Many of you may have read that Gbrice had to make a difficult decision today. To have his beloved dog, family member and friend put to sleep!
Thoughts and prayers to him and his family!!!
aka "JOB"
Many of you may have read that Gbrice had to make a difficult decision today. To have his beloved dog, family member and friend put to sleep!
Thoughts and prayers to him and his family!!!
"Even sexier than Siggy"
Losing a member of the house is never easy. Gs a good guy, hate to see him have to go through this
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The Lord will never put on you more than you can handle........In our prayers
Elite-AR-Hall of Famer
ahh ur right.. yes it is hard to lose a pet...
GB thinking about u and ur family.. praying for u.. sorry bro
Pissing Excellence!
thoughts and prayers go out to you GB my man!
my family will be going thru the same thing soon. our fam pet yorkie is getting bad.
my parents replaced me with him whenever i went on to college
he is more obidient than the golden retreiver i grew up with
he is the best wingman i have ever had! when my parents would go on trips, they would bring him to me, and i would bring him to the bar!
chicks loved him!!!!!!!!
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We feel your sorrow. In our prayers.
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Thoughts and prayers headed your way!
Associate Member
Thoughts going out to ya bro- sorry for your loss.
Female Member
A candle has been lit for you, GB.
Female Member
Thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers Gbrice. Stay strong.
Banned
No prayers from me bro, but i want you to know that i still feel horrible that you had to make this difficult decision for a close "friend". I hope that soon you're able to move forward and remember the good times, comfort, and happiness, your dog provided selflessly to you and your family.
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Condolences GB
HRT
Yes, it's a sad day indeed for GB...I feel for you bro!
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Hope you're ok GB. It's not easy.
R.I.P. T-Gunz Gone but, Never Forgotten.
Nothing worse than losing mans best friend
My condolences go out to hm and his family.
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GB, it might help to save a clip of your dog's hair and keep it in a bag with his tags. You know just a little something to bring back memories.
Banned
Sorry today is probably extremely hard for you and I know you did what you felt was right.
aka "JOB"
I believe he palns to creamate HKOriginally Posted by Honkey_Kong
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Lunk, you are correct that he expressed his intent to cremate and keep the ashes. However, HK, I agree with you. If GB sees this before it's too late to get a clipping... that could be a good thing to have.
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Yeah the fur helps more with the memories that tend to fade with time.
aka "JOB"
Mine has been gone over a year and I could still dig a handfull out of the couch cushions lol! We always said you take a little of her with ya wherever ya go because you were wearing so much when you left the house lol!
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Ah man G, sorry you lost your friend. Remember the good times and keep pics up somewhere, my mirror has pics of Big on them, I say good morning to him everyday.
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I've got 99 problems......but my squat/dead ain't one !!
It doesnt matter how good looking she is, some where, some one is tired of her shit.
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hang in there GB
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GB, you are indeed being thought of by all us. Our cats are 100% family, and it's speechless to describe the feelings with losing one. You have our thoughts and support my friend!
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I've been in your shoes, my condolences bro, just remember..... this too shall pass. Keep your head up and smile as you remember.
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Guys, I want to thank you all for your overwhelming support, thoughts, prayers, and kind words. A special thank you to Lunk for starting this thread in the first place. I want to respond to each of you individually but just don't have it in me right now. Please don't take that as a sign of lack of gratitude.
Needless to say, it's done. I came home from work early Thursday (her last full day/night) to spend some time with her and my wife. I went out and bought her a pound of ground beef figuring we'd send her off with a grand last meal. We don't normally feed our dogs table food but at this point, what would be the harm? Plus, it's not potato chips. So we spent a lot of time loving her, crying, etc. and then gave her the meal - ground beef w/ shredded cheese and 2 eggs. She loved it, but what would have been scoffed down in literally 10 seconds took her about 5 minutes to eat. Testament to her condition.
We did bring her into the bed with us that night to have one last sleep together - and she didn't even have any accidents! Such a good girl. I feel asleep with my hand buried in between her neck/chin. Very sweet.
The next morning was extremely tough. Our appt. was for 12:30pm so it's not even like we had a full day with her, not to mention having to tend to our 16 month old. Luckily, my mother was able to come to our house to watch the baby for a while which allowed us an uninterrupted final hour to go lay with her up in our bed. We spent the whole time petting her, talking to her, kissing her, taking pics of every part of her body, etc. Very sad, but i'm so glad we had that opportunity.
Finally, the hour was upon us. We brought her out in the yard and let her have what would be her last run (hardly) through her yard. We wrapped her in a blanket and she sat calmly on my wife's lap in the front seat while I drove us off to where she'd spend her final minutes.
Our vet's office is literally one of the best facilities in the country - Red Bank Veterinary Hospital - top notch place, state of the art. Nothing less for our babies. They were great. Everything was handled delicately and with tact. I was very happy to have the vet who has been seeing our girl for the last several years. We never felt rushed, were brought into a 'lounge' type room where we laid our girl in her blanket on a couch they had there. We were told to spend as much time with her as we wanted and then just come get them when we were ready.
