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Martin Eden

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29. We've said good-bye to two of our beloved canine companions in the last 13 months

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 06:23 PM

Sep 2014

My wife and I had many great adventures with our yellow lab Hunny, traveling to 16 states on hiking vacations. She passed away a year ago August 25, a few months shy of her 17th birthday. It was her time.

But I can't hold back the tears now because we lost our black lab/terrier mix Winnie less than 10 days ago. She was very smart, very good, full of play, and the picture of health until she started getting lethargic a week ago Sunday. On Monday she was worse but still eating, so the vet said bring her in the next day if she wasn't better. By Tuesday she stopped eating so we took her in, and the diagnosis floored us -- liver failure. Winnie died on Wednesday August 27, not yet two and a half years old. The vet still hasn't been able to tell us what caused it.

Every time I come home from work and she's not there to greet me, it hits me. Whenever we're at home Winnie was always with us, part of our daily routine. But it's more than her absence that hurts -- she had so many great adventures to look forward to, and plenty of life still to live.

We love her dearly, and miss her terribly.

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Yes, whathehell Sep 2014 #11

Me Too....... titanicdave Sep 2014 #25

Yeah..Maybe my age is catching up to me, but whathehell Sep 2014 #28

I feel like I owe it to them. I can't really have a dog. It's not fair to leave them home alone as brewens Sep 2014 #41

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Last thing in the afternoon, and I'm crying, too, demigoddess. calimary Sep 2014 #33

I've had three cats that came back demigoddess Sep 2014 #45

We let an animal into your heart already knowing they will break it. alphafemale Sep 2014 #7

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Every Now and Then- ruffburr Sep 2014 #27

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Damn Tsiyu Sep 2014 #31

Do dogs really think that? :) Helen Borg Sep 2014 #32

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Goodbye... George. ErikJ Sep 2014 #44

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