RIP "Hallie"

[Walter]

Nov 25, 2016 18:09:32 GMT -5 oujour76 said:

I know there are several dog lovers on here who can relate...sad day for the family as we had to euthanize Hallie, our Golden Retriever earlier today. Far too young...only 7 1/2 years old. She had metastatic cancer in 3 places...lungs, abdomen and spleen. We got the diagnosis last Friday...a week ago today. Brought her home last Saturday and had the kids home for Thanksgiving so she (and we) got to say our goodbyes and take care of her. Slept with her on the floor for the last week...her spirit was willing, but her body gave out. By Thanksgiving night, her back legs couldn't support her and she couldn't go to the bathroom at all...I had to hold her in my arms  so she could urinate. So...today, my wife and two children took her to the vet and spent the longest 45 minutes of my life. We'll cremate her and put her ashes in the flower bed she used to lie down in. These photos are of her when she was a puppy, sitting in the yard last summer and the last one is her licking a frozen ice cream treat just a couple of days ago. It was one of the ways we kept her hydrated. She was a great dog...I absolutely loved that animal and will miss her more than I can ever put into words. RIP Hallie.

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My condolences. It is among the hardest things to do to make that decision and go through the pain and loss of a great companion.

[oujour76]

Nov 27, 2016 6:33:10 GMT -5 Walter said:

My condolences. It is among the hardest things to do to make that decision and go through the pain and loss of a great companion.

Thanks, Walt. She will always have a place in my heart. As you know, even when it's the right decision to let them go, it's still very hard to do.

[mscott59]

Nov 25, 2016 18:09:32 GMT -5 oujour76 said:

I know there are several dog lovers on here who can relate...sad day for the family as we had to euthanize Hallie, our Golden Retriever earlier today. Far too young...only 7 1/2 years old. She had metastatic cancer in 3 places...lungs, abdomen and spleen. We got the diagnosis last Friday...a week ago today. Brought her home last Saturday and had the kids home for Thanksgiving so she (and we) got to say our goodbyes and take care of her. Slept with her on the floor for the last week...her spirit was willing, but her body gave out. By Thanksgiving night, her back legs couldn't support her and she couldn't go to the bathroom at all...I had to hold her in my arms  so she could urinate. So...today, my wife and two children took her to the vet and spent the longest 45 minutes of my life. We'll cremate her and put her ashes in the flower bed she used to lie down in. These photos are of her when she was a puppy, sitting in the yard last summer and the last one is her licking a frozen ice cream treat just a couple of days ago. It was one of the ways we kept her hydrated. She was a great dog...I absolutely loved that animal and will miss her more than I can ever put into words. RIP Hallie.

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very sorry harry for you and your family. tessa was the name of our golden. collapsed back in 2010 while i was in boston for a week of mtgs. jodi called me sobbing from the vets office and there was nothing to be done other than put her down. tess never met a person, or another dog, who she didn't want to play with. we've never brought another dog into the family since, tho i wonder if everyone is ready. tough times.

[oujour76]

Nov 30, 2016 16:52:23 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

very sorry harry for you and your family. tessa was the name of our golden. collapsed back in 2010 while i was in boston for a week of mtgs. jodi called me sobbing from the vets office and there was nothing to be done other than put her down. tess never met a person, or another dog, who she didn't want to play with. we've never brought another dog into the family since, tho i wonder if everyone is ready. tough times.

Thanks, Mark. I appreciate it...since you've had a Golden you know how incredibly loyal and loving they are. Still have a Black Lab and I love her to death, but the Golden was just extra special.