Bossdog
Well-Known Member
I know I don't post in here very often, am currently in training for a really intense job so don't get any time to play on the net but felt like writing this down and creating a bit of an obituary with people who actually like dogs (as opposed to my immediate family!)
So, last few days Boss has had serious swelling in his foreleg and shoulder which hasn't responded to antib's or painkillers and today I had to help him up, he was leaking urine and couldn't walk outside to go to the loo. With a heavy heart, asked the vet to come to the house (he couldn't walk to the car and as he weighs 40kg, I wasn't going to try and carry him). Vet straightaway said he thought it was a tumour of some kind that was affecting his circulation and causing this massive oedema in his front legs. He was also really unsteady on his back legs too and was just very obviously in agony. So I made the decision there and then, at 11 years old, with CDRM and spondylosis I knew he was on downhill road. So after his sedative, he came to me and lay down beside me, resting his head on my feet and gently passed away with the anaesthesia.
My heart feels like it has broken in half, he has been the most amazing dog I could have asked for and my constant companion for the last 10 years, he was my drinking buddy and mascot at uni 10 years ago, he saw me through a pregnancy loss, kept me company when my husband was in Iraq for 12 months, was one of the first to meet my two children (who he utterly adored), he made me feel safe when we lived in a cottage miles from anywhere and was always the first to greet visitors and suss out whether they were worthy of entering our house. He was my best friend, my protector and my companion and I know I will never have another dog like him.
RIP Boss xxx
So, last few days Boss has had serious swelling in his foreleg and shoulder which hasn't responded to antib's or painkillers and today I had to help him up, he was leaking urine and couldn't walk outside to go to the loo. With a heavy heart, asked the vet to come to the house (he couldn't walk to the car and as he weighs 40kg, I wasn't going to try and carry him). Vet straightaway said he thought it was a tumour of some kind that was affecting his circulation and causing this massive oedema in his front legs. He was also really unsteady on his back legs too and was just very obviously in agony. So I made the decision there and then, at 11 years old, with CDRM and spondylosis I knew he was on downhill road. So after his sedative, he came to me and lay down beside me, resting his head on my feet and gently passed away with the anaesthesia.
My heart feels like it has broken in half, he has been the most amazing dog I could have asked for and my constant companion for the last 10 years, he was my drinking buddy and mascot at uni 10 years ago, he saw me through a pregnancy loss, kept me company when my husband was in Iraq for 12 months, was one of the first to meet my two children (who he utterly adored), he made me feel safe when we lived in a cottage miles from anywhere and was always the first to greet visitors and suss out whether they were worthy of entering our house. He was my best friend, my protector and my companion and I know I will never have another dog like him.
RIP Boss xxx
) she is on the first page of the tribute thread at the top of the AAD page - same wingnut ears!