Check Out My Dog

[JJP]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I'm not going to get a dog again until I get married. It's too big of a responsibility having a dog when you live alone.

LOL re: Cannon Shell's remark.

Rupert-

You should consider getting a cat. I grew up with dogs and believed the stereotypes re: cats. True, they don't like strangers much but if they know you or you are their master, they are a lot more similar to dogs than you think. And they are much easier to take care of. Obviously you liked having a pet. You should consider getting a cat.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by JJP

LOL re: Cannon Shell's remark.

Rupert-

You should consider getting a cat. I grew up with dogs and believed the stereotypes re: cats. True, they don't like strangers much but if they know you or you are their master, they are a lot more similar to dogs than you think. And they are much easier to take care of. Obviously you liked having a pet. You should consider getting a cat.

I've always loved cats. When I was growing up we had a lot of cats because my mom would take in strays.

I think my next pet will be a cat. When you live alone and you live in a building, it's really difficult to have a dog. You have to walk him 3x a day. You need to get someone to house-sit when you leave town. Owning a dog is a huge responsibility, even more so when you live alone and you don't have a yard.

So I think my next pet will be a cat. But I am going to wait for at least a year or two. After having that huge responsibility for the last 13 years, I'm going to take a break and live resposibility-free for a while.

[Cajungator26]

Richi, I'm so sorry about Duke.

[my miss storm cat]

I'm deeply sorry.

I hadn't read this thread but clicked on that first post and that face..... he was beautiful.

Words are of little comfort when a family member is gone but know that people who don't know you at all share in your sadness.

I don't know if there is or not but i'll hope that there's somewhere better where he's running and free of pain and happy. A part of him will always live in your heart so when you're sad, try to think of the good times and remember that you made his life better as he did yours.

I'm painfully sorry and hope that one day you can think of him and smile again.

[SentToStud]

Rupert,

I'm saddened by Duke's passing. It's a huge loss.

Our dog is now 12 years old. Bubba is really my son's dog, but he's now 22 and moved away and starting his career. I now work from home while my wife works outside the house. So, Bubba is now "my dog."

I often spend 8-10 hours sitting at my desk working and he's always just a few feet away. I get up, he gets up. He moves slow because of arthritis, but he gives us so much and in return takes so little.

Like anyone with a wonderful dog, we are thankful for his companionship and his unconditional love.

I hope your happy memories of Duke help ease your sorrow.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Rupert,

I'm saddened by Duke's passing. It's a huge loss.

Our dog is now 12 years old. Bubba is really my son's dog, but he's now 22 and moved away and starting his career. I now work from home while my wife works outside the house. So, Bubba is now "my dog."

I often spend 8-10 hours sitting at my desk working and he's always just a few feet away. I get up, he gets up. He moves slow because of arthritis, but he gives us so much and in return takes so little.

Like anyone with a wonderful dog, we are thankful for his companionship and his unconditional love.

I hope your happy memories of Duke help ease your sorrow.

my parents had a dog named bubba as well. he was one of the ugliest dogs you could ever come across. we were working on his previous owners house, and they pretty much neglected the dog. i left for boot camp, and during a phone call home, my mother told me that my father had asked for the dog. i was surprised, since my mom isn't much of a dog person at all. he was the first dog they ever let stay in the house, he even slept in their room! that dog was something! he even travelled with them to florida when they came to see me graduate from boot camp. they lost him a few years ago--and no pet since. he was really irreplaceable.

[Pointg5]

Sorry to hear about your dog Richi, that is very sad, but he lived a long life and I am sure he was very happy.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I've always loved cats. When I was growing up we had a lot of cats because my mom would take in strays.

I think my next pet will be a cat. When you live alone and you live in a building, it's really difficult to have a dog. You have to walk him 3x a day. You need to get someone to house-sit when you leave town. Owning a dog is a huge responsibility, even more so when you live alone and you don't have a yard.

So I think my next pet will be a cat. But I am going to wait for at least a year or two. After having that huge responsibility for the last 13 years, I'm going to take a break and live resposibility-free for a while.

i was in your situation a few years back. a cat would be perfect for you! cats are better companions then they get credit for.

[Buffymommy]

Rupert,

I am so sorry to hear about Duke. Take things one day at a time. It took me a year an a half before I got another dog. I lost my first baby girl to lymphoma too. She was only four years old. One day at a time and each day will get easier.