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woodsyni said:
It takes its toll, alright. It's a bereavement, pure and simple.
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Woodsy some take the decision that the loss is too much and no more dogs. Well I have had dogs since 73, and never less than two since I moved to Kilkenny in 1990. 4 at times!

I have cried my eyes out when they have died, but I could not imagine a life without dogs. Loved my cats too, but just not feasible ATM with demolition Heidi! :)

We are fortunate to live in the countryside with a big garden, so we can keep a number of dogs all the time. Our neighbours are also big dog lovers so they look after them if we go away.
 

Toast said:
A family member was taken ill last night and taken into hospital.
Her husband has dementia.
The dog was a litter brother to my dads dog that was old and in poor health he had to be put down a few months back, he was 14.

So today, the phone goes at me dads and the husband says he has been stroking the dog and it’s stopped moving.
No need to say what’s happened and my dad went and done the necessary.

It just never stops sometimes, and the family member will be devastated if she survives and then gets told about the dog.
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Mate, I am so sorry. Dogs give back so much more than certain overpaid Muppets.
 
Bluerover said:
Woodsy some take the decision that the loss is too much and no more dogs. Well I have had dogs since 73, and never less than two since I moved to Kilkenny in 1990. 4 at times!

I have cried my eyes out when they have died, but I could not imagine a life without dogs. Loved my cats too, but just not feasible ATM with demolition Heidi! :)

We are fortunate to live in the countryside with a big garden, so we can keep a number of dogs all the time. Our neighbours are also big dog lovers so they look after them if we go away.
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You and your dogs are lucky indeed. I grew up with dogs but my wife didn't. When we got our first pup, a golden retriever, she just adored my wife. From then, she became a true dog lover. Have three at the minute and they are our life. We're lucky to have both beaches and forests nearby. A walk in a lead is no exercise for a big dog.
 
Bluerover said:
Woodsy some take the decision that the loss is too much and no more dogs. Well I have had dogs since 73, and never less than two since I moved to Kilkenny in 1990. 4 at times!

I have cried my eyes out when they have died, but I could not imagine a life without dogs. Loved my cats too, but just not feasible ATM with demolition Heidi! :)

We are fortunate to live in the countryside with a big garden, so we can keep a number of dogs all the time. Our neighbours are also big dog lovers so they look after them if we go away.
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I've been around dogs my entire life, save from when I lived in Scotland, but even then - had them back home.

A few years ago when I found my gf she already had a dog - a beautiful mix of a sheltie and... something lol it's like a bootleg sheltie, or at least that's what we call her. Traits like one as well! Amazing 11 year young puppy, either sleep or play, no inbetween, and she loved me instantly. Can't begin to think what we'd do without her one day tbh, but I'm currently working my magic on the said S.O. to get either a saved puppy or a GSD... we'll see lol

Had a gsd, as mentioned - had to put him down at 6 years and 360 days, hereditary problems sadly... - also pinschers, another stray/saved dog before... Back when we had our village house we had a few there as well.

Many cats as well tbh, but dogs, man, dogs. Dogs are truly the best people.
 

DualityNSNO said:
I've been around dogs my entire life, save from when I lived in Scotland, but even then - had them back home.

A few years ago when I found my gf she already had a dog - a beautiful mix of a sheltie and... something lol it's like a bootleg sheltie, or at least that's what we call her. Traits like one as well! Amazing 11 year young puppy, either sleep or play, no inbetween, and she loved me instantly. Can't begin to think what we'd do without her one day tbh, but I'm currently working my magic on the said S.O. to get either a saved puppy or a GSD... we'll see lol

Had a gsd, as mentioned - had to put him down at 6 years and 360 days, hereditary problems sadly... - also pinschers, another stray/saved dog before... Back when we had our village house we had a few there as well.

Many cats as well tbh, but dogs, man, dogs. Dogs are truly the best people.
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Mate, I had one rescued GSD from Dublin SPCA. He was a dote but just never thrived. Your experience sounds familiar. I was away at a conference when my wife had to make the decision to take him in.

He had some sort of congenital weakness- always skin and hair problems.

His organs were just shutting down. I had to make the call over the phone....ok put him to sleep. Broke my heart...yet again. He is buried with my other dogs at the back of the house. A few cats too.

We have a big garden ?
 
Bluerover said:
Mate, I had one rescued GSD from Dublin SPCA. He was a dote but just never thrived. Your experience sounds familiar. I was away at a conference when my wife had to make the decision to take him in.

He had some sort of congenital weakness- always skin and hair problems.

His organs were just shutting down. I had to make the call over the phone....ok put him to sleep. Broke my heart...yet again. He is buried with my other dogs at the back of the house. A few cats too.

We have a big garden ?
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Yeah same thing - he never had skin/hair problems though, just one day (roughly 6 months before we had to put him down) started having basically wide-awake seizures, which happened once every few weeks. Then more often, then more often, by the end it was almost hourly, he'd bloated up to twice his size (which, as I had to bury him myself, was basically a workout - he was between 50 and 55kg healthy!) and could barely walk.

Climbed up on the vet's table himself, for literally the first time ever. Like he knew, man... :(
 
Bluerover said:
Mate, I had one rescued GSD from Dublin SPCA. He was a dote but just never thrived. Your experience sounds familiar. I was away at a conference when my wife had to make the decision to take him in.

He had some sort of congenital weakness- always skin and hair problems.

His organs were just shutting down. I had to make the call over the phone....ok put him to sleep. Broke my heart...yet again. He is buried with my other dogs at the back of the house. A few cats too.

We have a big garden ?
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I remember someone telling me that they were 'overbred' because of their popularity in the 70's/80's and some weaknesses we're introduced but I don't know if that's true or the fella was talking through his arse.
 
DualityNSNO said:
Yeah same thing - he never had skin/hair problems though, just one day (roughly 6 months before we had to put him down) started having basically wide-awake seizures, which happened once every few weeks. Then more often, then more often, by the end it was almost hourly, he'd bloated up to twice his size (which, as I had to bury him myself, was basically a workout - he was between 50 and 55kg healthy!) and could barely walk.

Climbed up on the vet's table himself, for literally the first time ever. Like he knew, man... :(
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Because I was away this was the first pet that I wasn't with at the end. Still, the vet kept him in the freezer so I could bring him home.

I have never had a pet cremated. Some sort of finality to bury them at home. Still cried mind you.
 
woodsyni said:
I remember someone telling me that they were 'overbred' because of their popularity in the 70's/80's and some weaknesses we're introduced but I don't know if that's true or the fella was talking through his arse.
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Woodsy, I hope I don't insult anyone on here but I will only get straight back GSDs. Watch dog shows and you will see the slanted backs. Unnatural and one of the causes of hip problems in the breed

Tbh, I think my fella was just unlucky, and had a congenital problem. We did what we could but he just never thrived
 

woodsyni said:
You and your dogs are lucky indeed. I grew up with dogs but my wife didn't. When we got our first pup, a golden retriever, she just adored my wife. From then, she became a true dog lover. Have three at the minute and they are our life. We're lucky to have both beaches and forests nearby. A walk in a lead is no exercise for a big dog.
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Thankfully we have lots of fields around us.
 
woodsyni said:
My eejits would be trying to play with the funny looking wooly 'puppies' and get themselves shot!
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Problem is any day now the neighbouring farm will let out the Spring lambs. Heidi has never seen woolly puppies so I need to keep her under close control.

My other two are fine.

At least I am now retired so I can hopefully control her.
 

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