...but we had to put a dog down this evening. i was sitting in my chair when I heard the oldest dog cry out...he was having a seizure. Long story short, we got him to the vet and had him put down. He was a Boxer that was 11 years old. He had developed 3 lumps on his underside, most likely cancer.

What kills me...we were playing on the floor about 45 minutes prior to this, and we were both doing our normal song and dance this morning...like nothing was wrong.

I don't know who's taking it harder...my wife or my kids. My son has been sitting on the porch since we got back tonight, in tears. We've all been crying...

It's like losing a child.

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You have my sympathy. Dogs are much like family. I remember burying my Short Hair St. Bernard in 2009. It was a warm June day, raining, and I was crying as I dug his grave. He seemed well that night, but the following morning he had died without warning in his sleep.


I really dread the day for my female Doberman. She really steals your heart.

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1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
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1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
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McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

Oh, that stinks. We had to put down our 17-year-old cat down several years ago, and it was sad (she had been having seizures and also had severe arthritis that prevented her from even jumping onto couches very well). We went to the vet in the morning, had her put down, and then drove up into New Hampshire. We stopped to eat at a Chili's in Amherst, and my mother, I, and my sister all left the restaurant one after another, crying, leaving my father alone with three unfinished meals. That night we took her favorite toy and sealed it in a wooden box and cried a lot more.

It was one of those funks you never thought you'd get out of. It's got to be all the worse that yours was unanticipated.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Sorry for your loss Jon.

Get a puppy.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

My sympathies. I have been there are done this too many times to count. I just try to remember I am their care taker and I want to make sure they do not suffer.

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- 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.

It's really hard when this happens. My sympathies. Give it a bit of time and consider getting another dog. Perhaps a rescue dog. So you can help an animal in need.

- Peter.

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1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
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I hear you. I lost my big lovable mutt "Freckles" on 30. January very unexpectedly. She would have been 10 two weeks later. I was just recovering from prostate surgery and it was very hard. I work at home, and she was my constant companion, although it hit both my wife and I equally hard.

A month ago, we adopted a rescue named "Billy". Billy is half pit bull and half Boston terrier. He's a joy to have around. He's "the littlest pit bull" at 38 lbs- a portapuppy with a big dog personality.

Maybe in time a rescue might be a good idea. At first, Billy just made me miss Freckles even more, but that only lasted about a day. The neat thing about pups is that each one is his/ her own brand of love.

After Freckles, we decided no more dogs- the end is just too hard, and this wasn't either one of our first rodeos- by any means. But the house just seemed way too empty without a damn mutt.

BTW- my wife used to raise Boxers- they are very cool dogs.

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1973 280SEL 4,5 Sliding Roof "The Bomb", Dunkelblau.

This is always tough. My parents had rescued "Brownie", from an abusive neighbor, when they got married in 1941.

He was a cocker spaniel/irish setter mix, and I came to truly love him and he loved us in the family also.

He was pretty old, at 17 and blind by then, and then one day my mom told me he'd been run over and killed by a speeding taxicab near our house.

My grief was immense. I adored that dog.

Perhaps one of these days I'll get another one. Maybe a mature dog and not a pup would be nice.

Brownie died in 1958.

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2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

No, we're not get another one any time soon...we have 2 other boxers still with us. One is 1 month younger than Slider was, and the other will be 5 in July. The older one has his health issues, but will likely be with us for another year. No need for another dog just yet.

I will have to say that tonight was the first night in a long time that I didn't feel as protected and secure as Slider made me feel at night. He would become the sentry when I went to bed, and would walk through the house, taking turns laying by one of the exterior doors. The other two dogs are too goofy to protect the house...both of them are way too friendly and outgoing. Slider was always leery of people he didn't know while the other two have never met a stranger they didn't like.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

It's always sad to hear. I've lost or had to put down four close animal friends in less than a year. It never gets any easier. At least he was happy and healthy until his last day and didn't suffer a long time. You did him the best favor we can do for our beloved pets.

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04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

The pain is only going to recede, never diminish. It's not dissimilar to the tides. Remember the good times, it's all you can do to keep your friend alive.

I hate this happened. Seen it on FB. My thoughts are with you and Peg.

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Thanks. We're both pretty broken up over it. Our dogs aren't treated like normal dogs...they are truly part of the family. They are our kids.

Slider and I were close. Everywhere in the house that I went, he was there with me. My morning routine involved playing with him and the middle one, Slugger, in the kitchen while I made coffee. Slider knew that was playtime, and would dance and skitter on the floor while barking at me.

This morning's coffee just wasn't the same without him there.

Since it's gotten warm, he and I used to sit on the porch in the mornings, where I'd read the paper.

This morning's paper wasn't read.

To my wife and me, losing one of these pups is like losing a child. My son summed it up last night when he said that he's lost a brother and a friend.

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1987 560SL
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Sorry to hear that, jp!

Wasn't long ago that we had the same tough decision to make.

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I’m sorry for your loss. We too have lost some of our beloved pets and it’s never easy to go through.