Sad times,had to let my gsp of 15yrs go last month,never easy but I think they know when the time has come and you are doing the right thing easing the suffering of your old mate.
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Sad times,had to let my gsp of 15yrs go last month,never easy but I think they know when the time has come and you are doing the right thing easing the suffering of your old mate.
there is no greater show of love and respect than to send him home yourself .
I couldn't let some faceless vet do it.
it didn't seem right.
we came into the partnership together and we were together when he left it
none the wiser but happy walking together at a place we hunted together a lot.
it hurts but it would have been worse to never have had them .
rip burl and elvis
Thanks so much for the very kind thoughts chaps. Burl was a great mate and for the last several days I could not bear to read more, or to look for photos of him to post. He passed very peacefully with his head on my lap, in the back of my highlander in his usual "navigator" spot, still smiling to me after a last hand fed snack. He was a real foodey :). His vets all knew him well as we have been treating him together for the past 2 1/2 years. They all wept too. He was something special to all present
He is buried with full honours; a deer skin under him, canada, pheasant and duck wings around him, and covered with his favourite blanket.
I will try to post one pic. I thought about posting several, but it hurts too much still. His father was Woody, and his 3 year old successor is Thor, who is turning out very well, having been trained by Burl as well as myself. Burl (on right) and his dad Woody (on left). A great pheasant out of heavy cover.
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On behalf of Burl and myself, Thanks again to all for your king thoughts.
I wish you peace.
I am not that religious but I firmly believe if there is an afterlife, our dogs will be the first to greet us and everyone else there, can just fucking wait a bit longer, for our attention.
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They can teach us so much.
The good times far out weigh the end time ,been there done that and it never gets easier condolences Woody .RIP Burl
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yup know the feeling it hurts like 40 bastards.amazingly often the last look is "cheer up boss ill still be round to en sure you do it properly -its just im gonna bark in ya memory.!" my heart goes out to you.