Pets- saying goodbye

Last Rides

The day is fast approaching when I'll have to help Reagan the Wonder Dog ... move on.  I'm not going to go into the whys and wherefores, except to say I'm steeling myself to face different times, and do my duty in the process.  As a lad I brought gramps his gun so he could take care of Shep (actual name), a farm dog that crawled under the porch to die, and was whimpering something awful..  Gramps explained that it was his obligation - our obligation - to our pets to help them in their misery.  When it was done, I crawled under and pulled Shep out so we could bury him (so he didn't stink the place up in reality).  Hopefully I'll be up to manning it out myself.  .22, prolly.  I looked up "euthanizing your dog," and came across this thread . “   Answered by gotitan  on May 30, 2008, 06:44AM I am dealing with the grief right now .and will step up to my responsibility today personally ( many hate guns and do all they can to keep others from having them, but they will call others(911) with guns to protect them, or the rich will hire an armed guard with fire power).To you PETA folks,or those who will spend thousands on vet care for a dog or any other animal I am sorry for your distorted world view that animals are like humans,created in the immage of our GOD).Yes they have spirits, but not souls!I think Dogs and horses were created for man to serve him, and not as herd farm animals for food.  Personaly I know a 38 cal does immediatly shut down the central nervous system...thus its humane, but ONLY for those responsible to handle a firearm safetly and responsibly...not a thing for you city or suburban dwellers. Answered by skitzykittie on Jun 25, 2008, 05:02PM People who euthanize need to be beat. Do we kill our homeless or crackheads or folks on welfare with 10 kids not giving a damn? Medical situations at a VETRANARIAN's office ok. But JimBob takin Ol Yeller out to shoot him in the head cause he's too cheap or dumb to consider a kinder option than making that animal watch their owner whom they trust point blank shoot them or even worse.. shoot them and them suffer if they don't die instantly? You don't know, you haven't been shot, they may suffer. Wow. Have some morals and be a kind person. Sorry.. I'm pretty solid on how I feel about that.. everyone's entitled to their opinion though, even if it is wrong like with euthanasia supporters or practicers. :-) ” In every facet of daily life anymore,  I have to deal with the kitzykitties, and Judy Kimeldorfs who, without experience, without anything but their "feelings," will nevertheless wag fingers and utter pasty face nonsense at me.   I don't care if they're well meaning.  Well meaning will kill us all. Don't crawl under my porch is all I'll say.