A friend of mine has a 13 y.o black lab who is failing. I was in tears when she told me. They were our next door neighbors when they 1st got her as a puppy. I started thinking about my Hershey- who is 5. She is my best buddy.
Chickie waiting for some friends to fly in for lunch
Are these really mine, Momma!
Yes, they are, Grace!
Good job, honey. (She earned another title today...)
I have had a sad day today - I had to have my dear little Skye put to sleep. She has been with us for 18 years, and was most definitely the leader of my small pack!
She had been off colour for a couple of days, but was very listless on Sunday, and on Sunday night I discovered a very large and hard lump in her tummy that the vet thought could be a tumour on her mammary gland. (She showed no sign of that until Sunday.) She was in some discomfort, so we decided that the best thing for her was to end her discomfort.
As I write this through many tears that have been shed for her, I firmly believe that she is now much more comfortable, and back to her lively younger self where she can see, hear and run in the grass like she did.
I will miss her every day.
I've seen coyotes in my pasture before, but never two of them, and never in the middle of the day. I think one of them was limping a little, and as much as I dislike coyotes I hope it's ok. 
You know they're out there, but it's chilling to actually see them. We have them where we live, too. Jonas says Hello to Ivan!!
Welcome to the thread KAYzEyes!
those back shots!
LOVE THIS!!
My DH says that Ivan's a big horse. Is that true? How big is he? Would love to hear more about him. (Needless to say, I know nothing about horses - but wish I did!)
Yes, I do feel wistful when I hear of someone dealing with the loss of a pet. It makes me remember how it felt to lose my own. It's a crappy time of pet ownership, for sure.I do have one question for everyone on here. Whenever you hear of a fellow DISer or fellow pet owner losing a friend like this, do you find yourself overly emotional for the next few days?? Ever since I heard about this, I have become emotional towards my own dog who is barely even one year old and in good health. But I find myself thinking about that dreadful reality that is hopefully years away, and it almost brings me to tears. We become so close to our pets that it doesn't seem fair that we only get to spend such a short time with them. I've even been asking myself this week if I would ever get another pet after this one because the heartache will be too much. I know so much one here especially, we focus on the photography of our pets but I wanted to kind of touch on this subject so that it might help others and myself deal with this.
Almost six years later, it's very true. She's loved as much as they ever were. And she's doing a great job taking care of us, just as I knew she would. 
I like your pictures! This last one especially.
hjd0411, I am so sorry for your loss. She was such a beautiful dog. On a related note though, I do have one question for everyone on here. Whenever you hear of a fellow DISer or fellow pet owner losing a friend like this, do you find yourself overly emotional for the next few days?? Ever since I heard about this, I have become emotional towards my own dog who is barely even one year old and in good health. But I find myself thinking about that dreadful reality that is hopefully years away, and it almost brings me to tears. We become so close to our pets that it doesn't seem fair that we only get to spend such a short time with them. I've even been asking myself this week if I would ever get another pet after this one because the heartache will be too much. I know so much one here especially, we focus on the photography of our pets but I wanted to kind of touch on this subject so that it might help others and myself deal with this.
That's some good livin! 
