Thread: A plea? A venting? Just chat?

@ rickboone,

Sorry to read about your and your dog's misfortune.

Your story proves again that every time you are tempted to go cheap you have to ask yourself: "Am I rich enough to go cheap?"

Rick, don't worry, it's not rambling. This is the place to let it go! I salute you for doing the right thing.

I saved my cat Bummer from the shelter in October of 1997. He turns 13 in April. I see that as 12 years of enriching my life. Just don't tell him he's that old, he still thinks he's a kitten!

Congratulations on the new job and good luck!

Well Rickboone,
I know how you feel, I had to fly back from work on after my first nightshift this week, to catch my old roping horse Patches, and have him put down. He had been blind in one eye for some time and when I shod him up a few weeks ago and rode out, had a feeling his good eye was not so good. His companion a pet cow had to be put down a few days ago due to a sudden illness, and I noticed some odd behaviour from Patches, guess the cow was the seeing eye cow and he was lost without her. Dam he was a really good old horse, looked after my wife when she rode him, and good to head and heel off. He got a good groom, a couple of apples which he allways loved, thanked and an easy trip care of my vet mate, a few tears shed, a few beers with a couple of cowboy mates and all over. Been a tough start to the new year losing two pets. My other roping horse is feeling it to. Will be a little while before we get another horse. My late father allways said it was a terrible pity that dogs and horses did not live as long as a man.

Cheers