I have been dreading this for a long time.

[quaz]

Last night was the night I had to let my best friend of 12 years go. He was a black lab cocker mix and after years of all sorts of medical issues he has gone to the big dog park in the sky. It is amazing how attached you can get to an animal. In the last 9 months he went from 45 pounds down to 32 and was just a bag of bones. Finally they found a tumor in his abdomen. What gets me is the vet asked if I wanted to do surgery on him to remove it.......best to let him go instead of suffering any more. RIP Watson

[Buckterrier]

Sorry for your loss Kevin. It is never easy.

[Geronimo '74]

Sorry to hear you lost a friend.

RIP Watson.

[mca]

Very sorry for you loss. Went through it 1 1/2 years ago. Dogs are amazing friends - truly unconditional love.

My dad is a vet. Putting an animal down is excruciating. I don't envy that part of his job.

Best wishes.

[Sapporo Guy]

[quaz]

Thanks for the kind words. I knew I was attached to the little monster, but didn't realize how attached I was. They really become part of your life and family. When we let him go the doctor was nice enough to make a house call and we had all his family around him. Someday that is how I want to go.

[sc_rufctr]

That's how it is. They come into your life and steal your heart.
Try not to let it get you down.

You have my condolences.

[billybek]

Sorry to hear about your buddy.
I have to tell you the picture of him between the car seats made me laugh out loud.
He was a good looking guy.
Hard decisions are often the best ones to make.

[126coupe]

Very Sorry, he looked like a great friend

[widgeon13]

Sorry to hear this very sad news. Great pictures and I'm certain wonderful memories.

Our golden is actually on the way to the vet for some growth removed and the house is just way too quiet.

[monoflo]

Dogs --it don't get any better than that.

I think good dogs have the best traits of people --thats why we love em. I have two aging labs - and have always loved all dogs.

We owe em respect and a comfortable exit - I figure they live shorter lives so we can have more of em in ours. Dog and god have the same letters for a reason

And any place dogs go in the after life thats where I want to go!

So hang in there --your buddy would want you to
FLO

[wdfifteen]

I'm sorry you had to let him go. Such a painful thing to do. He was a cute little guy! I've heard that heaven is where our dogs go to wait for us, so you just might meet up again.

[Rot 911]

Good bye Watson. Your family will miss you!

[jyl]

He looks like a wonderful dog. He had a great life with you, he was loved, and you did the right thing by him at the end.

[VINMAN]

So sorry Kevin. RIP Watson

[quaz]

Thanks so much for all the kind words. Talking to people and hearing other great stories seems to be helping me the most. Watson was like my shadow for so many years. Where ever I went he went and all my friends new him well. The picture in the car is what he liked to do best. Dog after my own heart, drive with the windows down and the wind in your face!

[m21sniper]

If there is a heaven i'm sure your dog is playing with my dog at this very moment.

[Rikao4]

rest assured.
Watson is giving Faust and Pascha a run for the bones..
never a dog that let me down..
people..the list is long..

Rika

[m21sniper]

Wow Rika you have a good memory!

[gatotom]

Sorry for your loss, but you did the right thing.

Don't know where you live in milwaukee but I grew up there and when I needed time by myself I would go take a strool down by the lake.

Last yr I put my beloved Cedar down, a yellow lab with bone marrow cancer at 8yrs 6 months. Thought I would not get another dog but 6 months later Lady came into our lives, she is a incredable sweetheart.