my doggy passed away

[chitwood]

7 year old pug.

We took her to the MiL's, dog always hated car travel, usually just a lot of loud breathing/hyperventilating. She always calmed down once we got her out of the car though. Well. I guess this time she couldn't calm down, hyperventilating turned into asphyxiation, no oxygen, dog passes out. Wife and I had already left MiL's at that point, we had to fly across town when MiL calls us and says the dog is unresponsive/comatose... by the time we got to the emergency vet it was too late.

Wife was inconsolable. Cried all night. Nothing I could do or say to help.

We do not have kids, Pups was all we had. It's like losing a part of you, a part of your family.

Careful to everyone about pugs... its like owning a dog with asthma.

God I miss her

 

[poofyhairguy]

Wow that is terrible. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Markbnj]

Sorry to hear that, man. Sounds like a heart condition.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Short of losing a child there aint much that hurts as bad as losing a pet, particularly a dog. The sad fact is they have comparatively short lives of 8-20 years with most living less than 14 years so you get to go through this more than once in a life.

Still, there's nothing like the unconditional love a dog gives you, nothing.


Brian

 

[blackdogdeek]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[unokitty]

7 year old pug...
God I miss her

Sorry to hear about your loss... Though, it sounds like you provided a pretty good life for the pup ...

Uno
Sentry Dog Handler
US Army 69-71

 

[dougp]

I saw this the other day on Reddit - so, it's fitting.

"The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.

A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."

 

[Kneedragger]

Wow! So sorry for your loss.

 

[SunnyD]

Big or small, they all hurt the same.

 

[LTC8K6]

Sorry you lost your buddy.

 

[KidNiki1]

Sorry to hear that, man. Sounds like a heart condition.

actually, because of the breeding to get the little smooshed noses they have, pugs are quite susceptible to breathing trouble.

sad to hear it OP, sorry for your loss.

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

sorry to hear that. 7 years, not long enough. =(

 

[JulesMaximus]

So sorry to hear that. :'(

Our neighbor has a pug and she is the sweetest little dog but yeah, always has breathing troubles.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Jimmy Stewart's Ode to Beau.

Warning: onions.

Sorry for your loss OP. :'(

 

[xochi]

Sorry for your loss.

I have two pugs and their such great dogs.

 

[JManInPhoenix]

Sorry for your loss - I always hate to hear about any pup passing

 

[WiseUp216]

Damn, man. Sorry to hear that. Never an easy thing.

We lost our 14 year old dog to pneumonia this year. Came out of nowhere and 24 hours later she was gone. Will miss the hell out of her for a long time.

Some people disagreed with our choice but getting a new dog a couple of weeks later really helped. We don't have kids either, so the house just seemed too empty and too quiet without a dog around.

 

[alzan]

Sorry for your loss, OP.

 

[soulcougher73]

Sorry for your loss. I am not ready for the day when ours passes