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Adios old girl
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09/30/16 06:10 PM
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poisonivie
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Yesterday my lab, Dixie, couldn't get up. She's been getting worse and worse over the last few years. She was completely down in her hindquarters. As she was 15 years old, we figured it was finally time to let her go. It was a good run, girl. I'll see you again someday.
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Re: Adios old girl
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#6475047
09/30/16 06:16 PM
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bill oxner
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Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Adios old girl
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09/30/16 06:17 PM
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MS1454
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Tough tough thing to do. I did it back in March after 12 years and it was horrible.
Did she have arteritis?
I'll take a Black Female every time.
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Re: Adios old girl
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09/30/16 06:21 PM
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TexasKC
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Sorry for your loss. It's always tough to let one go.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Adios old girl
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09/30/16 06:30 PM
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bobcat1
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Yep David, I feel for ya. Same thing happened to my Reba. I Cried like a little girl.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Adios old girl
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09/30/16 06:45 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Sorry to hear this. I know it isn't easy. R.I.P. Dixie
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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09/30/16 07:29 PM
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jeffro3967
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It's never easy even when doing the right thing. Sorry for your loss.
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Re: Adios old girl
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#6475132
09/30/16 07:37 PM
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TheCloudX
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Hate hearing that, poisonivie. Condolences to you and yours. It never ceases to amaze me the power a good pet can have on our lives in such a short time.
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09/30/16 07:43 PM
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TooLow
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Re: Adios old girl
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#6475136
09/30/16 07:44 PM
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RayB
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There are some folks who think they are just dogs, never have felt that way. Part of the family, when they're gone they're missed like family. Safe travel Dixie girl
There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: Adios old girl
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09/30/16 08:04 PM
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Nitronx898
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Sorry for your loss, they are family.
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/01/16 01:04 AM
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Michael W.
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Sorry to hear that. The cure is to get another one , soon.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/01/16 01:33 AM
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Creekrunner
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A bad day indeed. You had to stop the suffering. 'Sounds like she had some of the best owners a dog could have.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/01/16 02:53 AM
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HuntersAnonymous41
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I went through this with one of my most loyal dogs. Paid for someone to come to our house and do it humanely. People were great, my dog was comfortable and seemed happy, but it broke me down. Losing a dog is like losing a close friend/family member. My condolences
*BLLM* Black Labs Lives Matter. Point&Shoot. Conserve&Protect. Hunt&Gather
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/01/16 02:08 PM
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poisonivie
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Thanks for the kind words, guys. My GSP, Tiny, is assuaging my grief. Dixie had a good run. Not many labs make it to 15 yrs of age.
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/01/16 03:44 PM
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/01/16 08:26 PM
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lmd59
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Hang in there poison, she had a good run
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Re: Adios old girl
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#6476139
10/01/16 08:38 PM
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Fooshman
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Sorry.
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/02/16 03:01 AM
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Greg
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Sux...Sorry for your loss
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/07/16 10:21 PM
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slow944
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Sorry for your lose. Prayers to you and your family.
I Have A 45 And A Shovel. Don't Mess With Texas!
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/08/16 02:58 AM
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pharmvet
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I see this weekly, if not daily. You have to know that what you had done was "FOR" her and not "TO" her. The fact that she lived long enough to need to be put down is a testimony that she was well taken care of throughout her life. Sorry for your loss.
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Re: Adios old girl
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10/08/16 02:58 PM
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poisonivie
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Thanks guy. She has(had?) a 12 year old "brother" of dubious heritage that has never known life without his big sister. He's kinda lost now. For the most part, he's becoming a hermit except at feeding times. I have two other 4 yr old dogs but the two "sets" never really crossed over that well. Just kinda odd how things work out.
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