She wasn't a good bird dog

[Irrelevant]

But she was my bird dog.

We jokingly named her Zoe Daddy's Little Princess as her akc name. I can count the number of birds she ever pointed on one hand. There was hardly a day that passed that I didn't cuss her. But her love for us was unconditional... and for that my love for her was deeper than I ever admitted. I miss you already Brown Dog...



I can't help but think of the Jimmy Stewart poem

 

[MTLabrador]

That’s a rough one man, sorry to hear it.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Aww shit man. I’m sorry.

 

[rtraverdavis]

Sorry, man. That’s got to be rough for the whole family.

 

[Irrelevant]

There was never a cuter puppy. Or a more ferocious squirrel chaser.

 

[Irrelevant]

I made a little memorial plaque for my office with the words of one of my favorite authors The Borealist.

Best Days

On our best days we are dog whisperers, shotgun wizards, cartographers of broken country. We move with poise and purpose, up steep chukar slopes, through thick grouse woods, out and over the windsw…

mouthfuloffeathers.com

Overlain on one of the pictures above

 

[huntandfly]

Looks like a life of love and memories that won’t be forgotten. It’s always tough to see them go, sorry man

 

[Irrelevant]

And now...


Just an empty bed...

This is the first dog of MINE that I've ever made the "decision"... I suppose it's part of #adulting and i should just Man Up, I mean you can't have the puppy without the "decision"... but my god does it have to feel like this?


I played fetch with her today...

As I dug her grave.

I got my morning loves...

Stubby tail wiggling to beat hell.

And now... she's just...

...gone.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

My heart goes out to you. It’s a bitch.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Damn!

 

[F250]

So sorry. It's a terrible thing to go through.

 

[Tiredofthebickering]

Man I'm so sorry. If it's any consolation, you made the right choice. I couldn't convince myself that my last good boy was ready to go yet and he passed away while I was still two days out of town on the way back from MT. It tore me up hard to not have been there for his last days. I still get choked up about it.

 

[duckhunt]

Very sorry

 

[manitou1]

I don't envy you friend.
I have one now that rips my heart out daily as I know I will have to say goodbye to her in time. She holds a special place in my heart.
Over the years I have had to bid farewell to these little buddies and each goodbye is as brutal as the first.

 

[Hunting Wife]

I’m so sorry. Never an easy thing.

 

[BackofBeyond]

Damn man, always a rough decision, and never gets any easier. My heart goes out to you.

 

[Raisin Bran]

I am sorry for your loss! Can’t stop tearing up feeling your pain Best regards in the healing process.

 

[BackofBeyond]

Damn man, always a rough decision, and never gets any easier.

 

[Hem]

The empty bed is gut wrenching.
Hang in there.

 

[noharleyyet]

Truly sorry Neffa...it's a much harder punch than expected