RIP Gyp
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So sorry to hear this mate. I've been a dog man since I could walk, and I know more than most what it's like to lose dogs. Time doesn't make you forget, but it will make it easier to deal with. You did right by her as a pup, and you did right by her at the end. No point letting her suffer. 
Remember the good times, and as awful as it may sound - get a puppy or rescue another dog. It doesn't mean you're "betraying" Gyp, and (again, sorry if it sounds cold) it will help focus your parents' energies, and yours, in dealing with your grief.
As an aside, my terrier bitch is also called Gypsy.
You know what they say about dogs: They only die young because they deserve heaven more than we do. Pretty apt, really.
RIP little 'un.
Remember the good times, and as awful as it may sound - get a puppy or rescue another dog. It doesn't mean you're "betraying" Gyp, and (again, sorry if it sounds cold) it will help focus your parents' energies, and yours, in dealing with your grief.
As an aside, my terrier bitch is also called Gypsy.
You know what they say about dogs: They only die young because they deserve heaven more than we do. Pretty apt, really. RIP little 'un.
We had to have our cat put to sleep last April due to kidney problems as well. It came on so suddenly and the next thing thing we know the vet's telling us it's his kidneys and that the kindest thing would be to have him put to sleep. Having had him since I was 10, and being a few days before his 14th birthday it was absolutely horrid.
Oddly my Dad was rushed into hospital a couple of days later (unrelated) and despite the fact he nearly died several times and had to have emergency surgery over the course of 3-4 weeks (he's fine now) I found it much harder dealing with our cat.
Strange how things like that work.
RIP.
Oddly my Dad was rushed into hospital a couple of days later (unrelated) and despite the fact he nearly died several times and had to have emergency surgery over the course of 3-4 weeks (he's fine now) I found it much harder dealing with our cat.
Strange how things like that work.
RIP.
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Sorry to hear that mate but it the end it sounds like it was in her best interests.
We've got a lab puppy in the house and even though I do feel like killing him sometimes like this afternoon when he jumped up to the work surface and ate my lunchtime chicken I wouldn't want to loose the little bugger.
We've got a lab puppy in the house and even though I do feel like killing him sometimes like this afternoon when he jumped up to the work surface and ate my lunchtime chicken I wouldn't want to loose the little bugger.
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Your dog looks awesome! RIP
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RIP.
