Lostin76 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Dawg Bawls said: Why do we do this to ourselves?...LOVE is why... if one cant fully love then one can not fully live. Yep, it’s love. I still tear up thinking about our sweet Chloe sometimes when I see a picture or video of her on my phone. We were able to adopt a rescue dachshund a few months after, and she has really helped us heal. Thinking of you guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: Yep, it’s love. I still tear up thinking about our sweet Chloe sometimes when I see a picture or video of her on my phone. We were able to adopt a rescue dachshund a few months after, and she has really helped us heal. Thinking of you guys. I would like to get another dog but convincing the wife is different story... maybe a Shiba Inu, its the small cousin... maybe I could sneak him/her in and she'll never know... at least for awhile😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dawg Bawls said: I would like to get another dog but convincing the wife is different story... maybe a Shiba Inu, its the small cousin... maybe I could sneak him/her in and she'll never know... at least for awhile😇 We got one more dog after the beloved chow. She was sweet, but could never quite measure up to the chow and so when she died, we just started spaying/neutering/feeding stray cats that showed up. It's just easier for us. You get attached to cats, but not like we did with dogs. Dogs are too much like family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: We got one more dog after the beloved chow. She was sweet, but could never quite measure up to the chow and so when she died, we just started spaying/neutering/feeding stray cats that showed up. It's just easier for us. You get attached to cats, but not like we did with dogs. Dogs are too much like family. Cats are like having your wife's cousin from California crashing in your basement...just there for the free food and catnip. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue7 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Think how many dogs out there need your family’s love 🐾❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dawg Bawls said: I would like to get another dog but convincing the wife is different story... maybe a Shiba Inu, its the small cousin... maybe I could sneak him/her in and she'll never know... at least for awhile😇 You’ll know when it’s time. For us, we don’t have kids, it was just SO quiet w/o that pitter patter of her paws and weird little personality entertaining us. When you talk to your daughter next tell her you guys also have a group of gruff old men with tears in their eyes thinking about you guys. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 16 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: You’ll know when it’s time. For us, we don’t have kids, it was just SO quiet w/o that pitter patter of her paws and weird little personality entertaining us. When you talk to your daughter next tell her you guys also have a group of gruff old men with tears in their eyes thinking about you guys. That will make her chuckle... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Lostin76 said: You’ll know when it’s time. For us, we don’t have kids, it was just SO quiet w/o that pitter patter of her paws and weird little personality entertaining us. When you talk to your daughter next tell her you guys also have a group of gruff old men with tears in their eyes thinking about you guys. So i told her and she laughed and said pain hits all ages... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Really sorry for you Dawg. They don't call them Man's best friend for nothing. Unconditional love every day, and no matter how hard you try (not you) to not get attached to them, you lose every time. For many of us it's like loosing a kid. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Dawg Bawls said: So i told her and she laughed and said pain hits all ages... It certainly does. Smart girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 23 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: It certainly does. Smart girl. She way too smart... 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderMonkey Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Hate to hear this. Sounds like a helluva companion. Dogs are the best and just want to love and be a part of a family. We lost one of ours about 10 months ago and it tore me up and we have another who likely won't make it through the summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, DWB said: Really sorry for you Dawg. They don't call them Man's best friend for nothing. Unconditional love every day, and no matter how hard you try (not you) to not get attached to them, you lose every time. For many of us it's like loosing a kid. Yeah they were put here on this earth for us, without them man would not have become man, and I wouldnt be the man I am without them teaching me to trust, honor, be loyal, to love, PATIENCE.... Diego, Andres, now Yukio have all taught me how to be the father I want to be. Amazing how little things are the big things sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, SpiderMonkey said: Hate to hear this. Sounds like a helluva companion. Dogs are the best and just want to love and be a part of a family. We lost one of ours about 10 months ago and it tore me up and we have another who likely won't make it through the