A Sad Day

Rebbasser · 03-16-12, 07:11 PM

Well, the time finally came. We had to put our blonde lab Honey down. It was the right thing to do-she was 15 and her health was really failing-but it still was a sad thing to do. We will miss her.

“A dog does not live as long as a man and this natural law is the fount of many tears. If boy and puppy might grow to manhood and doghood together, and together grow old, and so in due course die, full many a heartache might be avoided. But the world is not so ordered, and dogs will die and men will weep for them so long as there are dogs and men."

MallenManson · 03-16-12, 07:13 PM

Very sorry to hear that, Reb.
My Rott is 14, going blind, deaf and failing in the hips. I am definitely not looking forward to what you just had to do.

Just keep in mind, that you did what was best for your dog

MississippiBoy · 03-16-12, 08:00 PM

That's a terrible decision to have to make, Reb, but it is the right one. Dogs become family, no doubt. We'll keep you in our prayers.

WatterBoy · 03-16-12, 08:34 PM

Ugh. So sorry to hear that, Reb. I, too, know from first-hand experience how difficult and painful that is to do. My condolences on your loss.

Dean

Jrob78 · 03-16-12, 08:37 PM

I'm really sorry to hear about your lab. I lost a pet in August and a very close friend lost her dog 2 months ago. It is such a hard thing. They become a member of your family. My heart goes out to you.

Possum · 03-16-12, 08:39 PM

Oh man, sorry to hear about that. It hurts.

bcklash · 03-16-12, 09:24 PM

Honey will always be with you.

bamabassman · 03-16-12, 09:28 PM

OH MAN...i know EXACTLY how oyu feel buddy. so very sorry.

skeeter1804 · 03-16-12, 09:32 PM

Very sorry for you Reb, I had to make the same desicion 2 weeks ago with my black lab. I miss my hunting buddy.

Tavery5 · 03-16-12, 09:40 PM

Sorry Reb, it can be one of the hardest decisions a man has to make. Know that you did right by your friend and now she can rest at peace.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-16-12, 09:49 PM

Sorry for your loss Reb, I too agree that pets become family and it's never easy to let them go even when it's the right decision. My thoughts and prayers are with you buddy.

BigBassin144 · 03-16-12, 10:06 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your loss too Reb. It's just as hard as saying goodbye to a family member.

BB

Bubba_Bruiser · 03-16-12, 10:10 PM

Reb, sorry to hear about that for y'all.

BassinBandit · 03-16-12, 10:13 PM

Sorry to hear that man I know how that is. I feel for you and your family.

bassinbob · 03-16-12, 10:38 PM

Reb, always a very sad thing to do. I'm sure the many wonderful memories of Honey will give you great pause.

nofearengineer · 03-17-12, 12:03 AM

Sorry to hear that Reb. People who don't love their pets that way just don't understand.

joedog · 03-17-12, 12:13 AM

Sorry to hear. Lost a good friend Reb.

coldbasser · 03-17-12, 02:33 PM

Pals r pals human or animal sorry for your loss

keithdog · 03-17-12, 11:34 PM

Reb, I certainly can sympathise. I've been there twice in the last 5 years, and I know the heartache. Honey will always be missed and never forgotten. It's the memories we keep forever. So very sorry for your loss.

03-16-12, 07:11 PM	#1
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	A Sad Day Well, the time finally came. We had to put our blonde lab Honey down. It was the right thing to do-she was 15 and her health was really failing-but it still was a sad thing to do. We will miss her. “A dog does not live as long as a man and this natural law is the fount of many tears. If boy and puppy might grow to manhood and doghood together, and together grow old, and so in due course die, full many a heartache might be avoided. But the world is not so ordered, and dogs will die and men will weep for them so long as there are dogs and men." __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-16-12, 07:13 PM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Very sorry to hear that, Reb. My Rott is 14, going blind, deaf and failing in the hips. I am definitely not looking forward to what you just had to do. Just keep in mind, that you did what was best for your dog __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-16-12, 08:00 PM	#3
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	That's a terrible decision to have to make, Reb, but it is the right one. Dogs become family, no doubt. We'll keep you in our prayers. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

03-16-12, 08:37 PM	#5
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	I'm really sorry to hear about your lab. I lost a pet in August and a very close friend lost her dog 2 months ago. It is such a hard thing. They become a member of your family. My heart goes out to you. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

03-16-12, 08:39 PM	#6
Possum BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: northern MS & TX Posts: 61	Oh man, sorry to hear about that. It hurts. __________________ That's not a backlash, my spool just sneezed.

03-16-12, 08:34 PM	#4
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Ugh. So sorry to hear that, Reb. I, too, know from first-hand experience how difficult and painful that is to do. My condolences on your loss. Dean

03-16-12, 09:24 PM	#7
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Honey will always be with you. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free: Last edited by bcklash; 03-16-12 at 10:06 PM.

03-16-12, 09:28 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	OH MAN...i know EXACTLY how oyu feel buddy. so very sorry. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-16-12, 09:32 PM	#9
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	Very sorry for you Reb, I had to make the same desicion 2 weeks ago with my black lab. I miss my hunting buddy.

03-16-12, 09:40 PM	#10
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	Sorry Reb, it can be one of the hardest decisions a man has to make. Know that you did right by your friend and now she can rest at peace. __________________ They call me Ishmael

03-16-12, 09:49 PM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Sorry for your loss Reb, I too agree that pets become family and it's never easy to let them go even when it's the right decision. My thoughts and prayers are with you buddy. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-16-12, 10:06 PM	#12
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I'm sorry to hear about your loss too Reb. It's just as hard as saying goodbye to a family member. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

03-16-12, 10:10 PM	#13
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Reb, sorry to hear about that for y'all. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

03-16-12, 10:13 PM	#14
BassinBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Elliston, VA Posts: 446	Sorry to hear that man I know how that is. I feel for you and your family. __________________ H.G.: No. What I did to those men, after I tracked them down? That's the worst pain you can experience.

03-16-12, 10:38 PM	#15
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Reb, always a very sad thing to do. I'm sure the many wonderful memories of Honey will give you great pause. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-17-12, 12:03 AM	#16
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Sorry to hear that Reb. People who don't love their pets that way just don't understand. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

03-17-12, 12:13 AM	#17
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Sorry to hear. Lost a good friend Reb. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

03-17-12, 02:33 PM	#18
coldbasser BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 380	Pals r pals human or animal sorry for your loss __________________ Canada where men are men and sheep r nervy

03-17-12, 11:34 PM	#19
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Reb, I certainly can sympathise. I've been there twice in the last 5 years, and I know the heartache. Honey will always be missed and never forgotten. It's the memories we keep forever. So very sorry for your loss. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

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