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3 fingered willy

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Lost my best friend yesterday!
« on: March 27, 2011, 08:27:32 AM »
I was takin a nap around noon when the lil lady went to the store. She always takes the dog with and has for 15 plus years. Well that day she was pulling away from the stop sign and she got this awful smell. Here the dog lost control of his bowel. She raced home to get me and when I got out to the car the dog couldnt get out. So I helped him out, everything seemed OK like he was just a little wobbly (He was 15 years old so that wasnt abnormal). He came into the house and laid in his normal spot on the livingroom floor and just gave me a look he never did before( scared as hell). :o

Jeanne was getting him some water when I went over to pet him and say, Its OK buddy! He looked at me and began to lay down on his side and within a few seconds started to struggle breathing. I said "JEANNE" and she turned to walk over and no sooner did she get there and he started to go. We sat and bawled uncontrollably as we watched our best friend leave us for the last time. :(

We'd been talking about having to put him down and I was dead set against that for him, I could never kill him. Not after the 15+ years of love he gave us, and just like that he was gone.

We decided long ago we were never going to try and replace him since he was irreplacable. This morning was not cool at all. I got up and didnt have to trip over him getting out of bed, the water dish was still full, and he wasnt there giving me that look( I need to go out DAD!!)

Norton was the kind of dog you could teach to do anything and just in a few minutes too! Took 5 minute to get him to play frisbee, he was house broke in about a week. He even understood the spelling of "truck ride", "car ride". He never bit anyone but me and that was when we would horse play. He never had a leash on him from about 1 year old, yet he would go outside and sit in the front yard and watch the kids ride bikes down the street. As soon as they came into the yard tho? Fur stood up and he'd bark and proceed to run over and lick them to death.

He will be missed horribly! :(

R.I.P Norton! And thanks for the years!

Offline TTZMatt

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 09:20:20 AM »
Very sorry for your loss.  It sounds like he was a great dog and that you have a lot of great memories from those 15 years!
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Offline ChippeRX7

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2011, 09:31:15 AM »
SO So sorry for your loss. hope you can repair the hole he left in your heart.
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3 fingered willy

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Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2011, 10:12:33 AM »
Thanks guys, this is as hard as losing my Dad last year. :(

He was a huge part of the family! That hole will never be full again.

Offline bikedad

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2011, 10:12:56 AM »
Sorry to hear about your loss Bill.
Feel good that the last thing he saw was his loving masters face in the confines of his own home. What a peaceful event for him.
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Offline turbotalon1g

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2011, 10:31:24 AM »
Sorry for your loss.

Offline paul_3rdgen

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2011, 10:36:49 AM »
Sorry for your loss.  Makes me sad just reading this...reminds me that our dog won't be around forever :(
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Offline mech-head

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2011, 10:38:01 AM »
I am sorry you lost your best friend.  I dread the day when I lose one of my pups, they are family.  Just remember the love and joy he provided.

With deepest sympathy,
Rick

3 fingered willy

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Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2011, 10:42:18 AM »
We decided to have him cremated so we could take him with us. He should be home for good in a week or so. We have a few places he was most happy at and we may spread his ashes there too.

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Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2011, 11:05:53 AM »
So sorry for your loss Bill, some pets really become parts of the family, and it sounds like that was what you had with Norton :halo:
He left with those that he loved and loved him back around, which I think is about the best that can be asked for by anyone(2 legs or 4)

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Offline digitalsolo

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2011, 11:18:18 AM »
Sorry to hear that.     Losing a pet is always very hard, sounds like he had a heck of a life with you though.
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3 fingered willy

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Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2011, 02:01:26 PM »
Thanks again everyone! I appreciate the simpathies!!!!!! ;)

I was just reading this again and the reponses and it dawned on me that he was the dog that shoud never have made it this long lol.

We got him he was 3.5 weeks old. His mom was hit by a car when he was just a week old. He could fit in a small shoe box with a kitchen towel for a blanket lol. The family we got him from bottle feed the puppies til they thought they could give them away. All of his brothers /sisters were dead within the next year. One was shot for attacking live stock, the rest were hit by cars. He just happened to do well with us. We did feed him with a bottle for a little while til he could eat on his own. Then he just took right off like any other dog.

I personally have no children, but Jeanne has 3, all of which are grown and doing OK. So Norton was my kid in a sence you could say. We pretty much had him from before he knew he was a dog. So I guess it would go without saying he never behaved like a dog really. lol

Funny thing was, we lived in the country when we got him and as he grew, he could run and be a dog. Til one day I caught him chasing deer. As with many puppies, its hard to break the habits they pick up as they grow. I tried to punish him in many ways before I found something that worked. Problem with that is when they come back they dont remember what they did wrong, so they dont understand why they are being punished.

What I found that worked best was anytime he just took off and didnt come when I called, I just waited til he came back, then I short chained him to the LP tank in the hot sun so he had to stand, cant sit without the leash choking him. I would leave him their for an hour and all the time I'd tell him he was naughty. I'd go about whatever I was doing til that hour was up, then I let him off again, and as soon as he wanted to take off, I'd hollar again, then do it again. But if he came back I told him he was a Good Boy! It took about a week of that and he never ever left again. He always came when I called after that.

He was about a year old then, and I never ever had to do anything again but call his name. He knew what I wanted! He got the message pretty quick and I learned that I could teach him without having to punish him in any way after that. He just responded right away from that point forward.

I taught him to play frisbee, in 10 minutes lol. Only reason it took that long was because he figured out that I had dog treats. I think he got a kick out of watching me chase the frisbee down too lol. As soon as those treats were gone and I showed him my empty hands, the next throw he ran and caught that fribee in mid air. From then on it was something I would do with him every day after work Til I realized one day he was cutting his pads running through the snow to chase that frisbee.

He would always meet me in the driveway when I pulled up after work, frisbee in mouth, and ready to go. I miss that! :(

They are way smarter then we give them credit for! Not to mention that they luv unconditionally! :D
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Offline whitehot

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2011, 03:38:06 PM »
I'm sorry to hear that, it's always tough. Not saying he can ever be replaced, but sometimes getting another friend in the future(even a year or 2 later) eases the pain a bit.
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Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2011, 09:29:04 PM »
Sorry for the loss.  I know what it feels like to watch one go - helpless and heartbreaking. Have comfort in knowing that you gave him a great life and that he loved you as much as you loved him.

Offline Bowtie7

Re: Lost my best friend yesterday!
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2011, 08:20:42 PM »
Hey Bill, just saw this and wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. I am so fortunate to have my pup with me at work everyday and cannot imagine not having him by my side. I am really sorry you had to go through this but being with him and not having to put him down has to be better. He had to have felt your love.
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