i had to have my dog euthanised this morning

[blueknight]

she was the best dog, a female rottwiler who had the personality of a lamb. she loved other dogs.she even liked cats! she never showed one ounce of aggressiveness in her life. just a wonderful friend.i rescued her when she was young from the spca. she grew into a GREAT dog and companion. she developed bone cancer a couple of months ago and in spite of everything the vets tried she just got worse. she was so sweet and special. anyone who has dogs, should have one like her at least once in their life. i saved her once, i only wish i could have saved her again.

[Justice]

1. you are a brave and compassionate person to let her go, they

say bone cancer is a painful death. Much peace to you.

[bluethruandthru]

2. I'm so sorry for you!

She was very lucky to have such a loving, caring human! You gave her a good life and she's happy in doggy heaven now!

[Virginia Dare]

3. I'm so sorry...

My 12 year old lab passed away just last weekend, and it's been extremely traumatic for the whole family. Thankfully, he passed at home and we didn't have to make that awful decision, but I felt like someone had ripped my heart right out.

Peace to you!



:hug:

[shance]

4. My thoughts are with you Bluenight. That's about the hardest thing in

life we have to do.

Take care.

[MADem]

5. I lost a dog a few months back, and a twenty year old cat a month ago

It stinks. A good pet is like a relative.

You did the right thing, though, tough as it may have been.

[buff2]

I am so sorry to hear that.

I love dogs,I have one myself and often think how I will survive if something happens to her. I know how you must feel. The pain has to be unbearable. Take care. :hug:

[miss_american_pie]

6. I'm sorry.

You did the right thing for her. :hug:

[noonwitch]

7. I'm sorry for your loss

It's hard to lose your dog or cat. You did the right thing, though, they should never have to suffer.

[Callalily]

8. I'm so sorry!

[Libby2]

9. I'm so sorry.

I had to have mine put down a few months ago too.

:cry:

[tavalon]

10. Hugs

It is one of the most painful times we as animal parents have to go through. My heart bleeds for you.

[Vinnie From Indy]

11. Very sorry!

Time and happy memories are the only things that blunt the pain of a day like this!

[sellitman]

12. I had to put an old friend down once.

I know how awful it is. I now have a great Black lab that has taken over where my last friend left off. It took me a few years to get another dog and I am only sorry I didn't do it sooner.

:hug:

[northernsoul]

13. I wish both of you peace

She'll live on in your happy memories of her.

[Uben]

14. Hurts, don't it?

I had to put my two German shepherds down in October. They were brothers, and we got them at 6 mos. old. They were 11 1/2 yrs old and had developed serios health problems. It was time. We went three months without a dog before we had to have another. Rescued a black lab from the shelter, and like your Rottie, he is a wonderful companion. Go ahead and get another dog. You won't regret it.

[Uben]

15. Hurts, don't it?

I had to put my two German shepherds down in October. They were brothers, and we got them at 6 mos. old. They were 11 1/2 yrs old and had developed serios health problems. It was time. We went three months without a dog before we had to have another. Rescued a black lab from the shelter, and like your Rottie, he is a wonderful companion. Go ahead and get another dog. You won't regret it.

[cami715]

16. So sorry for your loss.

Your decision was courageous and kind - a genuine act of love, though it hurts so very much.

[Demeter]

17. My condolences--it is so hard

I euthanised the family dog several years ago when his infirmities were beyond repair, and he was so trusting. I still wonder what I could have done otherwise. I am wary of taking on another dog. Somehow, cats aren't the same problem. They aren't so dependent and needy. If they love you, it's for yourself, not because they need you so badly that they'd love anybody.

[Rainbowreflect]

18. You have my sympathy.

Sometimes it is hard to love them enough to let them go. To put what is best for them above our desire to have them with us.

[Robbien]

19. I wish you peace and comfort

You saved her and gave her a great life and were brave enough to give her a peaceful end.

Hopefully the memory of her love for you will bring you solace during this time of mourning her loss.

[boobooday]

20. Sympathies

My dog is so precious to me! I know that hurts like hell.

[livetohike]

21. I'm so sorry blueknight

I hope all your good memories of times with your dog will help ease the grief :hug:.

[cry baby]

22. So sad...my dog also has bone cancer

We had his leg amputated to try to extend his life about 6 months ago. He is doing ok for now, but I expect we will have to make that trip to the vet to say our last goodbyes within months.

