Dogs

[lukethedrifter]

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[docellis]

The Byrds loved dogs.

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I swear to god, my dog loves this song.

[lukethedrifter]

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[docellis]

that made me cry

[lukethedrifter]

that made me cry

I hope it was a good sort of cry.

[docellis]

that made me cry

I hope it was a good sort of cry.

Yeah it was. But I am hypersensitive now.

This dog has never done these things, ever:
Chewed anything up
Gone to the bathroom in the house
Barked excessively
Been food aggressive (we could leave our dinner plates on the floor and she'd leave them along unless we called her over to them)
Bit anyone


She has never done a bad thing. Seriously. When I got her, at 5 months old, she could "sit", "shake" "like down" and "roll over".

[lukethedrifter]

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[docellis]

I enjoyed that.

I love Hiatt and the Byrds. I wonder if the DNA in those kind of bands makes dog lovers susceptible to loving those bands, without even knowing they love dogs.

Could a modern band write a song about a dog? Maybe DBT or a cult band could.

[KyCardinalFan]

I hope she stays well, TT. I think you're right about the contributing factors. We don't have or want kids. And that plays a big role, I think.

I might have already said this, but I've spent more time with this dog over the last 14-15 years than I have with any one person.

Last night we played with her outside for a long time, she ran and ran and ran chasing her tennis ball. She is so active and happy, it just hurts me to think of "giving up" on her.

The hard part of this is that she is so healthy. Never had a single health issue all these years and still looks and acts healthy.

My boyfriend was balking at me spending another $1000, but when I found the other vet who said $500 would be the high end - the boyfriend immediately came around. If it buys her 5 more healthy months, that is $100 per month I am happy to pay.

I think we've all been there doc, and understand the emotional toll.

However, what makes your situation unique, to me, is the fact that your gorgeous dog doesn't act sick. When we had to make the tough decision to put our dog down, she at least had been very sick for a few weeks. While never easy, we could feel like it was the right decision.

For you, I can easily imagine the internal debating of if, when. I do not envy you. You have my sympathy.

[docellis]

Thanks Ky. Yeah, her obvious health and energy makes it REALLY hard not to pay to keep her alive. She has a giant tumor on her tongue. She can't eat dog food. She gets tired because she isn't eating. If I hand feed her deli meat, she is fine. Or if I put deli meat cut up small, in her food dish, she is fine.

She definitely can't "taste" very good. She had no interest in bologna or other low grade sliced meats. But she loves fresh sliced ham, beef, chicken. And then she eats, she is fine.