Lost my Dog

[Dr House]

I just can't put in to words how heart broken I am, it was his 5th birthday yesterday and today my brother took him out for a walk a couple of hours ago and he got hit by a car.

I just don't know how I am going to tell me wife, I think I will fly back to the uk to tell her in person tomorrow morning. She loved him more then anything and this is going to kill her. Its my wife's birthday today

 

[Dr House]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone, I'm just so sad.

I am thinking about trying to harvest his sperm and freeze it so that we can have his puppies later on.

I also feel bad for my brother but at the same time I am just so upset with him!

 

[Dr House]

Im thinking about taking him to a taxidermist, is that strange?

 

[Dr House]

ok so I have spoken to my old university and they may try and harvest the sperm for me. luckily i thought of this as soon as he died and put him in a Ice box last night.

 

[Dr House]

Not a troll post at all.

I'm just driving now to Brno to try our best to get the sperm. My wife is just getting over cancer and this dog is her lifeline.

I will post when home in the evening and will let you all know how we got on.

I wanted to breed him before he died.

 

[Dr House]

Ok so Im home its been a crazy day.

As soon as he died last night I thought about the sperm thing so I put him in a ice box full of ice.

This morning I took him to Brno veterinary research institute (200km away), as I studied at that university (im not a vet) I managed to get them to agree to try and harvest his sperm. They have never done this before however it was successful and we have enough for 1 or even 2 l litters of puppies. Because I had him on ice the sperm is in very good condition and has 70% motility.
The only thing that was not very nice is that I had to assist in the surgery as one of the Vets was called away but it did not take long.

I then took him to a crematorium to have him cremated. I then got stuck in traffic on the 200km drive to the airpot miss my flight back to the UK so I had to tell me wife on the phone but she has taken it very well.

I know it sounds strange to harvest sperm but he was an exceptional dog, we wanted to breed him for some time and this way his memory will live on in his children. They can keep it frozen for 20+ years so we are in no rush to “Stud” him but when the time is right we will hopefully use it. I just wanted to keep our options open we may never use it but at least we have the choice now.

With regards to my brother, yes it was his fault but it was an accident and accidents happen and we need to move on from that.

Here is my little boy again

Thanks for all the kind words everyone.

 

[Dr House]

Sorry for your loss.

What actually happened if you don't mind me asking? Just your brother let him off the lead when he shouldn't of and he ran off?

we live in a big gated development with quite a large communal garden area so we walk him in the grounds 3 times a day without a lead.
My brother was standing by the exit gate talking to his friend and the dog decided to run for it. We are on a really busy road so a car got him. The driver did not bother to stop.

He should have not be anywhere near the gate with the dog without a lead on but he feels bad enough so I am not going to say anything.

Very sorry for your loss, if serious. I'm saying that because.. your dog got run over, your flew back, your harvesting sperm, your wife has just got over cancer, and it's her birthday....

Not one to be a doubting Thomas.. but that's a lot of coincidences.

I'm still devastated over having to give one of our three dogs up to another home over a year ago, I still tear up.. so I can go some way to understanding your loss.

Thanks, I was in prague when it happened, I was flying back to the uk to tell my wife (she lives int he uk) but I missed the flight due to traffic form Brno to Prague so I told her on the phone but I have a flight booked for today.

The wife's cancer, well that has been going on for 6 months+ but she is making a good recovery and is working full time. The birthday, well thats just bad luck.

I really cant get myself to believe that you managed to get the Uni to do the work even though they had never done the procedure before and then you also assisted in the op!!!

I think you are on drugs and your head is in outer space!

Well the women has done it before on bison and mice (no idea why), as Colin said its a research institute so the whole idea is to learn new things. With regards to assisting it only took 10 min to harvest the parts needed. I have assisted in lots of surgeries so its nothing new to me.

Its the Czech Republic we do not have all the health and safety formalities that you do in the uk but I can't see why they would not allow it int he uk.

We still have one other dog but the one that died had something really special about his personality and he could never be replaced....

 

[Dr House]

The animal died. That's too bad. But to fly home just to tell your wife it's dead? Come on.

Well its a long weekend my wife and I live in different countries so its nice to spend the weekend with her and the rest of the family anyway.

Its been a few days now and in the cold light of day I am still happy that I have frozen his sperm. Yes its a little strange and we may never use it but at least we have the option if we want to.