Yup, they're fantastic little monsters and it's tragic that they can't go on forever, so very sad and so very, very unfair.
Before we had Poppy & Rosie (our two labs) there was a break of a few years but before we had them we had Lucy, a Welsh Springer who I grew up with. We had her put down when she was 14 due to her mounting health problems which meant she couldn't walk properly anymore.
One morning when I came down to let her out she just couldn't stand up and there was a sudden realisation that was obviously going to be her last day. After carrying her back to the car from the vet in a blanket she joined the many pets who have been buried at different locations in the garden.
For weeks afterwards while walking around the house I noticed the lack of a dog wandering around behind me, following me and getting under my feet. No need to close doors or anything. A real emptiness, it does of course fade over time like many things but for such little critters they do leave a huge gap. -- -- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmoo...@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11
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