Saying goodbye is so hard

[99VC]

Chopper
I feel your pain as many of us do, my best friend Chester decided it was time to leave on 1-23-09, would have been 18 on 4-1-09. As I'm writing this I'm looking at a PIC of him and remember all the joy he brought to me, from the first day I brought him home from the pound at 4 months old. It seems as a group here,, we all have a place for our loved pets. I'm truly sorry for your loss.

[Scott Harness]

So sorry Chopper! I feel for you.My dog Jax probably won't make it thru summer. He is 12, that's old for a Boxer.

[Anita]

A close friend of mine wrote a most wonderful musical called BARK! that is opening around the country and South America. Anyway, there is a number sung by one of the "dogs" who has grown old and sick. It's called "A Grassy Field" and someone posted the audio up on YouTube. It's a ten hankerchief song, but wonderful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiADsg-cJ6E

[kodiak]

Sorry Chopper.

[PittVXr]

So sorry to hear this. As someone who's had dogs for 20+ years I know this is one of the hardest things in life to go through.

[KeithVXlvr]

Sorry to hear it Chopper.

When it is time for my dog Snickers to go, I am pretty sure I will be a mess for quite some time.

Hang in there and know that we all feel for you.

[Joe_Black]

Our thoughts are with ya man!

It's strange in a way how many of us enter into the care of animals for companionship knowing the pain that awaits us down an all too short road. Maybe we're better for having known them and having selflessly provided the care and love they may otherwise have not known. And yet again and again our hearts prove vast and uncomprising in showing the same to the next joyful addition in our lives whether furred, feathered or scaled.

[Chopper]

Sorry Chopper.

I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for the kind words and thoughts. Krystal did not wait for the vet, she passed on her own at 3:24 in the afternoon...lying on her loveseat. It seemed painless, and fairly easy...after the last couple days, it was a relief of sorts. Smartest dog I've ever met.... It was honestly a privelige to have been part of her amazing life, and I'm glad I was there with her at the end....she will never ever be forgotten. Thanks again, for all the love guys.

[Ldub]

AWWWW MAN...

Very sorry to hear of this Chopper.
My sincere condolences to you & your family.

Yeah, it gets a bit easier with time, unfortunately, it hurts like hell now.

Keep the chin up Bro.

[tomdietrying]

I'm sorry for your loss, Chopper.

I bet Krystal is pain free and chasing a rabbit somewhere.

Peace.
Tom