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Well, today was the day. Kiwi went peacefully with myself and my wife there with her. She's in a better place and I couldn't be more grateful for having her be a part of my life.

Thank you for all the kind words and my heart goes out to everyone that has gone through this.

Maybe this thread can stay around, but not necessarily as a remembrance of pets folks have lost. love seeing pics of other peoples' pets, whether they're still with us or not. The water cooler could use a little more lightheartedness.

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Im so sorry man

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Well, today was the day. Kiwi went peacefully with myself and my wife there with her. She's in a better place and I couldn't be more grateful for having her be a part of my life.

Thank you for all the kind words and my heart goes out to everyone that has gone through this.

Maybe this thread can stay around, but not necessarily as a remembrance of pets folks have lost. love seeing pics of other peoples' pets, whether they're still with us or not. The water cooler could use a little more lightheartedness.

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Even though my Bichon is only 6 years old, I can't even imagine what I would do that day. I am so sorry for losing a part of your family.

Thanks everyone. Now let's see some pet pics!

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flylike44 said:

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Thanks everyone. Now let's see some pet pics!

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This my 6 year old Bichon the day we brought her home and the spoiled mess she is now

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Hahaha so awesome

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Glasswolf said:

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flylike44 said:

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Thanks everyone. Now let's see some pet pics!

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This my 6 year old Bichon the day we brought her home and the spoiled mess she is now

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Hahaha so awesome

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She's such a lush lol

Dogs are special, I wish I could be a little more like them....love unconditionally no matter what.

We have 6 total but my bluetick sticks with me no matter what. Had Covid a few weeks back and she stayed on the couch with me.

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So my son handles explosive sniffing dogs. He has 2. A 7 year old German Shepard and a 2 year Belgian Malinois. He just moved back from Houston (worked the airport there) and has accepted a training position with a K9 company in the Marshall Islands. He's selling his Malinois but I asked him about his German Shepard and whether he was taking him with him. Maco is his name and he's been retired for about a year. My son said no that his health was failing fast. He had a cancer scare 4 years ago. Doesn't look like he's going to survive through next month. He's a great dog and a good friend to my son.

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My heart goes out to your son brother.

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Ella

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Awesome

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Dogs are special, I wish I could be a little more like them....love unconditionally no matter what.

We have 6 total but my bluetick sticks with me no matter what. Had Covid a few weeks back and she stayed on the couch with me.

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Hell yeah

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Hahahahaha. That's a dog gang. The two on the left look guilty.

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that little black&white one is the destructive one. She is a costly little cuss. the one to the far left and far right I can leave in the house all day and they wont tear anything up. The 2nd to the left, he is the biggest but still a puppy, he also tears up stuff just not as bas as the black&white one

names are Bonnie, Rambo, Baby, and Duke.

And yes Duke's name is sorta related to our rival in Durham. His name was Duo when I got him at the animal shelter, so I kinda needed a name close to that...but also, I wanted to pay tribute to a former dog of my uncle and her name was Patty. The reason my uncle named her Patty was that since she was a female he couldnt name her Duke, and yes he is a huge Duke fan, so he cleverly named her Patty because 'Duke' is the next name that comes to mind for most thanks to Patty Duke. So, I renamed Duo, Duke in a tribute to my uncle's old dog Patty.

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So my son handles explosive sniffing dogs. He has 2. A 7 year old German Shepard and a 2 year Belgian Malinois. He just moved back from Houston (worked the airport there) and has accepted a training position with a K9 company in the Marshall Islands. He's selling his Malinois but I asked him about his German Shepard and whether he was taking him with him. Maco is his name and he's been retired for about a year. My son said no that his health was failing fast. He had a cancer scare 4 years ago. Doesn't look like he's going to survive through next month. He's a great dog and a good friend to my son.

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My son had to put his German shepherd down today. He told me yesterday he basically had a version of ALS for dogs.

Just saw Glass' post... very sorry to hear.

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So my son handles explosive sniffing dogs. He has 2. A 7 year old German Shepard and a 2 year Belgian Malinois. He just moved back from Houston (worked the airport there) and has accepted a training position with a K9 company in the Marshall Islands. He's selling his Malinois but I asked him about his German Shepard and whether he was taking him with him. Maco is his name and he's been retired for about a year. My son said no that his health was failing fast. He had a cancer scare 4 years ago. Doesn't look like he's going to survive through next month. He's a great dog and a good friend to my son.

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My son had to put his German shepherd down today. He told me yesterday he basically had a version of ALS for dogs.

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A neighbor's dog has that. Unfortunately for him, the time is coming soon also as the pup already lost use of his hind legs and his front leges are starting to go. Such a sweet dog.

The owner bought him a dog wheel chair that allows him to walk his dog, and for the pup to use just his front legs to get exercise.

very sorry glass :-(

So sorry brother.

Man, I got teary eyed reading this thread. Dogs are the best and mine has gotten me through some dark times personally. He's a doodle and about to turn 6.

Getting choked up just thinking about when that time comes. Sorry for the ones that have lost their furry friends.

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So my son handles explosive sniffing dogs. He has 2. A 7 year old German Shepard and a 2 year Belgian Malinois. He just moved back from Houston (worked the airport there) and has accepted a training position with a K9 company in the Marshall Islands. He's selling his Malinois but I asked him about his German Shepard and whether he was taking him with him. Maco is his name and he's been retired for about a year. My son said no that his health was failing fast. He had a cancer scare 4 years ago. Doesn't look like he's going to survive through next month. He's a great dog and a good friend to my son.

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My son had to put his German shepherd down today. He told me yesterday he basically had a version of ALS for dogs.

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A neighbor's dog has that. Unfortunately for him, the time is coming soon also as the pup already lost use of his hind legs and his front leges are starting to go. Such a sweet dog.

The owner bought him a dog wheel chair that allows him to walk his dog, and for the pup to use just his front legs to get exercise.

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I had no clue this was a thing. I've seen hundreds of dogs with the wheel assist for their back legs. Seems like Kirk Herbstreit's dog Ben may have something similar.

Kirk Herbsreit had to have Ben put down.

This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know. We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Bens organs and there was nothing left we could do-we had to let him go. I’ve had dogs my whole life but Ben was 1 on… pic.twitter.com/jDvPTbNv2M

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 7, 2024