We lost our grand dog this week
8 years ago
Our daughter's family had Cody since he was 6. He was a huge blonde Labrador retriever mix, maybe 125 pounds before he got sick. He was nearing 15 and had lost his appetite, at first they thought it was the new Rachel Ray food that they were trying out, but then he wouldn't eat his old type of kibble either. The vet found a tumor in his abdomen, inoperable because the anesthesia would have been too risky given his age. Once the light went from his eyes and he could no longer walk around easily, they had to make the difficult decision to have him euthanized. They made his last day the best that they could. They took him to the park for a swim and he even caught the frisbee once, my son in law had to pick him up to put him back into the van. He ate the biggest bacon cheeseburger that they could find and then they went to the vet. Our daughter stayed with him while her husband waited with the kids in the waiting room.
The kids are pretty upset and grieving as we all are. We'll really miss Cody, he was a great dog. May he rest in peace and be out of pain now.
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Comments (16)His points are well taken in some cases but seriously biased and miss entirely the point of using honeybees for pollination. There are no other pollinators - native or imported - that can be brought together in sufficient numbers to support economic pollination of the mega plantings farmers must grow to be competitive. Native pollinators are entirely inadequate for production of almonds as an example. The same is true for production of blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, cherries, and apples. There is a bit of wriggle room in this since orchard mason bees can be grouped together into nesting boxes that would permit them to pollinate some crops but the expense of doing so is currently significantly higher than the cost of honeybees. He is perfectly right that we import most of our honey. That is a crying shame in my opinion. We are perfectly capable of producing honey here in the U.S. and did produce all we could consume plus enough to export until about 30 years ago. That is when China and a few other very low cost countries began to ship honey into the U.S. at prices that were below the cost of production in the U.S. which drove our honey producers out of business or forced them to change their business from honey production to pollination. Taken all in all, they guy's arguments don't stand up to intense scrutiny, but only a beekeeper would recognize the fallacies in his arguments. My 12 colonies are doing fine thank you. I inspected one colony yesterday and reversed the brood chambers to get the queen to lay eggs in a different part of the hive. DarJones...See MoreWe're afraid we've lost our female bluebird
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Comments (2)Hi tash72, I am so deeply sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing your wonderful memories here with the rest of us. There is nothing that will ease the initial pain. For me, I feel a little better knowing that every day here brings me a little closer to the day I will be with my beloved Momma again. Your words above brought to mind a short poem I came across, well before my Momma passed away, and for some strange reason, I kept it. We lost my brother to murder a little over two years before my Momma passed so it just seemed to fit my particular situation. I felt better knowing that one day my family WILL be united again :) My family chain is broken, things will never be the same. But as God call us one by one, my chain will link again. The last year has been quite a struggle for me so I can relate alot to how you are feeling and I pray you find some measure of peace to live your live with happiness as you know your Father would have wanted for you. (((Hugs to you & your family))) Lisa...See MoreOur dog is lost...
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