OT: Had to put my dear buddy down...

@"BigAl99" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BigAl99" said:

I am prepping now,  have a 13 year old Lab, and she is dramatically slowing down.  Best dog I have ever had the privilege of having, did a double retrieve the first time I had her out, and it just got better after that.  Just keeping her comfortable, is the main thing.  Going to have to kennel her next month, luckily we have a great place, they let her be the office dog.  

My condolences
Al

It's a privilege when you get that special one. It is a sad time when you see the end coming, I get it. Sorry you're having to go through it.

I hope you can find some moments/times when you can park that sad and enjoy her while she is physically with you. 

Putting our guys on Movoflex when they got older made a marked difference for them. 

Thanks for the recommendation, just had her bloodwork done and she is on Rimadyl and Glucosamine Sulfate.  We had great results with that combo the last time around.  Just enjoy the day.  She's done hunting, and pretty worthless working on the car, can't tell the difference between a 3/8 and a 1/2 drive socket.  So we'll just listen to some Twins games this spring.   

Gotta love labs, my two goofball black lab brothers were 4 in January, act like they’re still only 6 mos…  sorry for your loss @purplefaithful.  

Last fall my 65 lb lab woke up the whole house as a Black bear ripped the gate off the deck and jumped up.  Queenie hit the sliding glass door so hard I thought she'd go right through.  Ole bear left burnout marks in the yard beating it back to the woods.  I've been on a two month remote jobsite can't wait to get back to see the wife and that goofy dog

Circle of Life...

Born Easter Sunday 

2 boys/2 girls. Picking him up in June is the plan. Should be a nice, blocky 90 lb'er. 

Baton down the hatches! 

Dang I am sorry to hear that bud. Worst part of being a pet owner is knowing you have that responsibility. You gave em a good life bud. And likewise.

Say hello to Wilbur...8 weeks old and full of puppy.

Brought him home a few days ago. He's just starting to settle in a bit. 

Our universe and home order have been nuked for the time being. The 12 year old is starting to tolerate him a bit more. 

We're happiest when he's in this state lol! 

@"purplefaithful" said: Say hello to Wilbur...8 weeks old and full of puppy.

Brought him home a few days ago. He's just starting to settle in a bit. 

Our universe and home order have been nuked for the time being. The 12 year old is starting to tolerate him a bit more. 

We're happiest when he's in this state lol! 

Puppies are cute as hell, but f#$k the puppies..... B)

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: Say hello to Wilbur...8 weeks old and full of puppy.

Brought him home a few days ago. He's just starting to settle in a bit. 

Our universe and home order have been nuked for the time being. The 12 year old is starting to tolerate him a bit more. 

We're happiest when he's in this state lol! 

My wife and I can't do puppies anymore, PF.....they are nightmares. Our current is a rescue we adopted at 3 years old and he was plug and play. He's been an amazing dog (in my profile pic). When this one passes, we'll rescue another adult dog from the pound. 

Puppies are cute as hell, but f#$k the puppies..... B)

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: Say hello to Wilbur...8 weeks old and full of puppy.

Brought him home a few days ago. He's just starting to settle in a bit. 

Our universe and home order have been nuked for the time being. The 12 year old is starting to tolerate him a bit more. 

We're happiest when he's in this state lol! 

My wife and I can't do puppies anymore, PF.....they are nightmares. Our current is a rescue we adopted at 3 years old and he was plug and play. He's been an amazing dog (in my profile pic). When this one passes, we'll rescue another adult dog from the pound. 

Puppies are cute as hell, but f#$k the puppies..... B)

I get it...We thought about it 100 times till we pulled the trigger. 

Our breeder is now in her 70's and she wont be doing this forever . We wanted 1 more from her. 

Rescue dogs can be just awesome - great for owners and the dogs (win/win)

Wilbur,  B).  great name for a Lab @purplefaithful …!  

sorry to hear - yeah, we have one slowing....appreciating every day thats left.

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: Say hello to Wilbur...8 weeks old and full of puppy.

Brought him home a few days ago. He's just starting to settle in a bit. 

Our universe and home order have been nuked for the time being. The 12 year old is starting to tolerate him a bit more. 

We're happiest when he's in this state lol! 

My wife and I can't do puppies anymore, PF.....they are nightmares. Our current is a rescue we adopted at 3 years old and he was plug and play. He's been an amazing dog (in my profile pic). When this one passes, we'll rescue another adult dog from the pound. 

Puppies are cute as hell, but f#$k the puppies..... B)

I get it...We thought about it 100 times till we pulled the trigger. 

Our breeder is now in her 70's and she wont be doing this forever . We wanted 1 more from her. 

Rescue dogs can be just awesome - great for owners and the dogs (win/win)

I totally understand. My point is really that puppies for the first 6-8 months are a nightmare. Crying, shitting, pissing, freaking out when you leave them alone (like Amber Heard). 

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: Say hello to Wilbur...8 weeks old and full of puppy.

Brought him home a few days ago. He's just starting to settle in a bit. 

Our universe and home order have been nuked for the time being. The 12 year old is starting to tolerate him a bit more. 

We're happiest when he's in this state lol! 

My wife and I can't do puppies anymore, PF.....they are nightmares. Our current is a rescue we adopted at 3 years old and he was plug and play. He's been an amazing dog (in my profile pic). When this one passes, we'll rescue another adult dog from the pound. 

Puppies are cute as hell, but f#$k the puppies..... B)

I get it...We thought about it 100 times till we pulled the trigger. 

Our breeder is now in her 70's and she wont be doing this forever . We wanted 1 more from her. 

Rescue dogs can be just awesome - great for owners and the dogs (win/win)

I totally understand. My point is really that puppies for the first 6-8 months are a nightmare. Crying, shitting, pissing, freaking out when you leave them alone (like Amber Heard). 

You forget their mouths are full of python teeth too...

Well, Wilbur is almost 4 mos old now and growing-up in a hurry...Looks more like a gangly dog than a puppy on some days. 

We're fortunate to have a few pups on the block to play with and he's going to doggie daycare for socialization, our sanity as well as puppy training class.

Super sweet and smart - might be our smartest of the 3 labs we have owned. Very accommodating and we may take his training all the way to companion dog for people/kids in the hospital etc. 

Our 12 year old black lab is enjoying a bit of a renaissance with him and loves to play bitey face/run around quite often - an unexpected windfall for us all. 

HOPEFULLY we have the bulk of potty training hell behind us, but 4 mos old is still a baby - so we remain tolerant.

Here's the one stick of furniture we allow them on...

Super cute, pf!

Here's an off season update and my pal @ 9 mos...

Almost 80 lbs now. We're doubling down on the training and behavior stuff while we can still influence him to be livable lol!

Its cliche' as hell but true, the new ones who come into our lives dont replace the old ones gone, they just create new spaces in the heart. 

SKOL!! 

Good looking fella.

@"purplefaithful" said: Here's an off season update and my pal @ 9 mos...

Almost 80 lbs now. We're doubling down on the training and behavior stuff while we can still influence him to be livable lol!

Its cliche' as hell but true, the new ones who come into our lives dont replace the old ones gone, they just create new spaces in the heart. 

SKOL!! 

@"purplefaithful" said: Here's an off season update and my pal @ 9 mos...

Almost 80 lbs now. We're doubling down on the training and behavior stuff while we can still influence him to be livable lol!

Its cliche' as hell but true, the new ones who come into our lives dont replace the old ones gone, they just create new spaces in the heart. 

SKOL!! 

Big ol noggin, on that one, he is a beaut.  Nice for petting, know he will create wonderful new place.