Lost a good best freind dog today

Our little black and white lab mix Jasmine passed away this morning. We got her when my son was 3 and he is 17 now. They are best friends and do everything together. He is at school now and does not know yet. I dread this for it will break his heart. In the hard days we live in this is very small. To my son who has a very tender heart this will be a huge blow. Cant belive how a darn critter can tug at your heart strings so. We will miss her. Just wanted to share this with my YT family.
Paul Shuler

Condolences. Bury her in the back yard if you can, it"ll ease the pain a little.

Sorry to hear of your loss. I already dread the day our dogs will pass. They seem more like our own kids than an animal.

You need to get another pup. That's what we did when we had to put our Keeshond Bear to sleep in 2005. She was the second Keeshond we had as we got the first one in 1977 called Fluff. When Bear was put to sleep our Chow Chow Taz was around looking for her. We bought another Keeshond and we call her Boots. I wish you could've seen Taz when she saw that pup. They're the best of friends. Hal

Here's our dogs. Hal

I feel your pain my friend. I sometimes think about when ours will pass on and how am I going to deal with it. I did not have a dog until I was 17 and she is still with my parents. I am 28 now and that makes Sugar, yellow lab 11 years. My wife and I have 3. Female Pomeranian 11 years, Male Pomeranian 8 years, and Male Mutt (lab, hound, great dane, ???, web feet, 90 lbs, lean) for about 3 years. The female pom is an indoor dog and we have no kids. I am going to miss her if she goes. She is ALMOST perfect. No messes, quiet, snuggles, and loves us unconditionally. Actually she is on the couch with me asleep as I type this.

I agree that buring in the yard, close by will help ease the pain. Place a monument of some sort to mark her spot and maybe even a little picket fence.

Regards,

Charles

Sorry to hear that Paul, they truly are one of the family.

I was sent this last year when we lost our Lab

My thoughts are with you! I am 45 and have had to suffer through losing two dogs: the Aussie my family got when I was 12 or 13 was lost to cancer at age 15 (she will always be the best!) and then 2 years ago March we lost my Sheppard Mix after 17 years to cancer also. I took it so hard both times that I thought I would never get another dog so I could avoid that feeling again. Well the feeling of not having that friend eventually won out and Wife and I adopted a 3 yr old yellow lab female in Sept. and we are so happy!
Let your son know others have been through it, let him grieve for a while then get another dog!

My condolences to you. Just lost my 14 yr. young black lab at the end of March, miss him a lot and still hurts tons. Buried him on the lower edge of the garden near two we lost in a fire in"88. I"ll never forget any of them.

Adrian

Sorry to hear of your loss and that of your son.
My suggestion for what it's worth, is to talk about the good times you had with him like any friend or relative... it seems to help me in that situation.

I am sorry for your loss, you get attached to the little critters. You come home from a wrotten day and they are always glad to see you waggin their tails and it always seems to make things better. My advice is to get back on the horse and get a puppy right away, that"s what your buddy would have wanted, to make you happy! Good Luck! MN Catfish

When I was 17, I was away at school in New Hampshire when my father wrote to tell me of the passing of our beloved 13-year old Springer (both retired to Florida, the dog died of eating clamshells on the beach). That was pre-cellphone, and all we had was a payphone in the dorm basement so letters were the way to stay in touch, mostly. The letter was 2+ yellow legal pages and went on about how he knew how we both loved that dog and all the great times would stay with us forever and how Scamper was chasing tennis balls in Springer heaven. It was a beautiful letter written only a few weeks before his own death in 1971. I treasure the memory of them both and I really wish I still had that letter. I have had a lot of great doggies since but that first one is forever...my condolences to you and your son.

Lost my Australian Shepard last fall and swore I wouldn't get another. Then my SIL came over and said a girl she knew had free Aussie pups. I told her if she had a male to bring me one. Well, she brought me one and the little feller is half Aussie and of all things half Chow. He has already became my new best friend. Can't and won't replace old Rooster but he is fast becoming a loyal companion. Follows me to the field and greenhouse every trip I make. I think a new pup will help your son with the loss of his dog.

4 or maybe 5 years ago we lost a very young fawn colored boxer while we were on vacation. She was not even two yet, but she made the meth heads very nervous as she would raise total h*ll when they would start cooking in the woods west of us. We would call the sheriff, 3 or 4 hours later a deputy would show up, do a half azz search, then say nobody in the woods. At that time the sheriff was indeed believed to be "on the take". He got voted out, that lab went away.

Anyhow, we have another boxer, brindle this time. We also have two husky/ shepherd/ collie cross 7 month old siblings. The female needs a new home. Both have had the needed shots, will get both fixed in the near future. If it would help ease the loss, and you are within reasonable driving distance, I would be glad to give you "Sassy", along with one wireless transmitter and one collar.

