RIP Jack

Damn. Damn. Damn and triple damn.

Feeling really awful. Terry and I had to put our oldest dog to sleep yesterday.
Damn that’s hard…learning to love an animal and then losing them…..and yet, we do it again and again.

Jack was 12 years old and a dog’s dog. Fearless, gorgeous, smart, extremely alpha, bossy but the best dog ever.
He was part Chow, labador and german shepherd.
He was a very large dog, probably 90 pounds but that’s my kind of dog.

Two years ago, he had melanoma of the throat (due to the black coloring of a Chow). We opted for immune therapy, which consisted of a shot a month for 3 months and the removal of the tumor. So we got 2 extra years of him but that doesn’t seem to bring us any comfort.
Our other two dogs are somewhat confused today. Actually Jack’s cancer was the reason we got a third dog. Jack suffered horribly when his buddy, Joey, died a few years ago. Joey was “his” dog, not ours. Jack was a one-dog-dog, he only tolerated the other two. He adored Terry and protected me.

Extremely fast bone cancer got him, while he was fighting arthritis of the hip and spine, having conquered melanoma.

Damn, damn, and triple damn. I miss him so much.

My daughter took this picture of him and calls it Jack’s Senior Photo.

So sorrry. I still miss my big dog and she’s been gone a long, long time.

oh dear one, i know the pain of this…..and yet? like you say we do it over and over…the joy they bring us is like no other. no other. how’s the baby coming along? all’s well? i envy you so; and wish i was next door to bring you crocheted things for the little one when he/she arrives xxxx

I’m so sorry. 🙁

I’m so sorry, Sharon. Jack was a handsome boy and senior, and so very fortunate to have you and Terry, as you both were to have him. Holding you in my heart with love, Bobbie

dana just wrote in OD about what is happening to you. my dear i am praying long and hard that you will do better tomorrow and tomorrow after that. if there’s any God in this world he’ll get you well so that little Max can come into this world and be held by you xoxo

omg!! you’re home and posting!! i was thrilled; THU-RILLED to read you are home and doing better! now take care of yourself and get well. relax and rest and make sure you do all the right stuff ::nursespeakhere::. max has a terrific g’mother to meet! when’s the due date? xoxoxox

What a beautiful dog, I know that awful feeling of losing a pet. I lost my little sassy girl a few years back. She was a yorkie and full of spit and vinegar. She had no fear, and knew how to cheer me up if I was down. Just having an animal around is a blessing to me. They give so much and ask for so little. They never hurt you like humans do. Haven’t gotten another fur baby yet, but one day I will