Topic: You were a good dog Jake

[dhall57]

Sad time at the Hall house tonight. My sons Black Lab was hit and killed by a car tonight

[dave500]

so sad,so very sad,we love dogs.

[754]

Bummer, we also have a black lab #$%*...

[petercb750]

That is very sad news .......very sorry to hear it. Chin up mate.

[dhall57]

Thanks guys. I have to admit my wife and I had really gotten attached to Jake. He had got to where he stayed in the house quite a bit, but when he was outside and wanted back in he would hit the door bell with his front paw and ring the door bell. Still really a pup just a year old, but my son loves to hunt and he was training him to go with him duck hunting and the dog was doing so good at retrieving the ducks in the water. My son is heartbroken right now. Him and that dog had really formed a bond between them. He loved that dog, Jake was his buddy.

[calj737]

Perhaps the worst loss a single man can experience. I'd rather have a dump truck run over my parked bike than to lose a dog....

A very goodbye dude of mine, old school tough country boy, cried like my 6yr old when his beloved hunting buddy (yellow lab) was killed by a vehicle. We all share in your grief-

[70CB750]

I am so sorry! 

We lost two dogs within half a year when we moved to our place, one to a car and the next to cancer, puppies both.

[Stev-o]

Sorry to hear dhall, it's unbelievable how attached we get to them. 

I'm going to have to put down our 15 year old American Eskimo, the ol girl can barely walk due to a bad hip.

[70CB750]

We have two geriatric dogs now - airedale 11 years and pyrennese 12 years.   

Both deteriorating fast and I would be surprised if they make it next 6 month.  We will have to pull the plug some time in near future, it's killing me just to think about it.  If they were at least mean dogs, to make it easier on us.

[greenjeans]

Sorry to hear.   I just had to put my sidekick of the last 10 years down last week.   It was one of the hardest things I done in my entire life.

For those contemplating - my dad surprised me with his take on my ol pal.   My dad is 80 - he told me that the biggest regret of his entire life was
waiting too long to put his dog down.  This was many, many years ago.   He was certain that the dog suffered needlessly for a short time, but found it hard to go through with the final vet visit - he just didn't want to say goodbye.  Says he still thinks of that decision often.

There is just something about unconditional loyalty and love that you get from a dog.  Very, very hard to lose one.

[Johnie]

Really sorry to hear that hall!!!    5 years ago my 13 year old yellow lab Dusty passed away from cancer. 1 day he was swimming in the channel and the next he was gone. I recall one time I was on the floor working on the bike and he got up, strolled over to give me a kiss, then laid back down. That kind of loyalty can make a grown man cry like a baby. I volunteer at the local animal shelter weekly which is where I got my 2 retrievers - Hannah and Kelly. They will never replace Dusty, but I love these girls just as much. Again hall, sympathies out to your family. Here is a pic of Dusty in his memory...

[honda_dog]

Sorry to hear the news. Losing a pet (especially a dog) can be very difficult. We've lost our share by accidents, and old-age, and it's never easy. We've had a black lab, before, very loveable dogs....

[Duanob]

It's really hard not to love a lab! Here is our girl (who is still with us at 12yo) in her element. She is the strongest swimmer I've ever seen. She's swam out and grabbed logs that weigh more than her and brought them into the beach. She won't stop until the water is clean of debris, that's her job

[tomkimberly]

Dogs (and cats) are not pets, they're family.

The last dog I had passed about 4 years ago, I still think about him.


Tom

[Raul CB750K1]

The other day I read an article in the newspaper saying men shouldn't have dogs but kids. Unless something tragic happens, our kids will outlive us, while the dogs won't. So when you get a dog you know for sure you will live to see your dog go.

So sorry to hear that. Never had a dog but I know they become part of the family.

[BobbyR]

My deepest sympathy. I had two dog that lived to 17. I had to put them down and it is still very hard to think about.

[Retro Rocket]

Sorry to hear dhall, it's unbelievable how attached we get to them. 

+100000000000000000000

2 years now and i still miss my big fella.....

[mick7504]

It's a hard one when the ol' family member has to move on.
That's what happens in life as you know.

Keep the memory alive mate.

[jtb]

DHall, I'm sorry for your loss.  I still look around expecting to find Bonnie Sue lying on the couch or under the window, we had to put her down 3 weeks ago. 
John

[Duanob]

Curious how many of ya'll read (not watched  ) Marley and Me and choked up on the last paragraph? I know I did.

[martin99]

Many years ago I fell on hard times, and had to find my labrador-collie cross, Sprocket (yeah I know), a new home because I didn't have one myself. He'd been my only true loyal friend for four years, and even though he went to a good home I was absolutely heartbroken, and vowed I'd never have another because saying goodbye was just too painful.

Roll on twenty years, I come home from work one day and there in the back garden are my three kids playing with an eight-week old black labrador puppy. My wife had bought him, didn't tell me because she knew how much I didn't want one. I was outnumbered four to one I guess. Of course, the first time I picked him up I fell in love with him. Spencer has been my constant companion for the last eight years now, and is well and truly a member of the family. When I read this post, I choked immediately because it brought home that one day I will be saying goodbye to my best friend again. I am so sorry for your loss. You will never forget your old friend, but I hope my story shows that, in time, you can experience that special bond again.

[flybox1]

Here's our lab, in her element.  'Watching over' one of our twins.   Afternoon naps like this were common. 
Girls are bigger now, and Bailey is feeling her all of 13 years. 
One more holiday season....she gets a beef knuckle every Christmas morning. 

[dhall57]

Even though my son had Jake for only a short time he will never forget him. We buried him in the corner of the back yard so he isn't far away. Life goes on and my son has already got another black lab pup. Only time will tell if this little fellow will measure up and be the dog Jake was. We miss you Jake

[bill440cars]

    Pets like that, get to be one of the Family, So quickly and we feel so devastated, when we have to Lose one of them. So sorry to hear of YOUR loss. Some just don't know the pain that a loss like that causes.

[70CB750]

Even though my son had Jake for only a short time he will never forget him. We buried him in the corner of the back yard so he isn't far away. Life goes on and my son has already got another black lab pup. Only time will tell if this little fellow will measure up and be the dog Jake was. We miss you Jake

That's the way to do it.