What will i do when my dog will pass on?
By clacor
@clacor (10)
August 28, 2008 10:08am CST
I have a dog, named Jenny, fourteen years old. She's all right now, but i know this breed of dogs lives until 14/16 years of age. I'm thinking every moment of that coming close, terrible day and i can't forget it.
Is there somebody suffering like me?
Is there somebody knowing whic is the let-out?
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@Aziziphel (19)
• Canada
28 Aug 08
When I was growing up we had a dog that was born around the time I was, so we grew up together, he even helped to teach me how to walk. But when I was 16 we had to put him down. I actually wished my grandparents would had done it A LOT sooner. He was clearly in a lot of pain. He had arthritis an it was difficult for him to get up/lay down. He was also going blind and deaf. Sure you'll have a bit of heart ache. Just get a new puppy when you're ready to move on, because what you'll feel when your dog is gone is probably nothing compared to the pain they could be feeling when they're getting that old.
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@stagewhisper (901)
• United States
28 Aug 08
I know how you feel. My dog is a Burmese Mountain Dog, which apparently have an even shorter life span- try an average of 9-10 years. My dog is five and a half years old now. And he seems to be just as fun and precocious as he's always been, but I keep looking at him and going "He's grown so fast... time's going by so quickly." However, for the most part, I don't think about that; instead, I try to think about more pleasant things, like the funny things he does to get my attention, or the (sometimes exasperating) way he always insists on sleeping in my bedroom with me. 
It's better than sitting around dreading what will happen.
It's better than sitting around dreading what will happen.@stagewhisper (901)
• United States
28 Aug 08
Again, I know how that goes. It sneaks up on me when my mind is otherwise quiet, or if I'm watching my dog sleep all curled up next to my bed sometimes. I'll look at him and something will whisper, "This won't last forever." But I usually dismiss the thought and start thinking about how comforting it is to have a dog sleeping next to the bed. (My house makes all sorts of creepy creaky noises at night, so I appreciate having a 120 pound dog who looks like a bear sleeping near me when I scare myself over something silly).
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
28 Aug 08
It's always rough when you lose a favorite pet!! My one daughter just lost two of hers due to old age, she's had them forever. I like what she did, she got one of those plaster-casting kits (like you use to make a kids handprint) and took pawprints of them to remember them by. For mine, I always kept a picture of them with their dog tag enclosed within the frame as a rememberance. It's very hard to get over missing them at first, but as they say, time is a healer. Jenny's a cute pooch! I hope she has a very long and happy life and brings you plenty of good memories for someday when you need to remember all those good things she had with you.
@mcat19 (1357)
• United States
28 Aug 08
It's just part of loving something that has a shorter lifespan than we do. I love my cats to pieces. When I lost my soul-mate, Divot, I was devastated. I still miss him, and its been many years since he left. I try to think about every wonderful thing he did and how special he was. Enjoy your doggie while she's here. Don't dwell on the future; it just makes her time with you shorter.
