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Post by peterboat on Aug 19, 2021 11:09:16 GMT
Taff has been a faithful friend for over 8 years, we were his fourth owners and his last, over the last few days he has stopped chasing boats and become increasingly lame. He has been on Tramadol to relieve the pain but this morning he could hardly walk, so he has made his last journey and I have lost the best friend a man could ever hope for, so no more Taff cams for the ones that know and goodbye Taff the best Collie dog I could ever hope for
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 19, 2021 11:16:40 GMT
Sorry to hear that Peter, I feel your pain.
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Post by ianali on Aug 19, 2021 11:16:51 GMT
Taff has been a faithful friend for over 8 years, we were his fourth owners and his last, over the last few days he has stopped chasing boats and become increasingly lame. He has been on Tramadol to relieve the pain but this morning he could hardly walk, so he has made his last journey and I have lost the best friend a man could ever hope for, so no more Taff cams for the ones that know and goodbye Taff the best Collie dog I could ever hope for Sorry to here this Peter. Il raise a glass to him later. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 11:21:16 GMT
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Post by patty on Aug 19, 2021 11:31:31 GMT
So sorry Peter to read of your loss...
Words are always tough to find when you lose a loved one.
I know he will be sadly missed, I felt that I knew him, even if only remotely through the Unstable Bar.
When Molly died I wrote a small book of my memories of her, times like this I reach for it and have a little read.
Taff laid claim to a part of your heart and there he will stay.
Take care ...thoughts are with you
Patty x
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 19, 2021 11:35:42 GMT
Thoughts are with you Peter.
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Taff RIP
Aug 19, 2021 11:56:30 GMT
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Post by Trina on Aug 19, 2021 11:56:30 GMT
So very sad to read this Peter.Pets 'steal' huge chunks of your heart & are much loved members of your family,consequently they are very,very much missed.x
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 12:28:16 GMT
sorry to hear this.
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Post by quaysider on Aug 19, 2021 12:33:56 GMT
Aw Peter - that's rotten to read... he was lovely and both Andy and I fell in love with him when we met... a beautiful fellow x
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 13:04:24 GMT
Tough to lose a pal. Jane's sister's 16 year old cat died recently ... a dog got in their garden and attacked it ... she believes it's old heart gave out as it was unmarked. And some folks say "it's only a pet" ... sorry for your loss peterboatRog |
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Post by Albion on Aug 19, 2021 13:19:43 GMT
There comes a time when you cannot avoid making that decision for a loved pet. Been there, done it, got the T-shirt. Always remember that it would have been cruel in the long run not to have taken that decision, hard though it is.
Roger
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 15:06:30 GMT
The Power of the Dog
Rudyard Kipling - 1865-1936
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie—
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet’s unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find—it’s your own affair—
But… you’ve given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!).
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone—wherever it goes—for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.
We’ve sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we’ve kept ’em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-time loan is as bad as a long—
So why in—Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 15:15:57 GMT
Anybody who has never had a pet will never understand that they are part of the family. Commiserations Peter.
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Post by metanoia on Aug 19, 2021 16:41:04 GMT
So very sorry for your loss x
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Post by thebfg on Aug 19, 2021 17:16:46 GMT
Sorry for your loss mate.
It's never easy.
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