We're putting my 16 year old golden down tomorrow...

vibes OP. just know that if she is in pain you are doing the right thing. u gave her an awesome life. She loved her time with u as much as u loved it with her. just remember that she has no fear about the end. just make sure you do anything you can to say goodbye. i would be tore up if i didnt get to say goodbye. ive got an 11 year old golden with cancer and i dread the day u are going through. vibes bro! puppies come in time and time and puppies heal everything
 
Vibes. I had to put our dog Mokey down today. Heart is broken. He was our protector, our buddy. He was my wife and my first child. He was about 15 years old but developed liver cancer. We hadn't been able to get him to eat in a few days. I don't think it has really sunk in for my kids yet, but my wife and I are crushed. Knowing that you did the right thing, and that you have ended the suffering, doesn't begin to make it feel any better. I probably shouldn't have posted here because this probably won't help you. Advice is definitely don't go home and hang out by yourself in an empty house. Have people with you or go hang out somewhere else for awhile. It really sucks when you are walking through your place, expecting to see the wagging tail and then it hits you all over again.

Hang in there. I'll send any positive vibes I have in me your way.
 
Damn. I'm really sorry man. But I feel your pain. I'm at school right now and I don't want to think about having to come home to an empty house, and see the room where her bed was, and food bowls were, and where we kept her toys. Its going to look so barren.

Vibes over to you too.
 
:'(

I really don't like thinking about the day my doggins passes.

Vibes to absolutely everyone out there who lost their bestfriend.
 
I feel for you man, i thought this belonged in here

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My cat, coincidentally also named sarah died a couple years back. I had that cat from the day I was born, and I loved it from then on too. She was my best friend, and I still miss her. I feel your pain, vibes.
 
Sorry man that sucks. But 16 years is a lot to get out of a retriever! You should feel grateful, my golden's health has started declining and. He's only 10 :(
 
I feel for you man. My golden is coming up on 11 this April and now that I'm away at college, it worries me every time I step out the door. Dogs are incredible creatures. Literally the best friend a man can have. Best of luck to you man, just know that she lived a great, long life and you were a major part of that life.
 
Next generation man!

RIP!

Meet Abbie Belle

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Mokey's last day. We dropped off his little brother Duke, the Schnauzer, off with my wife's folks. Mokey and I went to an off leash park and walked around. I would have bought him a quart of ice cream, but his liver cancer killed his appetite. The mass had gotten so big that it was squeezing his stomach, making him think that he was full. He could hardly drink water.

We went to the vet, and I laid on the floor with him and rubbed his butt(his favorite thing in the whole world) while they first gave him the sedative, and then the other stuff. I know that he is now chasing rabbits and hanging out with other dogs. The nausea and the pain are gone.

My wife and I are going to be hurting for awhile. My kids don't seem to be feeling it right now, but that's how it goes with them. A few weeks or months from now, I will notice my daughter crying for no apparent reason. She will tell me that she really misses Mokey.

There were times in my life when I was an asshole to my pets. I regret that profoundly. Every time I have had to deal with the death of a pet, I find myself becoming more patient and loving with the ones still around or with new ones. Personally, I feel that a condition of me being allowed into heaven, will be that I have to atone for the times I was a jerk to my pets. Purgatory for me will involve rubbing a lot of dog butts, brushing, scratching behind the ears and probably shoveling a bunch of dog poop. I'm Ok with that, as long as I don't have to deal with cats :-)
 
Its always tough to let dogs go. I am 20 and have had 4 different goldens 2 of which died my freshman year of college which was tough because one was 9 and had a heart attack and one was 4 and had cancer :(. Stay strong man. Dogs definately always have a special place in your heart but all dogs are so different that you will enjoy getting a new one and having a new, different friend. Never will replace your old dog but will help. Honestly I would suggest getting another dog soon. A new friend around helps a lot.

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