Posted: 8/2/2010 12:11:27 PM EDT
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Our dog,ACE, got hit by a pick-up this morning. There was really nothing the vet could do and we really couldn't afford to take him to Miles City where that vet could fix his shattered leg and hip...$1500 minimum PLUS all the other associated fees................
He was just a mutt we rescued from the reservation as a tiny puppy.He was coal black and a good dog......right to the very end he was wagging his tail in respone to us talking to him and petting him..... this is really tough.........we'll be burying him i an hour or so.................... Ace in the foreground,keeping an eye on the foal.... 
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"He is just my Dog" He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he shows his hurt when I leave without taking him. (I think it makes him sick with worry when he is not along to care for me.) When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, he is joy unbounded. When I am a fool, he ignores it. When I succeed, he brags. Without him, I am only another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself. He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait for me...whenever...wherever–– in case I need him. And I expect I will––as I always have. Gene Hill |
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Our dog,ACE, got hit by a pick-up this morning. There was really nothing the vet could do and we really couldn't afford to take him to Miles City where that vet could fix his shattered leg and hip...$1500 minimum PLUS all the other associated fees You're not required to bankrupt yourself for a pet; you're only required to see that it doesn't suffer unnecessarily. You did your job, and now he's gone to a place where the food and water bowls are alway full and the rabbits are slow. Jane |
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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.... Author unknown... Dam dusty in here! |
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Quoted: Our dog,ACE, got hit by a pick-up this morning. There was really nothing the vet could do and we really couldn't afford to take him to Miles City where that vet could fix his shattered leg and hip...$1500 minimum PLUS all the other associated fees................ He was just a mutt we rescued from the reservation as a tiny puppy.He was coal black and a good dog......right to the very end he was wagging his tail in respone to us talking to him and petting him..... this is really tough.........we'll be burying him i an hour or so.  I cant even imagine how to deal with something like this... ETA seriously, I cant even remember the last time I got teary-eyed... That just did it for me, I feel for ya man |
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Our dog,ACE, got hit by a pick-up this morning. There was really nothing the vet could do and we really couldn't afford to take him to Miles City where that vet could fix his shattered leg and hip...$1500 minimum PLUS all the other associated fees................ He was just a mutt we rescued from the reservation as a tiny puppy.He was coal black and a good dog......right to the very end he was wagging his tail in respone to us talking to him and petting him..... this is really tough.........we'll be burying him i an hour or so. Exact same shit happened to my dog, but I paid for his terminator metal hip which was much more than $1500 and that was 8 years ago he caught a possum the other day. Sorry for your loss! |