Finished paperwork at 2am. Lay on the couch as Brutus hasn't been doing very well. Graci, our 13yr old daughter, has been sleeping with him on the living room floor the last few nights. I wasn't asleep quite yet when Brutus sat up awkwardly and I knew something wasn't right. Without going into details, I still haven't been to sleep. Kids were up by 4-430am and we all spent his last hours with him. Frustrating we couldn't reach the vet, but they need to sleep as well. Emergency clinic was across town and outrageously priced. I was ready to put him down myself when my phone rang. Our vet made a house call and put him down in his own back yard around 6am this morning. It hasn't been a fun day. We laughed, reminisced, cried, and finally laid him to rest by our other dogs. Considering he was a rescue, 75lb most of his life, and lived to 12 or 13 years old. . . .Not a surprise the stubborn old bastard hung in there like a heavyweight prize fighter. RIP Brutus.
This is what this thread is for. Old dogs. Good stories. Memorializing our pets. Pictures of our current dogs. Please don't let my downer morning ruin the thread. Feel free to share some more pics and stories.
This is what this thread is for. Old dogs. Good stories. Memorializing our pets. Pictures of our current dogs. Please don't let my downer morning ruin the thread. Feel free to share some more pics and stories.
