Lost one of my best friends Wednesday.

[HAWK]

Thanks everybody, not my first and won't be my last but it's always hard.

Jen, sorry about X's cat, it doesn't take long to get attatched to a friend that doesn't fight or argue. That's the thing about pets, we can always count on them.

Steve, that she is still in your thoughts says it all.

[EX#996]

Sorry for your loss, Paul....

Wow, she looks a lot like our dog Tasha that we put down a few years ago at the age of 15-1/2.  Don't be surprised if your dog, Sabastian, goes through a bit of depression.  Our dogs did and it took them a while to recover. 

Animals certainly touch our lives and we'll always have our memories to make us smile. 

Dawn (and Max whom you met at RA)

[HAWK]

Sabastian is  definitely  not himself, he seems anxious right now like he's waiting for her to come home. He has known her since he was 8 weeks old and has never been away from her for more than a day in 11 years so it has to be tough for him. 

Thanks again.

[Oscar_Madison]

Paul, so sorry for your loss. Thought I'd share a few qoutes.


Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
                           - Roger Caras

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between a dog and a man
                           - Mark Twain

The one, absolute, unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him,
the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.... He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer;
He will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world.......
When all other friends desert, he remains.
                                  - George Vest

Dogs lives are to short.... Their only fault, really

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

So sorry Paul!  She looked a lot like my Rommel.  He's getting old and slow now. (Like his owner....) I dread the day I'm in your shoes.
Remember, people are throwing away perfectly good dogs every day.  Your local shelter has your new best friend just waiting to meet you as we speak!

[HAWK]

Thanks Guys,


Jason, all true, every time I'd lie on the floor with them Sasha would lick my face for no reason. I guess she had her reasons.

Chris, That's where we'll go when Sabastian and I are ready for a new friend. Healing time right now.

Thanks again.

[barb_arah]

There are times I prefer the company of animals over people.  Talk about unconditional love.

[251am]

 Paul, sorry for your loss. I agree with Barb and Mark Twain.


Pound puppies and strays are the best critters.   

[HAWK]

Thanks Barb, You and Ed are good people but you're right, sometimes I just like the company of my pups and the fact that they judge nothing.

Todd, dogs give so much love sometimes it's hard to understand but take one who knows what bad times are and show it the good and you have a pup that can't try hard enough to make you happy.

They got loose one day when the meter reader left the gate open and animal control was able to catch my Elkhound but as anyone who knows Huskies will tell you, you can't catch a Husky that deosn't want to be caught. She chased the animal control truck with Sabastian for 2 miles and then went back to the driveway where they caught him and spent the night under the homeowners boat. I picked up Sabastian at the vet the next morning and went where they told me they left Sasha. She saw Sabastian in the car and she went through the open drivers window on a dead run to get to him. The neighbors who had spent hours trying to lure her with everything they could think of were amazed.

Thanks everyone, this is hard but it is great to have friends like you at times like these.

[Suzy]

I am so sorry to hear about Sasha, she was a sweet doggie. She was always so happy to be with you too. 

[HAWK]

Thanks Suzy.

[tzracer]

They got loose one day when the meter reader left the gate open and animal control was able to catch my Elkhound but as anyone who knows Huskies will tell you, you can't catch a Husky that deosn't want to be caught. She chased the animal control truck with Sabastian for 2 miles and then went back to the driveway where they caught him and spent the night under the homeowners boat. I picked up Sabastian at the vet the next morning and went where they told me they left Sasha. She saw Sabastian in the car and she went through the open drivers window on a dead run to get to him. The neighbors who had spent hours trying to lure her with everything they could think of were amazed.

Elkhounds are easy to catch once you locate them. Food is their weakness, besides they are not really very fast. Huskies, as you stated are another matter. Bohr has gotten easier to catch in her old age.

Sorry to hear about your Husky. You can stop by and give Bohr a hug.

BTW the Cream CIty Century is coming up at the end of August if you are interested (and ready) to ride. I would do the 34mi or 100k ride.

http://www.creamcitycycleclub.com/century.htm