It all happened so fast... I held her head in my hands and my face next to hers, giving her soft kisses and whispering to her, telling her how much we loved her and how she'd never be forgotten. She was breathing... and then she wasn't. I'll never forget the vet checking her heart and then very softly saying "she's gone". I'm welling up now just thinking about it.
We spent another 15 mins or so just saying our goodbye's, crying, and loving her. The gently picked her up to take her away, and I was able to sneak in one last kiss on her still wet nose. Saddest day of my life, honestly. My stomach drops every time I think about it, and all I do IS think about it.
The house just feels weird now. Very quiet and 'empty'. She was such a quiet dog to begin with, I know the feeling is really just the void she left. It's very sad watching our other dog, her long time partner who has been with her/us for 13 years, wandering around the house looking for her. He has literally never been without her save a few random times. He's the only one who has been with her more than us. I think his days are numbered. He's old as well, and if nothing else I think he'll die of a broken heart as that was his girl.
My wife and I have completely absorbed ourselves in things involving her. We have a folder on our PC that is completely out of control - folders of folders, duplicate pics, it's just a mess - but I scoured that thing and got every single pic and video I could find all into a single folder so we can easily access them from now on. I even got everything off of both our iPhones and my wife's iPad. Watching those videos of her better days really brings me relief and warmth; it also confirms for me that we did the right thing for her. I have questioned myself over the past few days so much... I've gone from 'we did it too soon' all the way to the opposite end of the spectrum of 'we didn't do it soon enough.'
I've been using the pictures and videos much in the way detectives do with evidence - piecing things together to really get an idea of what happened when. It's hard to see it when you're right in the middle of it. To the best of my knowledge, I can safely say she lived a very happy healthy 13 or so years. Around the time she turned 13, her hips were going, and probably right around 6 months ago, her mind (tumor) started going as well. Sadly, we were very preoccupied with our son during all of this, and although I can't blame us for that, I am very sad that we were perhaps not as attentive to her as we could/should have been during her time of need, while she was losing herself. Or, it was our love and attention that was keeping her holding on, and when she 'lost us' (she really didn't, we never ignored her, but needless to say the baby consumed us quite a bit), she finally gave up. I don't know, never will for sure. I've concluded that the real tragedy here was her condition moreso than us losing her, as after all, we ALL must go sometime.
Over the next several weeks/months, my wife and I have several projects planned that will help us remember her, honor her, and celebrate her life. We're making a shadow box containing a few items: clippings of her fur that I took; her collar; a few pics; and a leaf I plucked from a bush which happened to be the last thing she ever touched of her own accord.
We're also gathering a bunch of pics for a book which we'll display next to her shadow box and urn containing her ashes. In the spring, we're going to plant a tree for her, and we're going to make a small garden and sprinkle some of her ashes and grow lilies, which was her sweetest nickname (Lily). We're going to buy a nice decorative box and keep the blanket she was laying on when she died, along with some of her favorite toys and her retractable leash. We've decided to light a candle on her birthday (and date of death) and look through all her pics, etc. Finally, I am going to get a tattoo on my left pec of a small pic of a lilie with her name (Lily) in black script. A man can have a flower on his chest when it's this meaningful. All of this will allow us to stay as close to her as possible. It's making me feel better, but not taking away this pain that I suppose I will just have to get used to. She has truly left a hole in my heart that only she can fill...
If you've made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read her story, and for easing my pain a bit with your warm support.
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thx for sharing ur experience GB. my heart goes out to yall dude..
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Sorry to hear that GB. I know it's tough as i had to do it about 10 years ago. Stay strong my friend.
Female Member
I've tried to read your post 3 times now, and I keep tearing up for you.
Just wanted to say, that you did what you had to do. I'm sure that Lily didn't ever feel like she had 'lost' you nor your wife. I'm sure that she had a very happy 13+ years and loved you very much. You did what was right. When you look at your new tattoo think of all the happy times
Stay strong
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thx for sharing ur experience GB. my heart goes out to yall dude..Thank you fellas!
Thanks for your warm words Twitz... I'm trying to stay positive and think of the good things, but I suppose in a way I am also trying to 'relive' what she went through in an effort to feel closer to her. Sounds like crazy talk, idk. One awesome thing just happened though... my wife is out shopping for that nice box I mentioned to put our girl's stuff in, and found (without looking purposely) a candle with the scent 'Lily Of The Valley'. Perfection!!!I've tried to read your post 3 times now, and I keep tearing up for you.
Just wanted to say, that you did what you had to do. I'm sure that Lily didn't ever feel like she had 'lost' you nor your wife. I'm sure that she had a very happy 13+ years and loved you very much. You did what was right. When you look at your new tattoo think of all the happy times
Stay strong
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It might be the vodka but I had to stop reading because Im too conan ish to cry today. Man thats rough but its like if we lived in fear of these terrible moments we could never give ourselves over to the good stuff in life and totally surrender to loving such an amazing animal or a person deserving of that love. This next shot of vodka I dedicate to your dog gbrice may the memories live on forever and the love continue in this life and the next. SALUU!!!
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lol, thanks brother! And I agree with you completely - as tough and painful as this is, I'd go through it a million times over if it meant having what I did over the past 14+ years.
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