It's finally come the time and it's hard

[jimjohson]

Sometimes I wonder why I got another dog when I know I will just get really attached to him and then lose him.

And that's a good point, I thought that way when I had to put my 12 year old Redbone coon hound down with a bad hip and kidney problems, I hunted with him a lot of nights. I said I didn't want another dog to get attached to, but then I found Chester a big lanky Black & Tan Coon hound at the SPCA and I got him. He is a lazy house dog that is my best friend, and a complete playmate for the grandkids, no hunting for him (he's scared of cats) he likes to be with me all the time, and is more happier to see me when I come home then the SWMBO!

Weather you're going to get/have another dog is a decision that none of us make. Down in your heart of hearts, you know that you do not choose to get the dog. The dog chooses to get you.

Truer words we're never spoken. typed?

[teutonic terror]

A friend of mine, who's girlfriend trains companion dogs, put it in perspective best I think.

They are only in our lives for a short time, but we are in their lives forever.

A very true observation.