The male "Tobey" just gets along better with the cat. DOUG

Sorry to here of your loss. I to had a best friend border collie I know he took care of bull that had his sights on me. After loss of my better half he was my great comfort he got in front of tractor wheel I didn"t see him think of the good times. Don"t try to forget.

Paul...you have my condolences, as well. I am on my third boxer. First one lived for 7 years until, tragically, we came home and found he dead in the heat, in her outside dog run. Got another boxer, a large male, who lived to be 10 before my wife did the deed to take him to the vet to be put to sleep. Now, after an almost 20 year hiatus without a dog, I have my third dog, another boxer...a small female brindle. She is definitely a huge part of the family. One day we will lose her too, if we live long enough! Always a very sad occasion. Again, sorry to hear you lost your dear pet. Tom

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Howdy
Sorry for your loss, as I write this, Ruby is pestering me to play, Ruby is a Pekinese, I never had any use for a pint sized dog untill she came along. We got her 2 years ago and shortly after I lost the sight in my right eye, I was very depressed, but Ruby never left my side, and would not let me feel sorry for myself. For 6 months I went in for a series of injections into my eyeball (ouch) and regained my sight in that eye. Last year I had a heart attack, long recovery, Ruby was with me 24 hours a day, I'm on my feet again and Ruby takes me for a walk every day. Over the winter Ruby slipped a disc in her back and couldn't use her hind legs for almost 2 months, within the past couple of weeks she is back to her old self and I have my walking partner back. Ruby cost $100.00 when we got her (I dont know how much in vet bills, but what the heck), my wife says " I'll bet you wouldn't take a $1000.00 for her now." Thats wrong because she is not for sale at ANY price, I love that little dog, you can not buy devotion like that at any price. Sorry for going on like this but I know how you must feel about your loss and your sons grief.
Bob S.

So sorry for your loss Paul, we have a black lab that is 2 now and we have had him for just about that long.

Paul: I know how you feel, dog is a man's best friend. I had a shepherd years ago, followed which ever tractor I was using all day. Problem was he followed on the highway and got hit by a school bus. He had managed to breed my neighbors shepherd, thus the neighbor insisted I take a replacement.

The replacement was not as keen following tractor, at least he wouldn't follow it along the road. He lived for 18 years, the very best cow dog I ever owned. I would get up in the morning and from the bathroom window, I could watch old Sport bringing in the cows. From the time he was 2 years old he went for the cows, on his own, without being told, never missed. If I was late, he's have them all in a corral, and standing in the gateway.

Sport would follow the tractor in the field and I didn't realise how posessive he was of the tractors until one day I hired a new guy to run 560 on corn silage harvester. The guy returned from lunch to find Sport lying directly under 560 rear end. From any driection Brenton approached the 560 platform, Sport would let him know he wasn't going to do that. From the barn where I was unloading a wagon, wondered why Brenton hadn't started. When I got to the field, here was dog under 560 and Brenton on top of forage harvester attempting to walk along PTO shaft to the tractor. I took time to introduce them, after that they got along just fine.

Sport also arrived at the farm the day Marg. arrived home with our first born. He was every bit as protective of Marg. and the children as of the tractors. One day when Marilyn was about 11-12 months we were praising her for walking chair to chair, Sport had to get in on the excitement, walking by Marilyn wagging his tail, just as she stood without chair, the big tail knocked her off balance. Dog went on to a corner, she back on her feet followed, and lit into a lecture, course she still couldn't talk much, but the tone was there, and here was Marilyn pointing her finger and coming out with a long speil of no words, and this big shepherd dog cowering in the corner.

We've had other dogs since, but I guess you most remember that dog that grew up with your children.

Paul,
Sorry to hear of your loss. I've lost 3 Airedales over the years all of which were my best buddies. They never argued and were always glad to see you no matter how bad your day might have been. They'd follow you around like a shadow. I always told people I thought more of those dogs than I did of alot of people. It's mighty painful and lonely when their gone but that pain will soon turn to remembering the great times that you both shared and at some point you'll likely want to do it all again. I know I did. A new one doesn't replace the old one, it just adds to that special legacy of men and dogs. Godspeed.

A few days ago I recall reading that your time mowing with the Super C was a peaceful time for you as you have two in their teens. Kids can get a person worked up in more ways that one. I don't know who said it but, we should all try to be as good as dogs think we are. It also helps to talk about a loss, I wish you well.

(quoted from post at 15:04:19 04/16/09) Our little black and white lab mix Jasmine passed away this morning. We got her when my son was 3 and he is 17 now. They are best friends and do everything together. He is at school now and does not know yet. I dread this for it will break his heart. In the hard days we live in this is very small. To my son who has a very tender heart this will be a huge blow. Cant belive how a darn critter can tug at your heart strings so. We will miss her. Just wanted to share this with my YT family.
Paul Shuler

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