tman

Pedro and Pablo just chillin'
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mdrums

I will admit I am typing this with tears in my eyes...yes I will admit that.

This is Buddy. He is a Shih-Tzu and lived to be 17.5 years old. I can not even explain to you all how much my wife an I miss him. Buddy developed a liver disease on December the 8th, 2008 and spent 6 days at the animal hospital ICU. He passed away on December 14th 2008.
My wife and I never had children so Buddy took that place in our hearts. I have had a lot of dogs in my life and been around a lot and Buddy was the smartest I have known...extremely sweet and loving and he never ever once growled or snapped at anyone including children grabbing at him. He was just simply the best...my best friend in the whole world...I miss him so much!

Here is a page about him: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/882274

jrgordonsenior

Mike I'm usually pretty sarcastic and glib, but I mean this in all sincerity when I say that I understand and feel your loss.

jrgordonsenior

Nice tights there big fella.....

Chaos

Think of all that he gave you . He did not go until he knew you were ready.

Larry Herman

Mike, dogs are a reflection of ourselves and our relationships. They give back what you initially give them. Love them deeply when they are here, miss them terribly when they are gone, know that they lived a great life. I wouldn't have it any other way.

kgorman

wow, well said.

drvirden

Lola is the Great Pyrenees and Sascha Maassen is 3/4 GSD (first pic). Both are rescues as are our other two dogs Rex (GSD in the second pic below) and Target (lab/border collie mix). PLEASE spay or neuter your critters, even if you never plan to breed them and even if they never leave your house or yard. Sascha came to a rescue group at 3.5 weeks old, along with 12 others from the litter. Momma dog got out of the yard, got knocked up, and because they weren't purebred the puppies had no value to the owner and he just wanted to be rid of them. All survived, somehow. Lola was found wandering the side of a busy highway at about 3 months old with two littermates. She was in such bad shape I didn't think she was going to make it.

Target was named for the Target parking lot where she was found, and Rex is a 9 y.o. that we are fostering for the local Humane Society.

There are many more animals born each year than homes which can house them. We lost 3 of our original 4 last year due to age-related illnesses (two are below in the formal pic), and it didn't take any time at all for new ones who needed a home to find us. Please consider adoption or rescue for the next member of your family. There are rescue groups for almost every breed nationwide. I'm getting off my soapbox now...

Flying Finn

I'd say even better than that, we give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all.

It's the best deal man has ever made.

Larry Herman

Here Here!

Chaos

VR is still befuddled that this thread is still here !

TheOtherEric

Wow, LOTS of Bengal owners on Rennlist. Here are my two boys:

Adrienne

Greyci at our PCA Dyno Day, measuring in at about 1/2 HP.

I had to put her down the day after Thanksgiving, after a very short fight with bone cancer. We had amputated her hind leg and started chemo, but to no avail. She passed as gracefully as she came in.

She was a rescued racer, and led a great retired life. Greyhounds are beautiful creatures, both in motion, and to be around. They have an amazing aura of wisdom about them. I feel honored to have been in her life and graced by her presence.

TheOtherEric

Sorry to hear about Greyci. Take heart that the enthusiasm shown by you and others here on R'list eventually convinced me that adopting a greyhound is the right thing to do. So we're in the process of adopting a retired racer right now. I started a thread in OT the other day about it.

JW in Texas

It's remarks like those above that make me proud to be associated with such an outstanding group of individuals. The way you treat & feel about your animals says so much about you.

PS: Adrienne,
What a beautiful, graceful dog. Our neighbors have a couple of rescue Greyhounds. They are super dogs!