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Sallysouth
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Jeez sara, You sure have a way with telling stories...precious..I need to talk to you @ Mija...sorry to hijack your thread, new/old computer, lost all
my addys and info.same email.bessos
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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BornFisher
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Love your style. Great story.
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Eli
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Again, thanks EVERYONE for your encouragement about my story, it has been a while since I felt inspired to write anything.
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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ahhh amiga....your writing conjures up wonderful images...so very lovely, simple and true...like you!
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Eli
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Yesterday, we buried Ol Dog.
A kind young vet from the neighborhood came over and confirmed that there was no easy remedy for what ailed my vagabond friend. Ol Dog had an
obstructed bowel, and he would only suffer now. So together, my neighbor and I said our goodbyes. The vet was so humane and patient, first giving Ol
Dog some pills to tranquilize him, before the injection to put him down. We sat and drank tea for an hour and Ol Dog would not go to sleep, so as I
fed him some meat, the Vet injected him with some more tranquilizers and again we waited 15 minutes or so and Ol Dog wandered off into the bushes and
laid down in soft moist soil to rest his weary soul.
My greatest wish that the dog would not suffer trauma in his last day was fulfilled. Ironic how his last day was the only day that he was ever enticed
into the yard. It took some coaxing, but a little canned dog food in my hand brought him in. I sat out on the bench and stoked his crusty old head,
said my goodbyes, Now, He is buried down in the corner of my neighbors yard next to one of her dogs.
The Vet said that Ol Dog was at least 12 years old which is a good long life for a street dog.
Although he wasn't my dog, only his own keeper, he was my friend and I will miss his bark out under my window as he patrolled the neighborhood looking
for a handout.
After we buried him, I took a good long walk in the woods and let a pouring rain soak me, it feels so good to be alive and have the memory of that Ol
VagoDog of a friend, it has been a blessing to know him, certainly He will always be a part of what makes me, Me.
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J.P.
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Great story, I know what it is to loose a good companion I had to have my Boston Terrier Put down we shared a turbelant 15 years. That was almost two
years ago I didnt think I wanted another dog until Chula, a beautiful 4 month old German Shepard Entered our life. she is now 1 1/2 years old and has
completely taken over our life.
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captkw
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WOW,,GREAT WRITING
WOW,,THAT TORE ME UP!! MY MIND WENT BACK TO" GUILA MONSTER" A MALE DOG THAT CAME WITH THE WIFE AT THE TIME..WHEN WE SPLIT UP FOR GOOD ON THE ROUGE
RIVER IN ORGEON I HAD THE OL GUY AND TOOK HIM FOR HIS LAST HIKE AND HAD TO CARRY OUT FROM THE RIVER AND PUT HIM ASLEEP...ALWAYS WILL BRING TEARS TO MY
EYES..LOSING A DOG ......................SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!
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Cypress
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Have had to put down several "Ol Dogs". The last one was the hardest. I'm not gonna have any more dogs.
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El Vergel
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Friends
Thank you, what a great tale! Why I cannot read it without tearing.... (X3)
Beautiful. Thanks.
[Edited on 8-24-2012 by El Vergel]
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BajaBlanca
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I have never had to put down a dog ...it will be a sad day indeed when it happens ):
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Gypsy Jan
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A Beautiful Elegy
Dogs, in some mysterious way, become such a part of our soul and existence.
In most cases, they go ahead of us on that unknown path, but I think/hope that they lay a trail to guide us.
Thank you, Sara
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Ken Bondy
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That was so beautiful and very touching Sara!!
carpe diem!
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Eli
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Thanks everyone for your kind words. Nice thing about Dogs, the Love we feel for them unite many of us.
I am left with the image in my mind of the few times Ol Dog made eye contact with me; after knowing him 3 summers, this was the first that he looked
up into my eyes, he had sweet doe eyes. Sure am glad I got to know those eyes, and the noble spirit projected in them, the memory of his look is my
reward for any kindness I ever showed him.
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durrelllrobert
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Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
I have never had to put down a dog ...it will be a sad day indeed when it happens ): | I've never had a
reason to put down my dog but I have been put down hundreds of times by other people so I know the feeling. Just kidding
Bob Durrell
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willyAirstream
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Very heart grabbing writing. Nice. Keep them coming.
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