Originally posted by Y2KMondeoSVT:
Well , I had to make the toughest decision of my life (so far) last night ... I put my dog to sleep . He was suffering from liver failure , and it was deemed the most "humane" thing to do . It was pretty much a shocker to us (as these things usually are) , especially since he seemed perfectly fine at his last check-up only back in June . I guess it's not something they "look" for , so it went on undetected until I took him to the vet yesterday morning . I just couldn't see why I should be selfish & make hime suffer more just so I could have a few more days (hours?weeks?) with him . It was VERY tough to do , but we felt it was best(?) for him . We were there when he took his last doggie nap , man ... was THAT tough !

Ever since I was small , growing up with my grandparent's German Shep , I always wanted a Shep . A nice , loyal friend who I could hang out with . Back in '94 I got my wish . We picked him out of a full litter at 8 weeks old & brought him home . I spent countless hours playing with him , training him to be a good , loyal watchdog , but yet a sweetheart when it came to kids . I succeeded . We almost lost him at about 3 years old when he had a serious infection that started between the muscles in his left rear leg . The specialist said at the very least , he would lose the leg . I would have none of that . They did some surgeries & saved him AND his leg , although he had a limp from there on . The limp never even bothered him , he could run & carry on with the best of them . As the years went on , the limp got a bit worse , but still not enough to slow him down . As it turns out , my perseverence way back then bought him 7 more years of good livin' . Every day , I was glad I did that . His face was the first one I saw when I woke up in the morning , the last I saw as I left for work. He was always the first I saw when he greeted me at the door when I got home from work , and the last I saw as I went up to bed each night . I can hardly remember my life without him . This is not gonna be easy . It was very hard typing this , but I felt I had to do it in his honor .

I'm hurtin' ... I'm hurtin' .

Good night , old friend !

R.I.P. Duke Von Maximillion 1.22.94 - 8.16.04



I am so sorry for your loss.

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