The grief is real and can't be avoided, but you gave a good life to a little spirit and that's what really matters.

 

RIP Chunky...thoughts are with you and your family. It never gets easier to lose such a good friend and family member, but glad he passed peacefully.

 

Sad to hear that about Chunky
RIP

 

Oh no! So sorry to hear of your loss. RIP Chunky.

 

So sorry for your loss. They do say that dogs can sense impending death, and it sure sounds like the Chunkster had an inkling that it was his time. It also sounds like he had a long and wonderful life with you - and you with him - and in the end that's really the best we all can hope for. RIP Chunky.

 

Sounds like he had a pretty good final day, glad he passed peacefully.

Having a Bulldog myself, I always loved your posts of him, remember him for the happy dog he was.

So immensely sorry for your loss.

 

So sad now. I always showed the chunky updates to my wife and we loved seeing him. I’m glad he had so much love, happy final days and a peaceful passing.

 

Many thanks for all the kind words through this thread and the PM's I've received, I've just shown Sarah all the nice comments and it's set us both off again.

He was amazing, just the best from the day we got him as an 8 week old puppy who used to hide under the kitchen table and bite our feet whilst eating tea to the 5st of solid Bulldog muscle he grew up to be. We had some great times which will stay with us for the rest of our lives and will live long in our memories.

Thanks again you're a great bunch.

 

Sorry to hear about Chunky. He surely had a very happy life and a loving family. RIP Chunky.

 

Really sorry to read about Chunky's passing. RIP Chunky

 

Sorry to read about chunkythebulldog - it's hard but it sounds like he passed in peace and with those he loved. We pray that you find your own peace with this loss.

When our 16 year old sheltie passed away almost 2 years ago, she was being boarded with a friend who cared for other people's animals, so that we could take our son to college that day (freshman). They called us that morning before they had to step out for a couple of hours, that our Snickers was having fast and labored breathing like she had been running, and they left the door unlocked for us so we could come back and get her.

But by the time we got there 45 minutes later it was too late to help her. She'd had a sudden and massive pulmonary embolism all alone, with nobody to love her and help her. We got her to the vet down the street right away but she was unaware of anyone and was having agonal breathing and had to be put down right away. I get tears thinking about how she passed.

This is partly why we waited to get another dog until last week. The pain of the loss was too great, but last week we rescued a 9 month old puppy that was not getting the love, training, and attention that she needed. We visited with her and fell in love within the first 5 minutes. She wasn't even potty trained, and didn't know how to indicate that she needed to go out, but after 2 days she hasn't had an accident since, as I'm with her constantly to work on training.

We're trying not to even think about her getting old someday.

 

@chunkythebulldog: I am so sorry for your loss. RIP Chunky.

 

Such sad news. We will all miss him.




Steve.

 

Out for an early walk down by the harbour this morning.








Steve.

 

Why sleep in her bed like this?

 

The stories of losing your pup, don’t know if there good or bad. All I know is I have 13 pups (ages 1 to 22 years) and have to go through it 13 more times.
But the fury little mutts are always worth it. My wife is the cast off dog person at her work. Some lout has a dog they don’t want any more they now who to go to.
Bless them all, the dogs. Screw the louts

 

Mac the tan pug about 8 and a paralyzed back end but does ok. Timmy the little peach pug, gimpy back leg, everyone’s favorite to play with be they a dog or person

 

The cast off dog wife

 

Mac when he was the fastest dog in beach

 

TJ hanging out