Facing one of the saddest days in years

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Beautiful picture, Jeff.

Don't forget, you're their best friend too.

It's time like this that make me feel as if they mis-placed thier trust, Steve.

It's always a matter of 'I could have done more but....'
You never plan things to go as they do. Things just have a life of thier own.
Then you end up exactly where you never planned on being from the start.


I knew this day would come sooner then later.
I knew the pain would be here to greet me like an old and hated enemy.
And I knew from day one that there was not a thing I could do to stop nor delay it.

None of that changes the fact that I shared a very special bond with both Babe and Storm.

I'm a better person for the time I was given with both of them.
And I'll always know just how much they changed me.

I figure I'll always be a Richard in ways. But they helped me care about things when it matters.

[Jimbuna]

For me dogs always expound the term 'Semper Fi' to the highest level Jeff.

Take strength and pride from what input you had in the relationship

[Alex]

You've got the luck to live a great adventure with him, and he's got quite some good luck too, to have you as a friend and master. Just be sure that you two are in my thoughts, my friend.

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Honor him for his loyalty, and when your ready, find and raise a new dog.

And I join Ducimus on that. Keep that lot of good memories close to you with a new dog, so that they never get old.