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Originally Posted by Mo_Gearhead
We had our Blue Heeler almost 19 years.
He would assist me when I had felled a tree for firewood. As I walked up the trunk lopping off the branches he would run in and grab them as they fell, pulling them back away. Even trying at the large ones that greatly outweighed him -- front paws low and dug into the earth, mouth clamped around a large branch, his rear haunches high, his body and head tugging like a bulldozer!
But this last year was unkind to him. Bitten by a rattlesnake or copperhead(?) combined with his age, his health declined. Rear legs weakened, loosing a lot of weight, almost deaf, the inevitable end was approaching.
The pain started Tuesday - had to have him put down yesterday.
RIP “Skipper”
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So sorry for your loss. 19 years is a very long run! As one owned by 2 amazing Blue Heeler girls (approx. 10 Y/O), I can't imagine the pain you are feeling. So much devotion from this breed you feel guilty every day that you are just a lowly human.
RIP Skipper - somewhere down the road you'll greet my 2 girls and show them the ropes at the bridge.
