A Sad Walk this Morning

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Gissi and I went for our morning Field walk this morning it ended up being a sad walk We got to the Field all his Friends where there Little Molly (who Gissi really likes) Bonnie, Westy (who had rolled in muck and was Black and white instead of white), the only Whisky Dog Gissi gets on with, then there was the big black long haired Lab Clyde who is 13 years old, there is also a Lassie Dog but do not know his Name All the Dogs started plying apart from Clyde he never does as he is to old, Gissi was chasing Molly, who in return snarled at him, she was not in the mood this morning, Westie was still rolling in much driving his owner crazy next thing I saw Clyde collapse he had problems breathing, at first his owner told him to get up to go home but Clyde by this time could not stand up or breathe properly, I went over to Clyde and saw all the froth coming out of his mouth, his owner tried to pull him up to get him to walk, I gently told him, Clyde can not stand or walk, I know the owner was panicking I would have to, he then called his Wife and explained, she was coming round with the Car, I was kneeling next to Clyde, gently stroking him, we tried to rub his throat in case something was stuck, it did not work, more and more froth was coming out of his mouth and his breathing was shallow, all the Dogs, yes even Gissi, stopped running around and just all sat there, I knew Clyde was on his way to Rainbow bridge, it broke my Heart to watch this, the owner tried again to pull him up, I told him no not to, his Friends to told him not to, tht he is not able to stand, Clydes Tongue was turning purple, I just knelt there stroking him and talking to him, I had tears in my eyes, watching poor Clyde like that was awful, but I stayed with him while the Owner pulled himself together, I really felt for him and wished I could just make Clyde better, but I could see what was happening, The Man's Wife turned up and 2 of them had to carry the Dog to the other side of the Field, I could see the Wife started to cry, when she got out the Car and saw Clyde once I knew they would be ok now, Gissi and I went home, I do not believe that we will see Clyde again, the Strange thing was all Dogs had gone really quiet, Gissi just walked next to me all the way Home and has been a bit quiet also sitting next to me a lot more then usual I guess they all sensed that their Friend was very poorly So have you ever experienced something like this? This is my second experienced on soothing a dying Dog, the first time was many years ago when I was on my way to work and a Dog got hit by a Truck, the Guy was ok and everyone was round him, no one bothered about the Dog that was lying in the Ditch, I sat with him holding him and talking to him till the Vet came that the Police had called, the poor thing never made it It just breaks my Heart