeks old and Benjamin 14 years old he was husky/shepard. I know Ben is very proud of Montana because Ben left an ever lasting mark on Montana by showing her how to love. Ben only got to spend 2 weeks with Montana but I know those were the happest 2 weeks with Montana, Ben was the best Daddy Montana could ever have. I cry all the time because just looking at my Bens face brings back so many memmories.

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Mutt Luv1212 — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:08:26 GMT

I rember the good times like Ole mushing me and running in the woods and the great fun he had at the river and his fur and how I could burry my head in is fur and not gag because he was a husky so he had not doggie oder.

The saddest thing when he died was him laying there all stiff and all I did was cry and also he love to mouth gloves so when he was burryed my dad layed a pare of leather glove by his head along with all his dog toys he was a much loved dog.

I miss him everyday he will forever be in my heart.

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leopardgurl_2004 — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:13:59 GMT

My Dalmation of 10 years passed away a few days shy of her 10th b-day. She was the runt of the litter and didn't get very big like a full grown one. I remember her final night and next day. My Dad described this day to me when I wasn't present. It was early October, and the air had a nice coolness to it like it does in the middle of Autumn. My Dad went into the backyard to sit on the swing and have his cigar. My dog usaully got up and went to lay underneath him under the swing, but this time she has barely gotten up from her other usual spot by the back door. Slowly she went over to the swing and he knew she couldn't crawl under it, and he said she sighed and sat next to it and slumped to the ground. I has seen her the night before and she was laying in the garage where I usaully parked my car at night. I was pulling the driveway the night before, and I saw her in my spot and as I pulled in closer to the inside of the garage, I thought I was going to run over her because she didn't get up. I beeped the horn, and she still didn't move! She just stared at me like a deer in the headlights! I got out of my car, slammed the door, and she still sat there, and I saw her, and she looked really bad. Wow I thought. She really has gone downhill today. I vividly remember her looking like the Hunchback of Notre Dame sitting there all hunched over, and barely glancing up at me in the headlights. I bent over and slid my hands to pick her up to move her and suddenly she scrambled out of the garage towards the backyard like she said, "ok! ok!" "I'm going!" The next day in the afternoon as this story started, as my dad got up to head back inside the house, she got up slowly and followed. He opened the door for her to give her the option to come inside, but she just stared blankly at him and looked at the ground like stepping up to go inside was a huge obstacle, and a lot of effort to do. So he shut the door. He looked at her through the window for a moment, and as he described to me, she sat there and started to shake convulsively as if having a seizure. Then she collapsed to the ground shaking violently. He called to me upstairs. "Jessica, come quick!" " I think Crystals dying!" I ran as fast as I could down the stairs almost falling down the last 5 steps. I ran to the backdoor which was wide open, and he was already at her side holding her to keep her from injuring herself, as she lay there. The shaking slowed down after a few minutes, and finally stopped, and then her eyes got wide and glazed over. I immediately touched her, and felt for a heartbeat, and after 2 beats, it stopped. I said to my dad, "she is gone." We looked at each other, and said we were glad we were there when she passes away. It would have been a shame to find her later. He also told me to go get a shovel, because it was only proper to bury her in her favorite spot to dig in since she was a puppy. Behind the garage underneath my dads old trailer. I got the shovel, and he took it, moved the trailer, and dug a deep, and huge hole. I shed many tears as he dug the hole. My dad sweated even though it was cool outside. And he cried a little too as he went to get her lifeless body. He told me he body was already getting stiff, and we needed to put her in the hole. I called my mom who was at work, and she called my little brother who was at school. They said to go ahead and bury her without them, because it would be a while before either of them could make it home. So we got her body and together we lifted her into her final resting place. Before my dad covered her, he positioned her legs in a more natural position out of respect. And then he stated to cover her up. We said a few words as he was covering her. We even laughed at the thought of telling her a while back that she was going to dig her own grave! She was so obsessed with digging, and as a puppy we caught her digging under that trailer, and after repeated offenses, we decided to let her dig there. She dug when my dad was out of town or when I was away at school. But if my Mom or Brother was gone she didn't care. We think we were her favorite people, and especially because I spoiled her so much, as I continue to do today with my two Girls. When my Mom got home she was crying because she wasn't there when it happened, and I told her how she died, and she was peacefully resting when she did. My Brother was sad too, but he said he didn't feel as sad. He said he felt like a big release had been lifted. I felt that way after a few months too, and so did the rest of my family. We would be eating dinner at night, and the back door would swing open, and my dad would say "Oh, Crystal here." Or "Oh, its just Crystal." She had usaully joined us for dinner nearby on her blanket we laid out for her since the colder months of last year were so hard on her frail older body. We were ready this year, but now we didn't have to be. It was a routine for us though. This often happens when you have had a responsibility for so long, its like clock work to do it. Then there is this void or empty space for so long called grieving. After this has passed and when you can think about happy time with your pet, and no longer feel like it was your fault he\she died, and it was just their time, then you can think about getting another dog if you want to. Otherwise I have heard of people wanting to go out right away, and then try and replace the one they lost, which just doesn't work. You have to move on and start over.

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Angel8 — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:28:23 GMT

I remember the walks in the woods.

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biscuits_buddy — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:41:05 GMT

it was horrible. i really miss her

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biscuits_buddy — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:40:32 GMT

crying in the livingroom while my mom tooks her (my dog Bear) to the the vet and the last few weeks.

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Angel8 — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:16:04 GMT

Like when I would play catch with Buttercup. Good times.

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Angel8 — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:14:53 GMT

I always remember all the fun! dogs r awsum.

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taboolynn — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:56:56 GMT

him laying on his back on the vet table kicking and growling and barking at nothing until he died. he was a big dog it was horrible. why do you ask these questions? a pets death is very painful. just reading the question made the whole thing run through my head. it made me want to cry and made me feel sick.