summer. Cherish every freaking moment until that time and be sure to say goodnight no matter how tired you may be ... you are their family as much as any pack. I hope everyone with a dog tonight gives a little extra love to theirs.. Edited March 16, 2023 by Dawg Bawls 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 I started the dog thread on the other forum with a picture of our golden. We lost him about 18 months ago. We left him at the vet for treatment and he waited for us to return before he let go. It’s hard, man. I am tearing up typing this. Somehow, find a way to celebrate his life. We live on a lake that Dexter loved. We sprinkled his ashes in his favorite place. He also never met a stick he didn’t want to chew, so my son tossed one last one in the lake so he’d never be without. Point being, your family has some awesome memories of him and how he made your lives so much better. I am confident that you’ll find ways to remember him and his special memories. I feel confident it will bring some smiles amidst the tears and help you heal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 11 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: I started the dog thread on the other forum with a picture of our golden. We lost him about 18 months ago. We left him at the vet for treatment and he waited for us to return before he let go. It’s hard, man. I am tearing up typing this. Somehow, find a way to celebrate his life. We live on a lake that Dexter loved. We sprinkled his ashes in his favorite place. He also never met a stick he didn’t want to chew, so my son tossed one last one in the lake so he’d never be without. Point being, your family has some awesome memories of him and how he made your lives so much better. I am confident that you’ll find ways to remember him and his special memories. I feel confident it will bring some smiles amidst the tears and help you heal Yeah i had two and one went before the other did, my daughter was still 5 so processing was different for her, when the 2nd past, Yukio quickly stepped in to fill that void for her..Khy is 15 now and never had to process this before. She almost lost me and her grandpa these last few months so this is really messing with her. I hope the pain will go quickly but I dont think it will. He passed away in his favorite spot in our living room and diner was really hard tonight..Prayers are needed with this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierfan615 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Praying for you and your family Dawg! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Dogs are so cool. I have had the dumbest Border Collie on earth, not even close and all I remember are the good times. He was a darn good looking boy. Wishing all the best before our Hoosiers go on a run. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 8 hours ago, NotIThatLives said: Dogs are so cool. I have had the dumbest Border Collie on earth, not even close and all I remember are the good times. He was a darn good looking boy. Wishing all the best before our Hoosiers go on a run. Ha, I have never seen a dumb Border Collie. I grew up with two and they were insanely smart and driven. Had to keep them busy and engaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 I say IU opens a can of whoop ass on Kent St, in honor of Yukio! 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: Ha, I have never seen a dumb Border Collie. I grew up with two and they were insanely smart and driven. Had to keep them busy and engaged. My good friend and my dad had the best and smartest dogs I ever been around so my senior year at IU I drove down to Kentucky, off the Jim Beam distillery exit and bought the best looking one of the bunch. Total hunk. Something was wrong with his brain though. Great pet but the poor guy never learned a thing no matter how hard I tried. Went to training and everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: I say IU opens a can of whoop ass on Kent St, in honor of Yukio! 🍻 That would be fan-freakin-tastic...He really did watch the games with me. He and I would sit on couch and would watch together...maybe because i was watching. Who knows. When I yelled at the Watshot and ran around like a fool.. he was barking and running with me!! The whole family laughed their butts off...and when jumped the whole house would shake.. 150lbs dropping on floor like a brick Edited March 16, 2023 by Dawg Bawls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, NotIThatLives said: My good friend and my dad had the best and smartest dogs I ever been around so my senior year at IU I drove down to Kentucky, off the Jim Beam distillery exit and bought the best looking one of the bunch. Total hunk. Something was wrong with his brain though. Great pet but the poor guy never learned a thing no matter how hard I tried. Went to training and everything. Just like humans... you can be great looking but just cant do basic math😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Here he is the day I brought him home and then at about a year and a half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, NotIThatLives said: Here he is the day I brought him home and then at about a year and a half. Gorgeous!!! He just needs a tutor... maybe a job would help... Frisbee Golf/ football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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