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Good morning all, me too, i.e, sorry to hi-jack this thread and i apologize beforehand for dredging up old memories......searched for a thread to tack onto....didn't realize there would be Kelpies...... Wish to honour our mate, red dog, "Kevin" the Kelpie, had to make that hardest of hard decisions on Tues. the 7th. Dear friend, aged 15 and a half, Missus plucked him out of the swollen river at Katherine when it flooded in 1998, he would have been about 6 weeks old then... He was the last of our family.. had several others as well, all special, but, you know how it is.... Place seems very empty now, a big hole there, (groan). Not aufait with posting pics, but, trust me, a real handsome devil ( a touch of dingo in there we always reckoned ). Many thanks for allowing me to put something down for posterity... Cheers Kev, love you mate.... (Tears now!!)
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My condolences Auslandau,
My girl Vicki, the one in my avatar passed 18 months ago and I still have a hard time when I think about her. This might seem a bit traitorous to the memory of your dog, but the best way for you to come to terms with the loss is to get another dog, an 8 week old puppy who will fill your world. A change of breed at this time also helps. We went from an Airedale to a Whippet. Trust me, you won't forget about the one you've lost, but a new puppy will bring back so much joy and you will also remember all those early days when comparing the new puppy against the puppy of long ago. Sorry didn't look at the dates of this dredged up thread.
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I know how it feels and I still grieve for our German Shepherd. She was the most obedient, loyal, gentle, loving, GS ever. Bilingual too. She understood English and Japanese when we spoke to her. And some German commands too. She is still missed. =( |
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Join Date: May 2013
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Thanks for sharing your messages about mans best friend, some are great and others very sad loosing great mates. I have been through a divorce and the only one that I feel I can trust is my mate with 4 legs.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Thanks for adding to the thread and loving Kelpies as much as I do (and all dogs), they are special and have a way of being an addition to the family, rather than just a pet. I am sure Kevin will be missed but not forgotten. It is nice to have a thread like this revisited and know that it lives within the archives
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Got my old girl booked in tomorrow for the green dream. She's 15, a bitsa dumped at the vets. Just too old now, back legs collapsing, gone deaf, eye infections and just old. Keeps having little accidents in the house.
My daughter will be inconsoleable, dog has been a part of her life since she was 5. Gonna be a bad day. She's laying in her bed right next to me now, no idea it's her last hours. Extra big dinner tonight, special breakfast tomorrow and extra pats and cuddles on the back lawn and some last photo's.
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We had 3 weeks between finding out Lecia, our Jack Russell had liver cancer, and having to let her go because she couldn't drink without bringing it back up almost instantly. She had been bought as company for my Grandfather after my Grandmother passed away, despite his protests that he didn't want a dog.
When he went into care, and eventually passed, she came to live with us. It's been over a month now, but I still look under my chair before I move it, to make sure she's not in the way, or the doorbell rings and I expect her to go flying out of her room barking. I took some pictures of her when we brought her home after she was diagnosed, but then dropped the memory card and had to have the card professionally recovered, but some of her pictures were damaged. ![]() ![]()
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The worst part was I held her whilst the vet gave her the injection, she kept trying to sit up and like a bastard I held her down. She was in a bad way and it had to be done, if we didn't do it that day it would have been in a few weeks time. I cried like a baby in the shower that night, I'll admit it. ![]() I still find my daughter with tears in her eyes, especially yesterday when they delivered her ashes home. Time heals as they say, but 15 years of happiness outweighs a few really bad days.
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G,day Jaydee, Can only offer deepest sympathies, it's been just over a couple of weeks for us, i empathize with all that you went through there.. best of luck, Cheers, Pete.
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I think I am on the way to loosing the best mate I ever had...I haven't been on here much lately,..... I miss Gheko, miss Flappist, 4VMan and Jim Goose.. I've watched the exploits of Cams amazing journey, and I've felt a connection to that lot on the pommy football page.... always imagined this as some sort of dysfunctional sort of "family"
My best mate has just been diagnosed with stage II mast cell cancer and they have given him less than 5 months...My mum and Dad are in their 80's and I have tried to prepare my self ,and my kids for their eventual passing. They have lived a long and full life and are now appraising their mortality and readying for their time. I would like to think we are (almost) prepared. My mate, however, is a different story...this next birthday he will (would) be older than me in "dog" years; will have been there with me for more life stories than I would wish to share on a public forum, and been everything that everyone here has experienced with their own mate..... You don't "disagree" with your mate, you were always right,... you never had to apologise, you never did anything wrong,....you never ignored them, you were always just a little too busy. .....Never lose the understanding of the love you share with your best mate. My mates picture has been posted here before, I wont post it again, but thank you all for having become an anonymous place for me to break my heart.
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But just 3 week’s ago we were told the bad new’s after a trip to the vet’s for an unscheduled appointment, they didn’t expect her to last till today but she’s still with us. Last time I went through this I was selfish and took my girl home with me having been told that she was in the final stages of shut down and they could make her pain free if I wanted to take her back home and be with her as she passed, well that was the longest night I have ever experienced and having been through it I will never do it again, like I said I was selfish but I wanted her to live as long as she could but watching her and hearing her take her last breathe was not pleasant. This time I will take my other girl to the vet’s to have the needle and say my good byes with her there and then as she nod’s of to sleep pain free. But I do dread the day that I know I will have to face sooner rather then latter, my only solace is that she like the other has lived a good and very happy fulfilled life and she will be once again reunited with her best friend. |
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^^^^^^What he said^^^^
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I think God only gave Dogs limited time on this earth, because otherwise a man would have his dogs and never bother getting married or having children...
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A sad thread this one, more so for me now as I too am close to saying good bye.
Two boys, Starsky and Hutch, soon to be 16 yrs old, unfortunately aren't coping well. it will be a difficult time. my thoughts are with all, who like me (soon) will have to say goodbye. I think the particularly colder winter has taken it's toll, although both live inside now. |
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sometimes it is horrible being right; Starsky passed away yesterday (28/8) a very sad place at the moment. His brother Hutch who has been with him for their entire lives (16 yrs) is looking a bit lost, following us everywhere.
We are lucky as they were both rescue dogs, that we were able to keep together for their entire life, and we have a host of great memories. He was a loyal friend.. |
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So hard on them when you lose one, my spaniel lost her best friend, (our huntaway) few years ago now and straight away she was more dependent and need allot more love, she also got to move inside.
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I have a 5 year old Kelpie, Ed, and I've already faced losing him once after he sliced an artery, The feeling when you're faced with that is one of the most horrible you could have. Ed is my best mate and honestly I don't remember what life was like before him, he's been by my side since the day I brought him home as a crazy puppy.
Dogs are beyond words. Truly amazing animals we are blessed to have as our best mates. |
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and it continues... Hutch passed away today, this ends the 15 yrs of Starchy and Hutch at our home.
It has been a tough couple of weeks; we lost both boys now due to old age, and in between a work mate passed away due to cancer. I dont regret having those two dogs, and I appreciated all the time we had, the loss is hard to take. |
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