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In reply to the discussion: The day I have dreaded is coming up this Saturday @ 1:00 PM .... Gotta say good bye to my buddy [View all]ZZenith
(4,122 posts)Its part of the contract, down there in the fine print, that you will most likely outlive your dog.
The only consolation I have ever known from it is that I didnt pass first, leaving my beloved to wonder why I had abandoned him.
Most mornings I begin my day by brushing my cheek with a tuft of hair I kept from the tail of the eight-year-old Golden Lab we had to put down last year. Somehow it fills me with his energy and gives me the strength and courage to face another day without his excellent company.
A few months ago I saw an ad on Craigslist titled Sweet Black Lab and couldnt resist the urge to click on it. So against all reason I now have an eleven-year-old Black Lab lying at my feet, and will soon have to go through the same damn thing.
All of which is to say that I have mad empathy for you, Botany, and wish for you Strength and Courage as you go through this.