Just Had To Put Our Doggy Ralph Down. This Sucks

[jonp]

Poor Ralph has been ailing recently. Wife just yelled to me from the other room and when I ran in Ralph was having convulsions, foaming at the mouth and couldn't stand up. Blind, couldn't see and didn't respond so either stroke or brain embolism. I carried her out back and got the 45lc Blackhawk and that was that. Didn't like it one bit but I won't see any animal suffer.

Ralph was a great dog. She showed up out of the blue the year after we bought the house and stayed. Fully trained, never barked, didn't mess in the house. Just a good dog. Wife pretty broken up. 12yrs, 12 good years.

Sucks

[osage]

It's a hard thing to do but definitely the right thing to do. Sorry for your loss.

[cwtebay]

I'm sorry that you had to go through that.

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[Finster101]

I'm sorry for the loss of your dog. It always sucks. You did the right thing but around here that would get me arrested for cruelty.

[Beagle333]

So sorry to hear. It's always tough to lose a family member, even if a furry one. That's one of the hardest things here on the farm, putting something down. I've done it for 50 years or so, but it never gets easy. My condolences.

[Targa]

Sorry you lost your dog….They certainly are family.

[rockrat]

Sorry to hear about your dog. You gave them one last act of kindness, not letting them suffer

[Idaho45guy]

Really sorry for your loss! What a horrible thing to have to do. I lost my Rowdy back in June and still haven't thought about getting another dog since his loss was so heartbreaking. Prayers for you and your wife.

[BJK]

Wow! That sux bigtime. We had our 14 yr old female put down a few months ago and just Wednesday got her replacement. She's a firecracker.

I now you're torn up. But eventually the hurt will recede. Maybe get another to fill the hole in your hearts?

[Sig556r]

So sorry for your loss, never easy to put down a loyal bud.

[samari46]

Been dogless for 6 months now. So know how you feel. He used to sleep with the wife. she really bonded with him. Very sorry to hear of your loss. Frank

[dverna]

I do not think I could pull the trigger on a pet I loved. One of my buddies is like me. He had to put s pet down and called his cousin.

Another guy I know, does not want anyone else to do it. Wants that last moment together.

I love dogs and hate going through the loss. Three times now...not sure I want to do it again.

[wch]

Heart breaker.

[todd9.3x57]

sorry for your loss.

[trapper9260]

Sorry for your lost I know how it is .

[Good Cheer]

Yeah, heart breaker is right.
Feel for you jonp. It's what we sign on for when accepting them but when the time comes, doing the right thing (pay back time for everything they gave us) is tough.

As I punch these keys my buddy has woke up and walked in to chatter and squeak at me. She has my heart and lets me know she knows it every day. Well, I'd best go see what she wants.

[jonp]

15 degrees out. Wife and I just finished burying Ralph in the corner of the garden.

RIP Bestest Dog Ralph

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[Texas by God]

I feel bad for you and the wife. It is a hard thing to do, and having the vet do it is just as hard. Remember the good times with Ralph.

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[Markopolo]

prayers sent for you Jon!

[MrWolf]

Very sorry for your loss. I know I will be crying like a baby when Ruger goes (my pup in my avatar who is 4 1/2 already). Haven't thought about putting him down myself. Something to think about with sending him on his way by my hand. Lot more love than a vet. Again sorry, but remember all the good things.
Ron

[bedbugbilly]

You and your wife were blessed with Ralph for 12 years and Ralph was blessed with you. Prayers going ut to both of you as it is never easy to have to say goodbye. When you least expect it, you will be blessed again by a dog that needs your love, security and protection . . . and Ralph will have a hand in all of that. Cherish the good memories you have and remember that God sent Ralpih to the two of you for a reason.

[curdog]

Sorry fpr your loss. Dogs are truly a mans best friend.....................Curdog

[bayjoe]

I know it's hard, but you did the right thing.
So sorry for your loss.

[Lloyd Smale]

I do not think I could pull the trigger on a pet I loved. One of my buddies is like me. He had to put s pet down and called his cousin.

Another guy I know, does not want anyone else to do it. Wants that last moment together.

I love dogs and hate going through the loss. Three times now...not sure I want to do it again.

im a dog softy. I could no sooner put a gun to my dogs head then my wife or son. Id gladly pay the vet to do it with an injection that just puts them to sleep. Id do it if it cost a 1000 bucks. I know friends who do do there own dogs and some that feel its there obligation but it would be easier for me to walk up to a stranger on the street and shoot them in the head as it would be to do it to my dog. Killing doesnt much bother me but killing something i love does. Now if i was far enough away from the vet and i knew my buddy was in terrible pain id probably have to man up.