I'm so sorry for your grief, but she sounds like a wonderful dog that you will always treasure the memories of. I will be thinking of you today and sending you my thoughts and prayers.

[Branjor]

23. I am so sorry....

It is so painful to lose such innocent and loving friends.

I lost the little guy in my sig line two years ago :cry:
Like you, I saved him once, but then I couldn't save him again.

[Liberal Dose]

24. Euthanising a suffering pet is a totally selfless act of love, but that

doesn't mean it hurts any less. I know exactly how you feel.

I have the following pinned up in my cube accompanied by pictures of the late great Zoe (Golden):

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
-Anonymous

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
-Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
-Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
-Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
-Josh Billings

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
-Andy Rooney

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made.
-M. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
-Sigmund Freud

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
-Rita Rudner

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
-Robert Benchley

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
-Franklin P. Jones

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
-James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.
-Unknown

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money.
-Joe Weinstein

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
-Anne Tyler

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite
you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
-Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
- Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
-Roger Caras

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your
pocket and then give him only two of them.
-Phil Pastoret

My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.

:hug:

[sinkingfeeling]

25. I'm so very sorry for your loss. To let our furry friends go is one of

hardest decisions we have to make. I know that you loved her and she loved you right back. May you find peace in your wonderful memories of her.

[Wcross]

26. I'm sorry you lost your buddy blueknight.

You did all you could for her from the minute you adopted her to the day you decided to help her leave. It takes a lot to think of the animals quality of life over your desire to keep her around. You did the right thing.

[Jane Austin]

27. Oh, gosh. I'm so sorry.

Prayer for peace coming your way.

[auntAgonist]

28. I'm so sorry for your loss ...

I too have a rottie, sweetest guy ...

:hug: :cry: :hug:

aA

[Coventina]

29. condolences and love to you

:hug:

It is a terrible pain to lose a loving companion.

:hug:

[rustydog]

30. I posted this a short time ago, if you haven't seen it , here you go

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years.

He wondered where the road was leading them.

After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble.
At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like Mother of Pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.

He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.

"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."

The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.

After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.

"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there". The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in."

"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump." They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.

The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.

"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."

"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates?
Nope. That's Hell."

"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"

"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind."

[marzipanni]

31. You made life better for eachother

and you unselfishly helped her have a less painful end of her life.
When my dear Billie-girl died of old age /heart failure in my arms at a campsite, the next morning I wrote my thoughts and memories of her. I loved her, and now I have funny Sally to keep life more joyful.

Here is a website for Carl, of "Good,Dog, Carl" fame. I think anyone who knows Rottweillers would, or should know about these wonderful,ly illustrated, nearly wordless, children's books-
http://www.gooddogcarl.com/carlsPage.htm

[fight4my3sons]

32. hugs, hugs, hugs

We had to have our male rottie euthanised 6 years ago. He had attison's disease, a heart problem and then his hips got really bad. My husband stayed with him the whole time. He was the best dog and with medication we got him to 6 years of age. He almost died when he was 2 before he was diagnosed. I still have dreams about him and we keep his picture up in the house. RIP Darwin. Here's hoping he was there to great her in whatever rottie doggie heaven there is...

[Coyote_Bandit]

33. I'm sorry

I know it hurts. Sometimes I still ache for a special dog that I lost nearly 25 years ago.

[ps1074]

34. I am very sorry

I lost my little pekingese 2 1/2 years ago and I still miss her. :cry:

Hugs to you my friend :hug:

[Mr Rabble]

35. Im so sorry. nt

[orwell]

36. My Rottweiller Rosie died of bone cancer...

...as well. It was one of the toughest emotional rides of my life. I still haven't gotten over it.

My heart goes out to you. Unfortunately, there is/was nothing you could do.

:grouphug:

[lavenderdiva]

37. I am so very sorry blueknight,

our sweet Emma was suffering with Kidney Failure 3 months ago, and we had to make the same decision for her.

I've heard bone cancer is a very painful disease, and I'm sure you saved her from that. So in a way, you did save her twice. And I'm sure she knows it. My heart goes out to you: :hug: :cry: :hug:

[anarch]

38. sorry for your loss

[Butterflies]

39. I'm sure she knew you loved her

I lost my dog to cancer last summer and I still think about her everyday. It's hard, but know you're not alone.

[progmom]

40. i am so so so so sorry

:hug: :cry:

[NewWaveChick1981]

41. I'm so sorry.

I know what it feels like. :hug: My thoughts are with you.