Wayne,

Brother I am so sorry to hear this. I know it's devastating. It's ok to cry like a child. I still break down over the loss of my buddy Steve. Give it time.

Curtis

Sorry for your loss Wayne. Sux to lose your pup.

Sorry for your loss, it's hard. We had to put down two Bichons last year (had them since they were puppies). They were both one month shy of 17 and 18. It really sucked but their health was failing also. Just put down a 12 year old St Bernard/Chow mix a couple of months ago. Never an easy situation.

Wayne, as said here many times already, very sorry for your loss. You have to focus on the joy that was brought into the home. The companionship of a dog is irreplaceable. I have Rottweilers. I've had at least one since 96' around here. I'll pick up a puppy when my adult gets to be 6 or so, in order to get the puppy accustomed to the "orders and borders" around here. I've found it's much easier to train my puppies, when there's an adult dog there already in the know. The puppies kinda want to mimick the adult dog, at least for me anyway. My current Rott is 8, and I'm about to get another puppy now. The new puppy will be my 4th one.
My current Rott is named Carly. We got her when my son Brandon was 4. He absolutely adores her. When the day comes to put her down, I don't know who will be worse off, me or Brandon. It sucks...no other way to say it.
My rotts best friend is my cat named Felix. They are inseparable. You hardly ever see one in the yard without the other. I live on a remote piece of property, surrounded by a Wildlife Management Area, so there's plenty of roaming room around here, but she never goes far. I bet she hasn't left the yard in 5 years.
Again, sorry for your loss, and for my rambling.

Thank you everyone. Belle got a stuffed E Aw ( donkey from Winnie the Pooh) from my youngest daughter ) it was 3 ft long. When she was a puppy she claimed it and had til the last day. She slept on it every night. Today I saw a kid with a tiny E aw in her hand it made me smile. We've had Westies since 1976 Snuggles 13.5 yrs and Belle 16 -3/4 yrs. we've been lucky. I told my wife I'd like
another one but she said she's not sure. I went on her I pad and it on a site with Westie puppies .

Wayne,

I've been through it, and over the years, with many friends as well, I'm now convinced a puppy is the best medicine. What could be better for a new puppy than to be raised and live it's life with a true dog lover? It's a win win situation......pay it forward. :thumbsup:

Sorry for your families loss Wayne, it is a tough time.

I never really got over losing my last GSD, at times I call Zeus "Duchess" and he looks at me weird. I cried like a baby too, I think we all do.

Joe

Thnaks guys
I went the other day to get her ashes from the Vet,( I usually don't get them but wife talked me into it.) and it was almost as tough of a ride home.
She was a good girl, stubbourn but good :)
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Wayne, I am so sorry for your family's loss! I write this with tears coming down my face cuz I do realize how quite the house is without my Greatest Dane Cassie girl.

You are in my thoughts Wayne.

Michael

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

Will Rogers 1879-1935