RIP Bentley

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  1. Nov 27, 2018 #1
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    My best friend of 17 years is now in heaven. I couldn’t watch him suffer anymore and had to let him go. It’s the hardest thing I have ever done.

    Bentley was the smartest, funniest, most loving dog I have ever known. His spirit is unbroken and will live on forever. The little guy was too stubborn and had so much fight he wouldn’t go until we were ready to let go. Today was the last day I was able to physically hold him, but I will hold him in my heart for eternity.

    RIP Bentley aka Billy aka BFF
     
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  3. Nov 27, 2018 #2
    ChavezyChavez

    ChavezyChavez Well-Known Member

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    Sorry for your loss man. RIP Bently.
     
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  5. Nov 27, 2018 #3
    MrBigglesworth

    MrBigglesworth Well-Known Member

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    He had a great life DP - dogs love being loved and he obviously was...
    Sorry Pal.

    Good Dog Bentley
     
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  6. Nov 27, 2018 #4
    Iggy

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    Sorry for your loss DP. 17 years...Wow. Sounds like he had a great life and was lucky to have you.
     
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  7. Nov 27, 2018 #5
    DawnPatrol321

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    Thanks guys, he was spoiled rotten and had an amazing life. It’s too bad pets don’t live as long as humans but I wouldn’t want him to live without Mom and Dad either, so it’s probably better this way, as much as it hurts.
     
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  8. Nov 27, 2018 #6
    sisurfdogg

    sisurfdogg Well-Known Member

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    That really sucks. It can be brutal deciding when you have to do right by your trusty companion and ease him to the other side. You did the right thing. Peace and waves my friend.
     
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  9. Nov 27, 2018 #7
    sisurfdogg

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    I was doing tai chi on the beach early the other morning, and an old guy was walking up the beach, with his dog. It was a standard poodle, and she was walking more slowly and more gingerly than the old fella.

    I asked him as they passed by, "hey, did you get her when you were a kid?" He started laughing pretty hard, then said " I wish they lasted as long as we did."

    Truth.
     
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  10. Nov 27, 2018 #8
    DawnPatrol321

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    I appreciate that. We did it in the comfort of our home, in our arms, with light jazz music playing. I made sure to give him one last bath after one last walk in the yard. The mobile vet was very compassionate and made sure he didn’t suffer. He is being cremated on his favorite bed. We were able to make a clay imprint of his paw in the oven.
     
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  11. Nov 27, 2018 #9
    Yankkee

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    Class & compassionate & deeply caring all the way, DP. You & your wife were awesome parents to that wonderful guy Bentley. Don't think he didn't brag about you guys to the other 4-legged miracles in the 'hood, neither.

    Terrible & gut-wrenching. To make that brutal decision & put an end to his brief suffering, shows the soulful people that y'all are: Bentley is first & foremost.

    I'll only have one question for St Peter at the gates, if I ever get that far: why did you make dogs have such short lives compared to humans when the dogs deserved to live forever?
     
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  12. Nov 27, 2018 #10
    DawnPatrol321

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    Well said, thank you again for all your support.
     
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  13. Nov 27, 2018 #11
    JayD

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    Eternal Bentley Barrels...R.I.P. little shredder!
     
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  14. Nov 27, 2018 #12
    Kanman

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    Sorry for your loss brother. I know the pain... Lost my dog last year to cancer. He was my best friend. Letting go was one of the hardest thing I have ever had to do. He’s always here with me in spirit, and I know your pup will be too.

    Be happy for the memories you shared and the great life you were able to afford him. Carry his legacy onwards with grace and gratitude! He’d want you to.
     
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  15. Nov 27, 2018 #13
    Zeroevol

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    Sorry for your loss brother!!!
     
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  16. Nov 27, 2018 #14
    DawnPatrol321

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    Thanks bro, and sorry to hear about your best friend too.
     
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  17. Nov 27, 2018 #15
    DawnPatrol321

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    Thanks Z, he was the coolest.
     
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  18. Nov 27, 2018 #16
    LBCrew

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    Definitely a tough call, and I feel you, brother. I feel you.
     
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  19. Nov 27, 2018 #17
    DawnPatrol321

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    Tough call indeed. He was diagnosed with kidney failure back in May, plus he had Vestibular disease aka old dog syndrom for 3 years, and he was nearly blind as a result and lately was having seizures. He stopped eating in recent days, and wouldn’t drink water the last couple days. He was weak and hardly able to stand / walk. The light in his eyes went dim, so I knew it was time.
     
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  20. Nov 27, 2018 #18
    La_Piedra

    La_Piedra Well-Known Member

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    Pets are like kids, very painful to lose.

    my condolences amigo
     
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  21. Nov 27, 2018 #19
    DawnPatrol321

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    Our only kid, since we do not have any human children. Thank you.
     
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  22. Nov 27, 2018 #20
    smitty517

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    Sux. Looks like an awesome dog. Sorry.
     
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