Losing Jake

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On February 5th, 2009 while I was very ill from a stomach virus the dog that lived with my roommate and I for 17 years got very ill. It appears now, thinking about it that he may have had a stroke, as he couldn't stand up very well without falling over. The last two days before he was taken to be put to sleep he laid on the living room floor staring at the recliner that he randomly sat and slept in. He could no longer get up into it. He was a good sized dog, a German Shorthair Pointer about 45 to 50 pounds. I remember carrying him to the car despite my illness and we left him at the Human Society as they had to wait until the next morning to put him to sleep. I wish we could have been there the next morning as I often wonder if he thought we abandoned him. Goodbye, sweet Jake, rest in peace. It's been over six months and I still miss you.