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Post by menantol on Jun 26, 2019 12:27:46 GMT -6
Yesterday, 25 June, was a long day. We (my wife and I) helped Cooper go. Cooper had been a member of our family since August of 2011 when we adopted him at one year of age. This month he turned nine but had developed a tumor in his left front shoulder and the leg had become unusable. For a brindle, 165 pound Great Dane who on all fours was a solid 36 inches at the withers, this was not acceptable and operating on it would not have been a real solution.
So, our vet (Tom) came to the house yesterday. It was a nice day and we sat in the sun on the front porch and talked a while. Then while Cooper laid between Linda and I, Tom gave him the final injection and he very peacefully died. He was ready. His ashes will set next to the ashes of other past canine members of our family.
This was not our first Great Dane as Cooper was the last in a long line of Great Danes going back to the 1960s, and at one time we bred Great Danes and showed them. When we did canine training classes, Cooper was our demonstration dog. He was a good friend and member of the family
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2019 12:48:21 GMT -6
I have 2 dogs, one is a little black poodle. He's missing an eye because of glaucoma and the other eye is blind. He's also a diabetic and I have to give him 2 insulin shots a day.
He still likes to play and we go walking every day.
Different ones have told I should put him down with all the trouble he has. I can't he's almost like my child. I got him when he was 5 weeks old.
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Post by menantol on Jun 26, 2019 13:37:13 GMT -6
I have 2 dogs, one is a little black poodle. He's missing an eye because of glaucoma and the other eye is blind. He's also a diabetic and I have to give him 2 insulin shots a day. He still likes to play and we go walking every day. Different ones have told I should put him down with all the trouble he has. I can't he's almost like my child. I got him when he was 5 weeks old. You are doing the right thing. As long as he seems to be enjoying himself and you value the companionship, what others say means nothing. There is always someone with advice.
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Post by Belle on Jun 26, 2019 14:26:53 GMT -6
Yesterday, 25 June, was a long day. We (my wife and I) helped Cooper go. Cooper had been a member of our family since August of 2011 when we adopted him at one year of age. This month he turned nine but had developed a tumor in his left front shoulder and the leg had become unusable. For a brindle, 165 pound Great Dane who on all fours was a solid 36 inches at the withers, this was not acceptable and operating on it would not have been a real solution. So, our vet (Tom) came to the house yesterday. It was a nice day and we sat in the sun on the front porch and talked a while. Then while Cooper laid between Linda and I, Tom gave him the final injection and he very peacefully died. He was ready. His ashes will set next to the ashes of other past canine members of our family. This was not our first Great Dane as Cooper was the last in a long line of Great Danes going back to the 1960s, and at one time we bred Great Danes and showed them. When we did canine training classes, Cooper was our demonstration dog. He was a good friend and member of the family I'm so very sorry for your loss, menantol . My heart breaks for you & your wife. I know how hard it is to lose a pet that's been a friend & companion for a long time.
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Post by menantol on Jun 26, 2019 15:24:26 GMT -6
Thank you all for the thoughts.
As much as we did not like doing this, it was the right thing to do.
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Post by heregoes on Jun 26, 2019 18:43:39 GMT -6
You have my condolences for your loss.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on Jun 26, 2019 19:13:27 GMT -6
Thank you all for the thoughts. As much as we did not like doing this, it was the right thing to do. It is a very difficult thing to do but it is the right thing also. Sorry for your loss menantol.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 6:56:24 GMT -6
Sorry for your loss menantol,. Dogs become family. I am 62 and cant remember when I didn't have at least one dog.
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Post by menantol on Jun 28, 2019 12:57:06 GMT -6
Again, thank you all, and those thoughts should be for all of us.
It is interesting how dogs become a part of our families. Even when I was young on the farm, our dog was there, oh he was a working dog. He watched the farm and who came and went, as well as herding the cows and other animals. In the days before we baled hay, it would be cut, allowed to dry some, and raked into rows and then into small hay mounds that would be hand forked by the men on to horse drawn wagons. The farm dogs’ sort of helped with this activity. That is, as the hay mounds were in the sun, field mice got inside of them, then, when they were forked onto the wagon, the field mice would scatter, and the dogs would chase them. To the dogs a big responsibility.
As a boy I would walk the lanes of the farm and always there was a dog with me. When later I live in town, again, there was always a dog. The only time I can think of being without a dog is when I was in the Army. When I got married, within 3 or 4 months we got our first Great Dane and have never been without one since. I bet that each of you have grown up with a dog. It is always hard to lose one, but they often stay with us.
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Post by Sauerkraut on Jul 27, 2019 12:13:17 GMT -6
Great Danes are pretty big dogs. As a kid growing up we had a mixed Shepard & collie who got "The mange" large sections of his back got raw & the hair fell out, the flies made it worse when he was outside, at the time they said there was no cure for that disease. Dunno if they have treatment for that today. He had to be put down, he was one of the best watch dogs we ever had though.
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Post by Maxx on Jul 27, 2019 14:50:18 GMT -6
I am very sorry to hear this menantol, my deepest sympathies...
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Post by Maxx on Jul 27, 2019 14:51:54 GMT -6
Great Danes are pretty big dogs. As a kid growing up we had a mixed Shepard & collie who got "The mange" large sections of his back got raw & the hair fell out, the flies made it worse when he was outside, at the time they said there was no cure for that disease. Dunno if they have treatment for that today. He had to be put down, he was one of the best watch dogs we ever had though. You truly are an ignorant self-centered SOB...Menantol looses a family member and still it has to be about you...
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Post by menantol on Jul 27, 2019 15:46:45 GMT -6
Oh, we all (most anyway) have, or have had dogs. They become a member of the family. We all have stories of those canine members of our families. In addition to our own dogs my wife and I taught canine obedience for many years. And too, a couple of times I was on the board of directors for the local humane society and also managed it between employing directors. And we have also been involved with Great Dane Organizations in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Through all of that we have had Great Danes and even bred and showed them.
We’ll have another Great Dane join us before much time goes by and it will likely be another uncropped brindle.
By the way, dogs are much nicer than most people and they really don't care about politics.
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Post by Rusty on Aug 8, 2019 14:08:16 GMT -6
My daughter in law's parents rescued a greyhound that was retired from a local dog racing track.She used to walk over to me and put her head on my legs and just look at me when I was sitting in a chair.Really miss that girl
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