I feel your pain... It was only 1 year ago in Dec that I had to put rocky down ... But something tells me there is another solution ....
On 2/3/08, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the ideas, and offers, Dana. > > He's actually more of an AmStaff, with a beautiful brindle coat. The > scars from the skin infection he had blend right in. =] > > Lovely looking dog, really. So regal. > > We're worried about his behavior, which is rooted in pain... if he > were to bite someone after we gave him away... it would suck. And > we're so tight... might be a red fern type of deal anyways. > > Gruss, if it were up to shelters, he'd have been destroyed long ago. > Nothing to worry about legal-wise, since we didn't get him from an > official rescue shelter. > > And I appreciate the mentality, I feel in my heart the same way... > sometimes saving isn't really saving tho, if that makes sense. > > We've discussed it with our vet (who we found after the first 3 said > to just put him down), the only person who cares for him like we do > (stayed overnight with him one time, just awesome)... we didn't enter > into this lightly. > > His hips will hurt him more the older he gets (you should see how he > can lay, legs askew-- not natural but comedic at times. He likes to > sit like a person... silliest thing...) and the weather affects his > attitude, etc.. Right now things are pretty good. > Which is a weird way to think about it, maybe, but life is weird; or > something. > > We've already had to manage his pain with things like california > poppies, and rhymadil at times (it's rougher than the homeopathic > stuff tho), and he's only 4. > > Getting the care that he needs is a real stickler. If he wasn't him, > we could find him a new home with a clear conscience. Since he is he, > however, we've got more to take into consideration. > > An incredibly shitty situation to be in, but I wouldn't trade it for > the world-- he's been an awesome fucking dog. > > Best damn dog I've ever had. > > I am sad. > > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:253070 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
