Heartbroken

[SR540Beaver]

Eamonn,

 

I am so sorry for your loss and you and your family will be in my thoughts. I lost Jake on July 17th this year. He was a 150 lbs great dane, bull mastiff mix. He was a kind and gentle soul and loved by everyone. He was the best and smartest dog I ever had. He obeyed commands without ever being taught. He was however the biggest baby you''ve ever seen if it rained. He would set at the back door and cry to be let in. I took him in as a stray and the vet guessed him at about a year old. Large breeds have a life expectancy of about 10 years and he made it close to 12. The vet had told me that he would be healthy one day and go down hill fast when it happened. That is exactly the way it happened. We took him to the vet because he had lost a lot of weight and was lethargic. I dropped by after work to check on him and they told me they wanted to keep him overnight. They had him laying on the floor of the lab because he was too big to man-handle in and out of a cage. I sat down with him and loved on him. His breathing got shallower and shallower. He tried lifting his head to look at me as I loved on him and talked to him and then simply stopped breathing. I''m sure it was a sight to behold to see a 275 lbs grown man holding a 150 lbs dog on the floor and sobbing. I''ve always buried my pets in the backyard near favorite resting places of theirs. Jake was human size and that wasn''t an option. We had a private cremation and brought him home. Not a day goes by that I don''t think about him. Everytime it rains I worry about getting home to let him in. He was a one of a kind dog. I miss him.

 

I feel you pain and know what you are going thru. You are in my thoughts.

[Joni4TA]

I am so sorry for your loss Eamonn

 

***HUGS***