Miss Brooke 10/31/2000-5/18/2012

[edgarspencer]

Just so long as you remember, they can't tell you that it's time. They can't tell you how badly it hurts to stand, that the anti-inflamatory no longer helps and that they simply are no longer having fun. At that stage in their life, it's about them, not us.

[ch]

I fell for you Larry. Sadness drifted to me as well thinking about ol Dog I still miss him. He was a good herding dog, Edgar.

[charlie cleveland]

larry and family such a love that a dog gives to a man and his family is beyond a humans understanding...if all people were to love each other as your dog loved yall what a place this old world would be...sorry for your loss...remember GOD give us the gifts for a while then he recalls them... charlie

[Dean Romig]

Terry, you nailed it.

[edgarspencer]

This whole thread makes my eyes wet. It's only been a few months since I had Claire put down. She came home with me two weeks after my mom died, which also was only a few weeks after my first wife and I separated. I watched the farm boss on my great aunt's farm, out in the Hebrides (Mull), work 4 Border Collies, and 6500 sheep. It was sheer poetry, and I knew I had to have one (which quickly became 3), so her first big trip, at 7 weeks, was on British Air, first class. (The stewardesses gave her more attention than the passengers) I no longer raise sheep, but the intelligence, alertness, and devotion of this breed hooked me forever. I haven't had a bird dog, since my old GWP died, but given my failing wing-shooting ability, that's not too much an impediment to overcome.
Edgar (aka Terry)

[Blind Dog]

Larry and family, Let me echo the thoughts and feelings of so many of the replies to this thread. Dogs Rule. I am now partnered with a one year old and a four year old and I hope I don't let them down.
The Best, Fred