Lt. Bob
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I totally understand.Man, that's sad. You pretty much lost a life-long companion.
My situation was a bit different. He was only 2 years old. It's a different kind of hurt because it was like losing a friend too soon. It's like, which is sadder? Losing your wife of 50 years, or losing your new bride of 2 months? They're both devastating as hell in different ways. This guy was like a close buddy. He was as affectionate and playful as a puppy. One day we were playing, the next day, he's dying in my arms at the vet and I'm balling in the vet's office like a 5 year old. It will always mark me.
I lost a yellow lab that was my soul-dog on Christmas eve 11 years ago.
It ended Christmas in our house ...... we've basically just never done Christmas again.
If I live to be 100 I'll be Mr Bojangles .... still grieving over that dog.
In fact I'll quit talking about it or I'll get weepy now.