[buckwheatpaul]

It is a very hard thing to do....but it was the right thing. It seems like emergencies happen on weekends and holidays....we live on a ranch and I had to put down a horse not long ago....it really sucks but like what you did it was the right thing. I am so sorry for your loss they capture a part of your heart!

[fixit]

We had to put our 18 year old dachshund down two years ago, and it's taken until just recently for my wife to want another dog. They get into your heart almost as much as your kids! I'm sorry for your loss.

[ShooterAZ]

Whether it's at the hands of the vet, or if you have to do it yourself, it's never easy. We've had to put several dogs down over the years, and we miss them to this day. I have considered the method you used a time or two, but the wife wasn't having it. My condolences to you on the loss of your little friend.

[Electrod47]

Outside of dealing with a relative. The responsibility of dealing with an ageing and ill pet can be in some ways be just as difficult. I know. Our little friends have never cheated us or lied to us. Have always been there for us. We sometimes are the ones who saved them and gave them a safe and loving home. To have the courage to recognize true suffering and hasten to end it. Is a true friend.

[jim 44-40]

Sorry to hear about your dog, after my Chewy boy passed I have not tried to replace him.But sometimes after watching those ads on TV with lonely dogs in cage's I almost want to head to the shelter and get one.

[hoodat]

MAN’S BEST FRIEND

These "best friends" of ours, seem to latch onto a little piece of our soul. You could say that they steal it, but we gladly give it up to them. They share it, and even grow it when they are here with us. And when they leave, they take it with them; and we have to learn to live without it, and them. For quite awhile it hurts about like losing an arm or a leg, and maybe that piece of soul never comes back.

I think I might have another little piece of soul to give up to another friend, but that last piece I lost still hasn't healed over yet.

jd Scholer

[Farmall-130]

There was a article many years ago in the American Rifleman about the best place to bury your dog. I remember the line “The best place to bury your dog is in your heart.” I’ve had to put our dog down - it’s tough. But “Radar” is always with me, in my heart.

[dverna]

You cannot trust some "friends", but you can always trust your dog.

I remember a quote by Mark Twain, "When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama."

[oley55]

Tough, really tough duty. That of relieving your loved companion of their suffering. My 12+ year old Weimer has been going down hill for a while (eye sight and many fatty tumors) and suddenly just today following a vet visit his hind legs/hips won't support him. I'm guessing the vet was wrenching on his legs to see if he had hip dysplasia and aggravated an otherwise minor condition, but the clock has been running out for him and I hold no malice.

If he is still messed up tomorrow I'm gonna have to man the hell up.

[warren5421]

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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[Lloyd Smale]

i keep saying this is the last dog ill have. But one always seems to find its way home. After the last one died it was shocking how empty and quiet this house felt when the wife was at work. It felt like it doubled in size and someone took out everything important. I dont make friends easily. I have high standards for who a trust enough to call a friend. I can probably count guys ive called friends in my whole life on my 10 fingers. Its kind of why im a dog person. A dogs love you can count on.

[bensonwe]

Dogs are a gift from god. Sorry for your loss.

[Jimmynostars]

12 years is a good run, their lives are too short. A vet friend came to our house and put our 14 yr lab down, we put it in their big plastic bag and took it out to the pet crem on a Sunday (wife knew the door code) saved a bunch and was nice, kinda. On the drive out my 4 yr old says " Dad when I become a sky ..... (His name) you'll take me out and put me in the freezer? Won't you?" What do you say.... " Sure will son".

[Patrick L]

My sincerest condolences. I know this is in my future. Fenway, my Brittany, will be 13 this spring. He's in fairly good health for his age, but I know it's only a matter of time. God how I dread the thought...

[Jimmynostars]

And now we have a heading x huntaway puppy from working lines. Super smart and eager to please but sure is active

[poppy42]

Jonp you have my Condolence! My Bullmastiff, Max just spent a week in the hospital. You definitely don’t want to know what the bill was but I really didn’t care. He’s part of my family and in fact he has saved my life. I’ve posted this before but he woke my wife up while I was having a heart attack in my sleep. I need an immediate bypass surgery. Surgeon told my wife I had what they called the Widowmaker. Because of him alerting in a quickness in which I got to the hospital I had absolutely no damage to my heart muscle. Anyway enough about Max I am so terribly sorry for your loss.