And He Died... - Pets (3)

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Re: And He Died... by Ishilove(op): 11:06am On Apr 30, 2020

firestar:
10 years!

He was indeed aptly named.

My condolences Love, even it was 2 years ago.
Some dogs are so attuned to the families that raised them, that they pick up their personalities...

You have another pup?

Actually he was 16 , darling.

Yes I do. A 2 year old Rott who is trying to become house landlord grin

How are you dear? It's been ages

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Re: And He Died... by firestar(f): 11:28am On Apr 30, 2020

Ishilove:
Actually he was 16 , darling.

Yes I do. A 2 year old Rott who is trying to become house landlord

How are you dear? It's been ages

16!!!

(Which of my dogs reach 10 sef, not to talk of 16?!!!)

(Laughs!) A landlord you say? Don’t let him. I have a short-hard GSD and it wasn’t easy breaking her... She’s destructive. Kills poultry, wildlife, plays rough especially when she try to take your hand in her mouth to try to “lead” you on... angry

Or growls when you feed her...( I smack her when she errs IMMEDIATELY so that she’ll know what she did wrong.

Stare your Rott straight in the eyes until he first looks away...
If he wants attention, ignore him.
Only give when he NEEDS it.

The bottom line is, you are Alpha and Omega, and he isn’t going to be part of the alphabet until you say so...

That’s all.

About me:

Multi tasking offline.
I am more active on other social media though. Mentoring and stuff.
...
Then this lockdown is turning me into a botanist. undecided

Re: And He Died... by nuelyoyo(m): 11:31am On Apr 30, 2020

Ishilove:
He fought to the bitter end.

The vet stood over him and placed a gizmo on his ancient paws and declared "this dog is over 10 years old!"

Yeah, no kidding. Smh.

He had stopped eating for close to a week and was too weak to even lift himself. He was a living skeleton. It got so bad that my folks were of the opinion that another spirit had entered him because they couldn't understand how an animal could go without food for almost 5 days and yet refused to die.

He rejected everything we fed him, and each time he wanted to ease himself he would wail and cry pitifully because he couldn't get up. He finally got up this morning and tottered around on shaky legs for close to an hour before collapsing again. But yet he still fought.

You could see the hunger and desire to live in his eyes. You could also see the weariness. Old soldier don taya but e no wan die.

Finally, his cries of hunger and pain became too hair raising to live with, so we summoned The ~~Executioner~~ Vet.

Doc said in all his years practicing he had never seen a dog as strong as Ruggedman. A rare breed, he said.

A swift jab of cold steel to his flanks, old Gee stretched a couple of times, his breathing fell, deeper and deeper, until finally his chest stilled...

Adieus my darling.

RuggedMan

November 17, 2002 - May 28, 2018

Can you please show us a graphic picture of his remains, it will make this thread more meaningful. Thank you in anticipation.

Re: And He Died... by Ishilove(op): 11:37am On Apr 30, 2020

firestar:
16!!!

(Which of my dogs reach 10 sef, not to talk of 16?!!!)

(Laughs!) A landlord you say? Don’t let him. I have a short-hard GSD and it wasn’t easy breaking her... She’s destructive. Kills poultry, wildlife, plays rough especially when she try to take your hand in her mouth to try to “lead” you on... Or growls when you feed her...( I smack her when she errs IMMEDIATELY so that she’ll know what she did wrong.

Stare your Rott straight in the eyes until he first looks away...
If he wants attention, ignore him.
Only give when he NEEDS it.

The bottom line is, you are Alpha and Omega, and he isn’t going to be part of the alphabet until you say so...

That’s all.

About me:

Multi tasking offline.
I am more active on other social media though. Mentoring and stuff.
...
Then this lockdown is turning me into a botanist.