Even though I moved out of my parents house many years ago, I managed to come by 3-4 times a week just to visit my dog, Jake. He had an incredible vocabulary, and knew exactly where we were going if you told him. He would also like to try and vocalize his excitement while opening and closing him mouth trying to speak like us. Many, many walks, loved going down slides, and was absolutely crazy about swimming. He hated cages, and managed to break out of every cage the kennel had. Eventually, they just gave up and the last 3-4 years they put him in the massive doggie day care room overnight.

We brought him home from independence Kansas in the winter of 1996 after losing our last dog to cancer. I remember when my father called us to tell the news that Maxx had been put down, and mom cranked the radio so she couldn't hear us all balling. It was "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. We were on our way to Chuckee Cheeze, a kids restaurant with a massive jungle jim, ball pits, and all kinds of games. I just sat in the ball pit and cried for 2 hours.

Flash forward to today, nearly 14 years later, and my parents are wishy washy about poor Jake. He's become incontinent, very weak on his hind legs , and 2 nights ago was excreting blood non-stop. The doctors said they could treat the issue, but would take some time to recover. With the incontinency, and the fact that Jake has way too much seperation anxiety to become an outside dog, it was time. My parents were dragging their feet, so I took it upon myself to get it over with. Given Jake's hatred of cages, and his infmities preventing hom from bieng the escape artist of his past, I knew he was suffering.

Of course, since he was of sound mind, I had to give him the best send off I could think of. For 30 minutes, I got him out of that cage he hated, and took him through McDonalds for his favorite treat: two plain hamburgers with a side of vanilla icecream, and we went to the park. He devoured the burgers in an instant, and took his time with the ice cream, just like he always did. We went for a brief walk, but since he had not been given his pain medication for a few days, I could tell he wasn't enjoying it much.

I don't know why I took pictures (like I want to remember this day), but I did. Kind of morbid to share them, but this is helping me.





Returning back was the hardest part. I forgot to put my I-pod cord in Trigger, my '82 300TD, so I was listening to the radio, an oldies station. When the song came on, I could not believe it. "Spirit in the Sky" again, the same song that was radio more than a decade ago. An amzing double take, deja vu, hair standing up on the back of my head moments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG8K4kYTpG0&feature=PlayList&p=C723BE353EEFCEBB&index=6

We got back to the clinic, and the vet assistant immediately ushered us into a small, comfortable room. Less than 5 minutes later, he was gone. I'm a wreck right now, to say the least.

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TY- I'm sorry for your loss but know that Jake is now in good company at the Rainbow Bridge.

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Tyler I am very sorry to hear that. I know all too well what thats like. I want you to know I started to tear up at work just reading this. Hope things get better.

I've been through it with Moses, my black Great Dane. I can honestly say that I understand

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Sorry to hear that you lost a friend Tyler.



Roxy (my 9 year old Great Dane) is starting to get slow, have problems with her hind legs, and is getting incontinent. I am not looking forward to what may be coming...

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01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
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16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

The more people I meet the more I like my dog.

Sorry about your loss.

Sorry to hear that, Tyler!

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Sorry about the dog. It's so unfair that they live such short lives.

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Sorry to hear that. We lost the Sam Man two months ago today and it still hurts. We rescued "Spanky" and few weeks ago and tomorrow, we rescue the little guy you see below. His name is "Pickens". May God Bless and I hope you find another best friend. There are many out there that need your love and I hope you find one. Nothing better on this earth than a dog.

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92 SL500
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86 300SDL Grease Car
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13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

As one doggy parent to another. Sorry for your loss.

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04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
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There's another dog waiting out there for you....You'll know when you see him. He'll look at you just like Jake did.

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1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

It's what happens when we get big dogs like these. Mosey's stomach flipped at 9.5 years of age. We made the gut wrenching decision to put him down when the doctors reminded us that his life span is only 8-10 years.

It's been 5 years, and I still miss him dearly

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i'm so sorry tyler. those pics are heartbreaking but bring a smile.

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Sorry for your loss. I have been there and done that 4 times now and I still miss each one of them.

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- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

I'm very sorry Tyler. It is tremendously upsetting to lose a pet.
My wife came as a package deal with a poodle. I hated that dog! She lived to be 18 years old. She went blind then developed seizures so I took her to be put to sleep in order to save my wife the trauma. I cried like a little baby, and I mean a real blubbering kind of sobbing. I must admit, I smile every time I mow over that hump under our "Tree of death".
Just a few months ago something dragged off our psycho sadistic rooster off into the woods. I followed the feather trail through brush and poison ivy for a couple hundred yards before the feather trail ended. I was amazingly upset over that. He was just an awfully mean sneak attack rooster, but here I was feeling very badly.
I offer those two stories to kind of give an idea of your loss. I lost 2 animals that I didn't feel near as fondly about as you, and was upset.
It is part of having pets, though. The sadness will pass and the fond memories will take over from there.....

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Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John