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Today I had to send my best friend across the rainbow bridge. For those of you that have spent time with me at the river. You will know my dog Bella. She came into my life during a right time and was my best companion. She was a chihuahua/pig mix I rescued.

She was up there in age at 15. But was always a puppy to me. Sadly she started getting worse the last couple weeks. Last night she was having trouble breathing so we had a vet come to the house. Congestive heart failure and even if we pumped her full of drugs it would only buy her a few days or weeks. We made the painful decision to stop her from suffering. 😢

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I will say this, I will never put a dog down at the vet again. We did it at home wrapped in her favorite blanket in the arms of her loved ones.

I will miss her 😢
 

DILLIGAF

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Dammit. Condolences to you and the family.
RIP little pup
 

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Sorry for your loss 😞 We did the last few ourselves, at home, was tougher in a heart breaking way, but mentally seemed like a better goodbye IMO.

Fucking hurts either way. 😢
 

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Sorry for your loss. RIP little pup.
 

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Hardest thing is saying bye to those furry things. Thoughts with your family

My last dog had CHF and was on a 21 pills a day habit for almost 2 years.
Was extremely difficult saying bye, but it was the best decision for him
 

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Sorry for your loss Bill. :(
We all consider animals as family members and this is what makes it so f'in difficult.

Enjoy your time beyond the rainbow bridge Bella...
 

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Such a hard thing to do. Sorry for your loss Bill☹🥺
 

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Sorry to hear, we lost two in the last year. Never easy. :(
 

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Sorry for your loss Bill, it destroyed me when I had to do the same. Only thing that I kept thinking was that I gave him the best life and so many dogs don't get the good life like you were able to provide yours. It took forever, but I finally only smile when I think of my guy instead of getting choked up, and I am grateful for our time together. So very sorry for you and family.
 

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Sorry for your loss!

Almost 5 years ago we had to put down our golden and seeing these type of posts brings all the emotions right back. With time it gets easier.
 

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Sorry for your loss and thank you for teaching me something I didn’t know a vet could do


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That sucks. Just called my dog in for a hug. With every dog we know it will be someday. Doesn't make it any easier. Sorry man.
 

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Today I had to send my best friend across the rainbow bridge. For those of you that have spent time with me at the river. You will know my dog Bella. She came into my life during a right time and was my best companion. She was a chihuahua/pig mix I rescued.

She was up there in age at 15. But was always a puppy to me. Sadly she started getting worse the last couple weeks. Last night she was having trouble breathing so we had a vet come to the house. Congestive heart failure and even if we pumped her full of drugs it would only buy her a few days or weeks. We made the painful decision to stop her from suffering. 😢

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I will say this, I will never put a dog down at the vet again. We did it at home wrapped in her favorite blanket in the arms of her loved ones.

I will miss her 😢
Only way to do it, no matter the cost. A very wise vet once told me it’s better to put them down a month too early than a minute too late.. sorry for your loss. Always hard to lose a good doggie.,
 

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So very sorry for your loss.
 

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Always hate to read these cuz we all can relate to the love of our pets. RIP Bella.
 

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Today I had to send my best friend across the rainbow bridge. For those of you that have spent time with me at the river. You will know my dog Bella. She came into my life during a right time and was my best companion. She was a chihuahua/pig mix I rescued.

She was up there in age at 15. But was always a puppy to me. Sadly she started getting worse the last couple weeks. Last night she was having trouble breathing so we had a vet come to the house. Congestive heart failure and even if we pumped her full of drugs it would only buy her a few days or weeks. We made the painful decision to stop her from suffering. 😢

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I will say this, I will never put a dog down at the vet again. We did it at home wrapped in her favorite blanket in the arms of her loved ones.

I will miss her 😢
Sorry about that RB. Always sucks. Always

Can you give me the vet's info. Unfortunately, kine is getting up there in age too
 

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Sorry for your loss. Dogs give you unconditional love. My dog loves me more than any human.
 

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We did that with our cat that just passed...

Sorry Bill. :(
 

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Every pic of Bella indicates she Apreciated & Loves you guys.Totally relaxed with trust.
 

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Sorry for your loss RB... they do take a piece of us each time one of them leaves.
 

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I’m so sorry. It’s just not fair we can’t enjoy them for all of our life. Your baby was so sweet looking. I’m so very sorry. It’s never easy to say goodbye.
 

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Sorry for the pup and your loss, Bill. We've done a few too. Never easy regardless of where the deed is done. Always a hard day, week, month....
 

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I will say this, I will never put a dog down at the vet again. We did it at home wrapped in her favorite blanket in the arms of her loved ones.

I will miss her 😢

I'm sorry. It's heartbreaking to watch the light go out of their eyes, but when it's done at home at least there's no fear for your pet.
 

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Sorry for your loss bud, it’s so tough to say goodbye to these members of your family for all these years. We put our boxer down a couple of days before Christmas, that’s one of the hardest things I’ve done. My wife still isn’t over it yet, she still gets pretty upset. These little fur babies sure grab and hold on to our emotions.
Rest In Peace Bella.
 

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Sorry for your loss. I’ve said it too damn many times ... It just SUX Period!
 

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Sorry for your loss , RIP . Always a tough decision but you made the right one.
 

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So sorry for your loss.


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I'm so sorry [emoji17] I'm glad you gave her such a great life. It's so hard to say goodbye...

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Having just gone through this recently, I understand how you and your family are feeling. My condolences go out to you and the family.
 

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I’m so sorry Billdo.. I still remember chasing her all up and down the road in front of your house..

I know she was your companion and a bug part of your life. :(
 

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dogs are so much better than humans,so sorry for your loss.youll meet again......
 

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I’m so sorry Billdo.. I still remember chasing her all up and down the road in front of your house..

I know she was your companion and a bug part of your life. :(

Thanks.

She’s was a very special dog at a hard time of my life. It’s weird around the house without her.
 

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Thanks for all the kind words everyone. We knew the day was coming but didn’t know it was going to be yesterday.

It’s super weird around our house without her there. After 15 years of having her little habits
 

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very sorry for your loss. Sounds like she had great life.
 
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