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·It’s a dog’s life.
Hopefully pet owners understand (Dedicated to pets) ??
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The Father
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Sorry to hear your news, Al. We've been fortunate in that both our dogs that have passed went quietly in their sleep, though both were unexpected so they each shook us up at the time. Our eldest is now at the age where we're starting to steel ourselves for bad news one of these days, but as always, the love just keeps flowing both ways right up until that day.
Always a constant worry with a 22 year old dog. Every morning I have to wake him up. He sleeps like a stone now. Can’t believe how many time I thought old Billy was gone. But he always comes to and the tail starts wagging. Take him to the park and bounces around like a pup. Gotta love them dogs.
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The Father
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At the park on this 90 degrees at 6am day
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Tiny Iota
·Primrose doing her best Churchil with a cigar pose.
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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorTo go from this,
to this, what a boy 😀
to this, what a boy 😀
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larryganz
·So we have 2 dogs...Remi is the grandson of Raven, and as you can see he's a cutie...snapped this because he doesn't normally sleep with his tongue out. 🥰
...He's a bit of a sensitive dog though, and we are debating how to handle things when we have to put Raven down. For those who have done this at home and had other dogs, how did the other dogs react? As much as I think Raven would really not want to have this done at the vet's, I worry that Remi might end up a little traumatized by it all. He's not as comfortable with strangers coming into the house (Raven is there to stick her nose in your face, while Remi typically stays in another room) so we don't want to make him even more cautious of people coming over. So debating between giving him closure and seeing that Raven is gone (with the risk he won't take it well), or just taking her to the vet and her not coming back...
If anyone has experiences to share in this regard, I would appreciate hearing how things went if you are okay to write about it.
Cheers, Al
That's a good question. I think Dan S had some very good points.
Your concerns about traumatizing Remi with a stranger in the house may also be alleviated if there was a way for Remi to get to know your vet at your home, where he can get more comfortable with him and maybe not associate him with the predicted absence of Raven. I'm guessing that Raven would be more comfortable staying at home with his loved ones in the end.
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerRemi says that some days you just want to crawl under a cushion and sleep...
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The Father
·One treat, 6 dogs
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Dan S
·Love those sleeping dog photos. Here are a couple of Zelda in the tent after a long day of hiking.
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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorOnly room for one 😉
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The Father
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Cookie asleep on her perch
Mac, Mike, and Nova takin a nap on the pillow
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Back when Mac could walk. Mac meets Bernard at gate
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·We've never had two dogs that loved each other as unconditionally as Opus and Zelda. They are always together.
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