Said goodbye to my bud tonight.
This is my bud, Odie. The look on his face is 'are we really gonna do this picture stuff again?'.
He was my garage bud.
We got Odie about 8 years ago. He was 7 at the time.. was almost 15 went he went to wait for me at the bridge to cross together.
I got him from a family friend of mine, when she passed away.. he was her service dog for 5 years. He was deaf trained, and as my friend had balance issues he was also trained to lean on her to keep her straight, act as a brace if she needed, or fall down for a soft spot for her to land on if she was going to fall.
When he didn't have his working vest on, he was a goofy assed 75 pound Labradoodle.. a true master at stealing a baby's nook out of the baby's mouth... never understood the fascination he had with baby nooks, lol. He would meet me at the door after work, grab my slipper, then run to the other end of the house with it.. I'm sure just to mess with me. I never put his vest on.. he was retired from working, he deserved to just be a fun loving dog after that.
I've had dogs all my life. I think Odie was the most intelligent dog of them all.
My wife and I were with him when he left. Rubbing him and telling him how much we loved him.
The 17 yr old boy is devastated. After a good cry, and some hugs and words from me, he went to the hockey rink. The wife didn't want him to go, afraid he would hurt someone.. but he needs to deal with it in his own way.
Rest in Peace, Odie. I'll see you at the bridge, and we'll cross it together.
This is my bud, Odie. The look on his face is 'are we really gonna do this picture stuff again?'.
He was my garage bud.
We got Odie about 8 years ago. He was 7 at the time.. was almost 15 went he went to wait for me at the bridge to cross together.
I got him from a family friend of mine, when she passed away.. he was her service dog for 5 years. He was deaf trained, and as my friend had balance issues he was also trained to lean on her to keep her straight, act as a brace if she needed, or fall down for a soft spot for her to land on if she was going to fall.
When he didn't have his working vest on, he was a goofy assed 75 pound Labradoodle.. a true master at stealing a baby's nook out of the baby's mouth... never understood the fascination he had with baby nooks, lol. He would meet me at the door after work, grab my slipper, then run to the other end of the house with it.. I'm sure just to mess with me. I never put his vest on.. he was retired from working, he deserved to just be a fun loving dog after that.
I've had dogs all my life. I think Odie was the most intelligent dog of them all.
My wife and I were with him when he left. Rubbing him and telling him how much we loved him.
The 17 yr old boy is devastated. After a good cry, and some hugs and words from me, he went to the hockey rink. The wife didn't want him to go, afraid he would hurt someone.. but he needs to deal with it in his own way.
Rest in Peace, Odie. I'll see you at the bridge, and we'll cross it together.
