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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 09:43:22 AM
Just took the super active healthy 11 year old golden retriever (named Rooster) out to play fetch (like always).
He brought the ball back, fell over and died.
Seriously, I have never seen anything happen so quickly, or a dog go from jumping around to dead on the ground like that. :( My dad is heartbroken - it was his hunting buddy - but glad to know his dog died doing what he loved - playing fetch on the new farm! Prayers for my dad today...
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| mudpony farmgirl |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 3:09:26 PM
Amy
Sorry to hear about the loss of Rooster. Sounds like he went peacefully at least, that's the best ending to hope for at the close of a good life! My thoughts are with you and your dad! |
| momshopsalotta |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 1:58:22 PM
Love, prayers and good thoughts to your family on the loss of Rooster. He has crossed over the rainbow bridge and is now playing fetch with all of the furbabies we have lost. The love and companionship of a pet can never be underestimated. God bless you. |
| Joey |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 1:52:37 PM
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved dog. Many hugs to you and the family, especially your Dad. Joey
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| GirlwithHook |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 07:38:00 AM
I'm so sorry, hon. Lots of prayers.
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
| jessabelluh |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 05:03:25 AM
Amy, I'm so sorry for your family's loss!
~jess |
| MEWolf |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 8:47:35 PM
Amy I am so sorry for the loss of Rooster.
Margaret
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| sherrye |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 8:03:18 PM
how very sad and yet it was fast so hugs to you and dad. a good life that boy had to the very end, so sorry sherrye
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 7:01:33 PM
Oh Amy,
I am so sorry!!! I am praying for all of you and your Dad for comfort. I know it's hard losing a furbaby.
~Sharon
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 4:46:36 PM
Wow,
I have never heard of a dog dying like that either! But, what a way to go! Prayers to your Dad for the loss of his companion.
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| Tea Lady |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 2:04:09 PM
So sorry for your loss - that must have been awful... But its good he went quickly and having fun.
Lorraine
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 1:54:22 PM
My husband said by the way he was walking when he was bringing back the ball, he thinks Rooster had a stroke. He was walking crooked (like one paw going one way and the other paw trying to go a different way) and then was staggering around like he was dizzy. I'm just glad to know he didn't suffer.
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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 1:51:29 PM
Amy, that is so shocking! I wonder what in the world happened. Did you call the vet and talk to him/her about it? I'm so sorry about Rooster. Hugs to you and your family.
Paula
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| marlee |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 1:44:00 PM
Amy so sorry for the loss of Rooster. Your Dad is in my prayers.
Marlee
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 11:48:05 AM
Poor old boy--at least he passed doing what he loved--playing. My mom's dog passed that quick in the kitchen one morning--she was only 4--vet said she had a heart attack. So sorry for your daddy, though--losing a buddy is terrible.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 11:37:02 AM
Ah, that is so neat that he died that way. No warning at all? I was just figuring out how old my Sophie is. She'll be 15 in July. Good grief, that's an old dog. And she acts like a puppy still. I will be sending good thoughts and prayers up for your dad. Sounds like he will miss that ole dog.
Kris
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 10:35:32 AM
I am so sorry Amy, we own a 10 year old Golden so I know how your family is feeling the loss. But, like you said he died having fun and you were with him, he was not alone.
Farmgirl Hugs,
Deb
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 10:06:12 AM
Thanks gals. I appreciate it.
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Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
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| treelady |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 10:02:21 AM
Oh Amy, I am so sorry for your loss!
Julie
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 09:52:54 AM
Amy, I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers to Rooster, and your Dad.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
