Dryfly57

Soo sorry for you as well as your wife Ed. Loosing a best buddy is one of the worst feelings, but know that the both of you filled his life with joy from the moment he was yours.

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

Yessir,..that be the very one.

Slow Guy

Sorry to hear Ed. I've had to put down 3 so far myself. Very difficult.

Condolences.

timothymoffat

Very sad Ed, best wishes to you and your family.

I have two Jack Russells, Dino 12 1/2, and Daisy 8 1/2.

Cupcar

These moments made me give up on pets...sorry for you guys...I still remember the first time it happened to me in the first grade.

Ed Hughes

Thank you all. I love seeing all the pics of your families.

The goofy pic is my favorite of him. I called him Chupacabra for a week after that. I got home from a trip on night with him in bed on my pillow. He had that dazed look until he realized I was standing there. Great watchdog-not!

The one by the BBQ is when he was watching me cook, and just started going nuts, as if to say "hey-I like mine rare-don't overcook it!".

TTKan

I am very sorry for your loss; the grief that I felt with out Lab passing on was greater than with some (human) family members!

flatsixforme

Ed,

Really sorry to hear this. As you know, I'm a lab lover myself and Moose is my best buddy. I don't even want to think about when it's his time. Love the pictures.

boman993

Sorry to hear the sad news. We lost our Sharpei this summer, after 12 amazing years.

This made me smile recently: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/dog_paradox

Van1

Ed, very sorry to hear about your loss. I know what you are going through as I have lost 3 dogs this year myself that all meant a lot to me. My wife had to have our nearly 14 year old German Shepherd, Sabine, put down a few weeks ago as her health was starting to decline rapidly. I am currently away in Germany and was not there to say good bye or to help my wife with the process. We got Sabine shortly after we got married so she was a big part of our lives. Earlier this year my 6 year old Boxer, Stella, suddenly and unexpectedly dropped dead. She was a daddy's dog, my favorite. One minute I was surfing R'list while she was demanding that I go downstairs and feed her and a few minutes later I found her lifeless at the top of our stairs. Then we had a rescue Boxer that we took in that had some unpredictable serious aggression issues. We felt it that it would be in his best interest and ours to free him of those issues. It was a decision my wife and I did not take lightly and even though he was only with us a few months we miss him deeply as well. He was the most obedient Boxer we've ever had. 2012 was not a good dog year in the Van1 household. It's all up to the little man, Nikos, now. Nikos is a stray dog that I rescued from Crete, Greece a few years back.

callipygian 911

My condolences, Ed. Good looking, sweet-faced dog, there.

Tonydec

Sorry for your loss Ed. One of my dogs is heading that way, not looking forward to it.

M. Schneider

Hey Ed -
Sorry the hear of your families loss. Your pup Kai has left you with fond memories, gotta luv the photos in the thread. The picture where he's looking out the rear side window of the car is a classic "hundt picture", I think its about 9 or 10 frames in. Again,, sorry for your loss.

Our Condolences.

race911

Floating around on our local list, as another guy had to make the one-way trip with his dog of ~15 years.

(WARNING: LIBERAL USE OF PROFANITY, but in a humorous way.)

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/dog_paradox

Mark in Baltimore

Very sad, Steve. He looked like he was quite playful. As I think you know, I am quite fond of cats. Wishing the best for you.