gettin ready to say goodbye

[glenn57]

well, after 13yrs of chasing roosters and grouse i reluctantly am putting my lab down. should of did it before labor daybut......could not get myself to do it. i needed to build the courage, so appt is made for sat at 8am. he can hardly get up the steps anymore without helpin his hind end. this is really hurtin with tears as hes went through 4 grandkids crawling all over him. all the kids are coming friday nite so to say goodbye. i am going to really miss SPIKE.

[LABS4ME]

I'm sorry to read about Spike, it is with a heavy heart that we have to make these decisions. Use the next 48 hours to waaaay over the top spoil him. Be there with him and let him know how much you meant to him.

Keep hom in your heart and mind and he will never truely leave your side!

Hang in there Glenn... I'll think of you two saying your goodbyes on Saturday morning.

Godspeed Spike!

Ken

[UdeLakeTom]

It will be a sad day. Hang in there.

[Ryan_V]

hang in there....think of all the good years you had with him!!! he will be waiting on the "rainbow bridge" when you get there.

[machohorn]

Hang in there pal, WHen I put "Byron" my beagle down a year ago Feb. I could not do it. My wife and daughter made the trip. It's tough.

[Gary Crichton]

Bummer Big Guy, Good luck on Saturday. I still remember doing that lovely duty on ours a few years back. No one else would do it, so I had to step up and do it. I can tell you exactly what happened that day I did it. Afterwards a good stiff drink helped, then went up to the cabin.

Be strong BIG GUY

[slabchaser]

Glen im sorry to hear about Spike. One thing I have done is keep their tags either on my key chain. Not tha I can forget them but it helps me

[Harmonica Bear]

Oh man.... my heart goes out for you and Spike. No that it helps, but you are doing the right thing though. And as Ken said,

Godspeed Spike!

[OutlawTorn]

Come Saturday afternoon, Spikes aching old body will be like he was 3 again. He'll be chasing pheasants flushing from endless fields from sunup to sundown.

Good luck, I cant imagine the pain you guys must be going through. Love him up real well the next few days - no treat is too extravagent - think steak dinner!

[R. Miller]

I went through that last year around this time, sorry for your loss.

[fishinchicks]

Sorry you have to go through this, glenn. It is a good thing that you and the grandkids will have a chance to say goodbye, and to love him up a little.

[bassNspear]

Sorry to hear about your pup bud! Its always hard for things like this!

[Surface Tension]

It is never an easy thing to do but he needs you to help him out this one last time. I sort of go into numb mode before and then for a time after, then it hits and hits hard.

[Jim Uran]

Dam buddy, sorry to hear about that..

[bigred1974]

this just literally brought tears to my eyes. I am sorry for your loss, but he does need you to be strong for him. And after, I would get a 12 pack and lock myself into a quiet room.

[jigging-matt]

Sorry to hear, it is never easy to lose a friend.

[Dellfin]

Ouch. Been there a few times myself and I know how hard it is.

Say a prayer and ask for strength. The memories nobody can take away...they belong to you. Good luck.

[GotOne]

It will be a sad day for sure. Just went through it a few months ago-mine was the same age. Lucky, I bought a new pup several months before I put her down. It made it a little easier. Good luck and remember the great times you had with Spike.

[glenn57]

hey thanks everyone, your kind words help. i here ya on the 12 pac. i will be strong, i think. it wont be easy. and tea there wont be a rooster or grouse safe in that endless field/woods. deep down i know this is right i can see it in his eyes hes miserable. last nite i was in the yard, he had come down to visit he got 2/3rds the way back up the steps and his back legs quit on him and slid all the way back down. i cried. again thanks all.

[chub]

Boy.....losing and letting old dogs go is hard. Hang in there. I gotta believe that wherever dogs go in the afterlife, everyday is bird season, and someday I'm going to have a whole kennel full great dogs when I make it there.

[fishnhooks]

I am so sorry to hear about Spike. It is a hard thing to go through. I will be thinking of you and your family. Give Spike an extra hug and pat on the head from us here on FM.

Take care,

"hooks"

[glenn57]

thanks, dafinitely will do. the lump in the throat and ugly feeling in the tummy just seems to be building.

[RumRiverRat]

Sorry to hear about this.

Right before Duck Season too.

Hang in there.

[The_Duckslayer]

Gonna be a tough day! Had to do that a couple years ago and do not wish that on anyone. Here is a poem that I thought was kind of nice. It was on a card that the Vet sent to us the following week. Take care and N Joy the memories!

The Rainbow Bridge

There is a bridge connecting heaven and earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass.

When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food and water and warm spring weather. The old and frail animals are young again. Those who were maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other.

There is only one thing missing. They are not with their special person who loved them on earth. So each day they run and play until the day comes when one suddenly stops playing and looks up. The nose twitches. The ears are up. The eyes are staring. And this one suddenly runs from the group.

You have been seen, and when you and your special friend meet, you take you take him or her in your arms and embrace. Your face is kissed again and again and again and you look once more into the eyes of your trusting pet.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated.

[bottomdweller]

Glenn, my wife and my heart go out to you and spike. Will say a prayer for your strength and spikes pain.

God bless