Burner02 wrote:Another July day on the gulf coast. High around 90 today with 50% chance of rain/storms. I took our two Husky's for a very short walk at 0730 and the humidity was already 90%.
And today is not going to be a good day. We are having to put down our male Husky (old guy) late this afternoon. He is at least 15 and maybe a few months over. He was a rescue and was around two when we took him into our house in Oct 2009. He is down in his hips and age has caught up with him. We feed him filet last night and again morning for a special treat. If it had been up to me he would have crossed the rainbow bridge a few months earlier but the wife was not ready. And then to top things off, she brings up the fact that it has been a year and a day since we had to put his mate down.
Oh well, they are like family and in many cases a lot more likable than some humans we cross paths with.
Peace be with you, Burner. Been on the ride more times than I prefer to remember.
The day you get them, the clock starts ticking. My wife also holds onto our dogs well past their time. That is what is hardest for me. Seeing the look in a dog’s eyes when they’ve had enough, asking you to help- but we can’t.
Wife actually admitted that if we didn’t spend the money to amputate the leg of a past greyhound, she would have held it against me probably forever. So the leg went off, he lived another miserable week, then she decided it was time.