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After growing up and loving dogs all my life I don’t think I can have another. The end tail is just too sad seeing them deteriorate and eventually be put to rest and it just guts me so badly. 10ish years is simply not long enough of a lifespan and it feels cruel growing so attached then having to say goodbye to a family member again and again like deja vu after the 3rd dog I had and loved (German Shepards and Pitbull rescue)

Rest In Peace my old best friends, you’ll never be forgotten.

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My mom used to say watching a dog's life is like seeing a condensed version of our own journeys. Through infancy and adolescence into old age.

You're right to say it's hard, but so is life. The companionship is worth the grief for me.

Same. But the real reason why were getting two more is that we have space in our homes and our hearts for two dogs, and the dog rescues are overflowing. We choose greyhounds because the the racing industry is horrible and the dogs get treated like shit. As long as dogs need homes and we are able to provide one, we'll have dogs.

Your dogs will have been born anyway, the only difference is that you won't get to know him and he won't get to know you. It's just as sad either way. Don't rob yourself of being in their life and having them in your life.

This hit in a different way

I never miss an opportunity to share this eulogy I found a few years back, written way back in the 19th century: https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/MDH/EulogyoftheDog.pdf

This is beautiful, thanks for sharing.

It's a very painful experience.

It took me a surprisingly long time to come to terms with my first dog's death. But the memories have made it all worth it.

Yeah I’ve never cried that hard in my life, to go through this every 10ish years is brutal for me, especially after my 3rd dog passed it really made me pause and not get run out and get another doggo (~4 years since my good boy passed away)

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