Re thread No 43070

that's a wonderful Ross, thanks for telling us.

kind regards,

Jeremy.

Ross
Your more than welcome

Doug

Thank you for letting us know. I have checked back a couple of times to see how you went. Sounds like you are holding up well. Will keep thinking of you.

Sorry to hear about your mate Ross. We have been through it 3 times now and it's a sad old day.

Here's something I tripped over a long time ago that might sum up how we feel about our "Mates"

Cheers, Wayne

"The best friend man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son, or daughter, that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and good name may become traitors to their faith. The money a man has he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our head.
"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only to be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince.

"When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wing, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

"If fortune drives his master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies,. And when that last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there, by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true, even in death."

--Senator George Graham Vest, speaking to a jury about Old Drum, shot in 1869. Johnson County Circuit Court, Warrensburg, Missou

Hi Ross, I like others had checked the other post to see how you fared. Definately a sad time for you and your family. Thanks for letting us know the outcome.

Cheers

Deanna

Dear GU Nissan,
I have done what you have 5 times in my life and never once have I said "thats it no more", for the love and companionship they give, I always get strait "back on the bike".

Our house is not a home without a four legged mate around. My current dog is without doubt a true friend as all the others have been.

I will, without doubt, be torn apart again with her passing, but thats the price we have to pay for the love they give, & I will always pay that price for the rewards that it gives.

I have my own pet cemetry out the back and ALL my mates are still with us in that way.

Nothing I can say will change the way you feel right now, but get "back on the bike" mate, thats how i cope.

Colin + (Suzie, Gypsy1 & 2, Shultz & Trixy) also Amber sends a woof.