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ramenth

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Sarah's little basset/beagle mix. Makes him a Bagel.

Turns 2 years old soon. Bought him from the breeder for $25. Probably the best money I ever spent for her.

It was love at first sight. He got his name the day we got him. She walked out the front door to talk to the neighbor, leaving the door open with the screen door closed. He tried to bulldoze through the door, head first, to get to her.

She'd come home from work or shopping and he'd sprint out the door to greet her, jumping all over her. Then he'd run to me, like he was thanking me for bringing his missy home and run back to jump all over her.

She and this dog were inseparable for all of last summer. She couldn't move without him being right at her heel. She'd go lay down and he'd lay down at the top of the stairs, just outside the bedroom doorway. He would actually growl at me when he'd hear me coming up the stairs. lol

He's not a very big dog. Twenty-five pounds at the most, but he would have given his life to protect her.

When I came home from Rochester without her, he was heartbroken. I'd leave the house and he'd run to the passenger side of the car, expecting her to get out. And when she didn't he'd look at me with a sad face and mope to the house.

Now, he treats me the same way. He's got five acres to run, but won't walk more than ten feet from me. I come home and he's in the window, barking, waiting for me to come in. Now he's jumping all over me.

It breaks my heart, sometimes, to sit and pet him, him sitting or laying at my feet. I made him a promise to love him like his missy did. Now he loves me like he did his missy.

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That gets the heart Robert.
Same here.
Thanks for your story.
It hurts at times. I have Krissy and Louie.

Darryl
 
Is no longer with us.

It breaks my heart.

I got home from work yesterday and buried him. It happened the night before. Coming home yesterday was so quiet. He was always howling and barking when I got home, jumping around at my feet.

I miss the little guy. I nicknamed him "Lovable" because he was.

I know this was going to hard on me, simply because he was Sarah's dog to begin with and helped me so much when she died. I didn't think it was going to be like this. All the anger I had been dealing with came flooding back to the surface, all the psychological damage I was working on repair... well, those "repairs" broke again.

All for a little dog. A little dog I loved more than I realized.
 
It's always tough. I've lost a few companions, over the years
 
Sorry, Robert. Losing a pet is losing a family member.

The bright side is you get to spoil a new puppy, and it will be raised with your son. That can turn out to be a wonderful relationship. You might even end up getting so love out of that, too. ;)
 

I watched my grandkids yesterday while my daughter had her old dog put down. It's vary hard to do that. I told her I would take Ruby to the vet. but, she said Ruby has been her companion for years and she needed to do it! Wow, tears in my eyes as I write this.

Ruby, the daughter and granddaughter lived with me for 5 years with my stupid but very affectionate beagles that are 12 years old.

Very sorry Robert!!!!

Kim
 
Sorry to read this Robert, the amount of pain and sorrow that life can throw your way can be very trying to say the least. My condolensces.
 
Very sorry for your loss Robert. We also lost a little pooch (Sandy) we had around here for 14 yrs
 
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