Family pet thread

[Concrete Helmet]

We had to say goodbye to Hagan yesterday.

The Vandoliers were on the Outlaw Cruise last week. The lead vocalist Josh said he wrote Howlin' about his dog. So I am borrowing it.

Sorry to hear about that.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Oddly, I've cried more over my dogs than any human I've ever lost. Granted, I haven't endured the loss of my parents yet nor any other nuclear family members too soon. But when I lost my grandparents and miscellaneous young friends along the way, I was stoic as could be. Get me thinking about either Lab I lost in 2006 or 2018, and I lose it. Something about that unconditional love and joy. Our dogs are truly special.

Same here. I lost my Dad in 2013 but he had been in a nursing home for 6 years and unable to speak due to the effects of a massive stroke. I knew in my heart he wanted to be gone long before that as he would rip out his feeding tube but my Mom just couldn't let go.

This thread always reminds me of losing my Rott and Sheppard about 4 months apart in 2004. For some reason I kept their bowls and put them in the attic. Years later when I was cleaning out the house to rent I found them and just lost it.....I still keep pictues of them on my mantle to this day.

 

[Gatordiddy]

Same here. I lost my Dad in 2013 but he had been in a nursing home for 6 years and unable to speak due to the effects of a massive stroke. I knew in my heart he wanted to be gone long before that as he would rip out his feeding tube but my Mom just couldn't let go.

This thread always reminds me of losing my Rott and Sheppard about 4 months apart in 2004. For some reason I kept their bowls and put them in the attic. Years later when I was cleaning out the house to rent I found them and just lost it.....I still keep pictues of them on my mantle to this day.

I remember coming home from a business trip one day and seeing a Weimeraner puppy that wasn't there when I left a few days earlier.
Not really happy I wasn't consulted, but the kids were excited so... what the heck.

Fast forward 14 years later and Dad totally lost it when we had to put her down. Took it harder than the rest of the family for the dog "I didn't want".

 

[Gator By Marriage]

I remember coming home from a business trip one day and seeing a Weimeraner puppy that wasn't there when I left a few days earlier.
Not really happy I wasn't consulted, but the kids were excited so... what the heck.

Fast forward 14 years later and Dad totally lost it when we had to put her down. Took it harder than the rest of the family for the dog "I didn't want".

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Great breed and a fine looking dog - other than that ridiculous overcoat of course. Pretty sure a breed that originated in Germany can handle a little cold and snow.

In the interest of full disclosure, whenever our Lab whines, someone in the family is sure to say, “Stop being such a whiner-amer!”

 

[Gatordiddy]

Great breed and a fine looking dog - other than that ridiculous overcoat of course. Pretty sure a breed that originated in Germany can handle a little cold and snow.

In the interest of full disclosure, whenever our Lab whines, someone in the family is sure to say, “Stop being such a whiner-amer!”

she was much more Floridian than German. Anything below 60 and she was shivering.
not to mention that every time there was a thunderstorm we would find her cowering behind the toilet and shaking like a leaf.
and when it was bath time, she would fall over on her side and get ”extremely ill“ thinking it would get her out of taking a bath

 

[Gator By Marriage]

she was much more Floridian than German. Anything below 60 and she was shivering.
not to mention that every time there was a thunderstorm we would find her cowering behind the toilet and shaking like a leaf.
and when it was bath time, she would fall over on her side and get ”extremely ill“ thinking it would get her out of taking a bath

Dogs are the best.

 

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she was much more Floridian than German. Anything below 60 and she was shivering.
not to mention that every time there was a thunderstorm we would find her cowering behind the toilet and shaking like a leaf.
and when it was bath time, she would fall over on her side and get ”extremely ill“ thinking it would get her out of taking a bath

My granddaddy had a couple of Weimaraners when I was growing up. His first one, “Spook,” was smarter than a lot of humans. Went everywhere with my granddaddy. Wound up being a really good retriever in the bird field. It was a sad day when he passed on. His replacement, “Buddy,” looked like an identical twin and was a pretty dang good dog and companion as well. Overall, a vey good breed. Only drawback was that they could clear a room if they ever got hold of some scraps. Then they’d look at you like “What?”

 

[CDGator]

We had a Weimaraner. They are gorgeous dogs. Ours had behavioral issues and was very territorial with his toys and food. Aggressive and bit me a few times. Probably unusual for the breed but he was by far our worst dog ever. Everyone that has them loves them but we had a lemon.

 

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We had a Weimaraner. They are gorgeous dogs. Ours had behavioral issues and was very territorial with his toys and food. Aggressive and bit me a few times. Probably unusual for the breed but he was by far our worst dog ever. Everyone that has them loves them but we had a lemon.

He’d probably heard about those Tallahassee womens.

 

[Fodderwing]

My granddaddy had a couple of Weimaraners when I was growing up. His first one, “Spook,” was smarter than a lot of humans. Went everywhere with my granddaddy. Wound up being a really good retriever in the bird field. It was a sad day when he passed on. His replacement, “Buddy,” looked like an identical twin and was a pretty dang good dog and companion as well. Overall, a vey good breed. Only drawback was that they could clear a room if they ever got hold of some scraps. Then they’d look at you like “What?”

My lab could do that as well.

 

[Gatordiddy]

We had a Weimaraner. They are gorgeous dogs. Ours had behavioral issues and was very territorial with his toys and food. Aggressive and bit me a few times. Probably unusual for the breed but he was by far our worst dog ever. Everyone that has them loves them but we had a lemon.

We had heard that the breed in general was fairly hyper, so we must have lucked out with ours. She was a sweetheart and exceptional with our kids.