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Rubystars:

--- Quote from: Ari on February 27, 2008, 06:44:27 AM ---Rubystars, maybe after the grieving process you will feel differently, but I don't know.  Good luck in your decision, even if you stick to only a reptile pet. O0

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They're wonderful when they're young but when they're old you have to make all sorts of decisions about how long to let it go on and being responsible for the quality of another complex being's life like that, at the end stages, can be very stressful. I decided on no more dogs after Mikey about 4 years ago and I haven't changed my mind.

Boeregeneraal:

--- Quote from: Rubystars on February 27, 2008, 08:16:18 AM ---
--- Quote from: Ari on February 27, 2008, 06:44:27 AM ---Rubystars, maybe after the grieving process you will feel differently, but I don't know.  Good luck in your decision, even if you stick to only a reptile pet. O0

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They're wonderful when they're young but when they're old you have to make all sorts of decisions about how long to let it go on and being responsible for the quality of another complex being's life like that, at the end stages, can be very stressful. I decided on no more dogs after Mikey about 4 years ago and I haven't changed my mind.

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that's completely understandable Ruby!

newman:
Ruby,

I know it's gut-wrenching to lose a pet but the 15+ years of love and joy are worth the pain (as bad as it is).

I hope you get another warm-blooded pet. A big ginger tomcat like mine is great. Fixed-up toms are really affectionate and the ginger type especially so. Cats can live past 20 too.

Sarah:

--- Quote from: Skippy on February 26, 2008, 06:24:29 PM ---First of all Sarah your brother has a right to grieve over the lose of his dog. And allow him some understanding and compassion.


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I am a little taken back with the cold heartiness of your post. Is that what you learnt from Islam?


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I hope to teach my brother not to grieve to the extent that he does over the dog.
We both love animals.....very much indeed. Though most of ours are abroad.

This might not be the case for your animals but in Morocco, there are quite a lot of diseases and animals in general live a shorter life. There is medication and injections for the animals but not for dogs, cats etc because they aren't really domesticated to the extent they are in the west. I have seen a lot of animals die. The number of dogs, even though we've looked after them to our very best, have died......around at least 5 or 6. Some of you are saying that you had your dogs for 15 years!! No wonder you've grieved over them. The dogs we've had have only been around for a couple or so years, before they usually get into fights and catch diseases from other dogs, die when they give birth or stupidly go off into some other farm and drink weed killer from a puddle they think is water! However the dogs that we look after live a lot longer then those which are stray or looked after by other people in Morocco.

I am not cold. I get very attached to the animals and if i got extremely upset about every single one, i'd be a depressed maniac.
There was one time, when i loved this beautiful baby rabbit, and i even used to take it for adventures ;D .........next day it was dead, for no reason except illness :-\. I was extremely upset but at the end of the day it is God's will........animals die.

Sarah:

--- Quote from: Bullcat Jr. on February 26, 2008, 06:43:26 PM ---That is so sad Sarah  :(
I would  :'( and  :'( if anything happened to my dog.
You should be extra nice to him for awhile.
Maybe buy him a stuffed puppy in it's place  :)

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Yeah, i was a little more shocked than upset.

I'm sure your dog is very healthy and as long as you keep giving it the love and care which i'm sure you give very well, it'll stay good. O0  ;)

If I got him a stuffed puppy, he'd be like "Where is the reciept, i'll exchange it for a video game!". He is fine now.

The dog was cute though, he used to play football with us and pounce over the ball in defense whenever we came near. :)

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