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    • veloaudioV
      veloaudio
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      Long drive on Saturday (13 hours round trip) to pick up our new member of the family. A Belgian Malinois named Kodi.

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      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
        Filthy2123ozjunkie
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        New phone means new cat pics.

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        • Bfd70B
          Bfd70
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          Her given name is Tie dye but everyone (me and the missus) call her BG shorthand for Big Girl.
          She’s easy and pretty happy to see me at feeding time. Doesn’t much care if we leave for a day or two.

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            sabergirl
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            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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            • Clint_DC
              Clint_D
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              This little monster got to play in the water the other day.

              ATX IH Hoarder

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              • motojoboboM
                motojobobo
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                Our yorkie napping in the sun next to my shoeshine box.

                I’m in the midst of my yearly cleaning/conditioning job on all things leather.

                The journey is the objective.

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                • Matty123M
                  Matty123
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                  My old boy

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • mclaincauseyM
                    mclaincausey
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                    Here's my poopies…

                    Think it, be it.

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                    • S
                      Sage954
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                      Visiting some friends. Who doesn’t like puppies. 4 weeks old

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                      • tfahey00T
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                        Bob and the lady (not pictured) and I at the park on a beautiful day last weekend. Wearing my new 888-XHSibs. They’re a bear in the summer but they’re surprisingly cool. I guess they’re so thick the sunshine can’t heat them up

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                        • BD81B
                          BD81
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                          R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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                          • xtcclassicX
                            xtcclassic
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                            Me & Zoey ❤️❤️❤️

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                            • ChapC
                              Chap
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                              Yoghurt pots should be cleaned for recycling

                              God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                              • mclaincauseyM
                                mclaincausey
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                                The latest pup-date:

                                Typical Otis and Bess snuggle:

                                Bess boxed Otis out and hogged the window:

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • DougNgD
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                                  A week and a half ago we had to let go of Hex.

                                  We found a bump on his head a month ago, immediately took him to the vet. Vet said it was most likely a knock on his head, and gave us some steroids to treat it, but less than a week later, it was bigger.

                                  I'll fast forward through all the ensuing vet visits. Turned out to be an incredibly rare and insanely aggressive cancer. Hex was getting CT scans multiple times a week and if you flipped through them fast enough you could see the tumor growing daily. From the time we first saw the bump to it being inoperable without risking brain damage was less than 14 days. The tumor had literally eaten 25% of his skull.

                                  We made the decision to let him go on a good day before he started having seizures. My wife and I took a week off to do bucket list things with him and have all the people who have loved him see him one last time. I think more people came by to say goodbye than showed up at my wedding. The vet came to our house and we euthanized him in our living room, with Jody and I telling how much we loved him as his heart stopped.

                                  Things are finally getting back to normal around here. His sister is starting to eat again. She's been kind of lost. Jody doesn't cry every day anymore. But I haven't had a good night of sleep in four weeks.

                                  When we got the death sentence from the vet, I immediately put down a deposit for a new pup with our favorite breeder. Jody has been wanting a pup from a particular sire for a few years, and he's retiring in Jan. I just knew that I wouldn't be in any mood to look for a second dog anytime soon after Hex passed, so I front loaded that. It was a good move, it's really weird only having one dog. We've been putting together a list of things that we did right with Hex that we would do again and things we will be sure to never do again.

                                  Also: everyone should have veterinary insurance. We blew through 5k in three days. We were looking at another 15k if we had another week to treat. We only paid 10% of our bills thanks to insurance.

                                  Thanks for listening.

                                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                    sabergirl
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                                    Oh man, I’m so sorry. It’s never easy to say goodbye, but so sudden is the hardest. My heart is with you.

                                    We had to put down Nico a little over a month ago. He was very old, though, and had been struggling with heart/lung issues for quite some time.

                                    Hex was obviously very lucky to have you.

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      I'm so sorry Doug.  On a positive note, I was one of the few at your wedding 😃 😃 😃 😃

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Damn. Sorry to hear that. Godspeed, Hex!

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • JDelageJ
                                          JDelage
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                                          I'm very sorry for your loss. I had to have a cat put down due to bone cancer several years ago and I'm still missing him. I'm sure you gave your dog a very happy life, and that's the best we can do as pet owners…

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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