Chelsey 1991-2006

[Snowtractor]

My hound died today. My wife is in Edmonton and my family is 3000km away ,so, you guys being my surrogate family get to hear it. She was just a dog but she's always been there for my thick and thin. She knew when to lie on my feet when they were cold and when I was sad she would come over for a pat on the head. She got a grossly distended stomach about 10am and died about 4:45pm when I ran to get my son from the sitters. I just came home from burying her , near the river on a hill.
She way always happy to see me come home whether I was an ass or not. I hope she is chasing rabbits and cats and getting in to the garbage where ever she is now. Just a dog but she sure got under my skin, going to miss her. Bark all you want now, Chelsey.

Sean

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Sorry to hear about your loss, Sean. Feel free to howl along with the hounds in the woods...

H.

[Snowtractor]

...the sentiment is appreciated, Hanno.
Sean

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

My heart goes out to you my friend.My golden Shad is the same age as Chelsey.My wife wants to put him down,but every time I get that sad but loving look from from my gentle giant,I can/t work up thr courage,but the time is coming fast.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Sean...
Having gone through this many times I can only say...

"It is one of the cruelties of this world that the longevity of our dogs is shorter than ours." The reason behind this great sadness is that there is no another living animal that is so similar to us, that treats us with great affection, never betrays us, and loves us unconditionally.
Konrad Lorenz

Get another...Every boy,big and little,needs a dog..

[RHClarke]

Originally posted by Alex Blair
Sean...
Having gone through this many times I can only say...

"It is one of the cruelties of this world that the longevity of our dogs is shorter than ours." The reason behind this great sadness is that there is no another living animal that is so similar to us, that treats us with great affection, never betrays us, and loves us unconditionally.
Konrad Lorenz

Get another...Every boy,big and little,needs a dog..

Condolences are always in order for Man's best friend.
Some would say even Woman's best friend: The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël

See also http://www.quotegarden.com/dogs.html

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Sean just buried his dog!!Do you have a problem with a fellow member burying his dog?What are yoiu implying here?Share it with us my friend!!You remind me of the poem "The Ocean" by Lord Alfred Tennyson and I quote
"Full of sound and fury but signifying NOTHING"

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Sean, I've had to bury one of my Goldens once, and several cats. I know how much it hurts. Dunno what I'll do when my 14 year-old girl-cats expire. I've had them since six-weeks.

My heart is with you, sir.

[Snowtractor]

... I appreciate all the fine words and sentiment. Someone once said of a dog that " Dogs are the purest form of unconditional love". I can see that many of you feel the same way and it truly helps knowing that. She was my mate and my dog and I was her boy and she would have done anything for me, and it took nothing other than a walk and a pat to bring her to heaven. I'll get another but it'll be awhile. Strange , 100 years ago we would have probably eaten her and today here I am crushed.
Sean

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Snowtractor
... and today here I am crushed.
Sean

Sean, we appreciate the honesty of your emotions more than you know.

This is what makes this place, and its people, great.