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In reply to the discussion: Pooper is gone [View all]iscooterliberally
(3,110 posts)24. That sounds like a really good plan.
I had the good fortune of getting "pulled over" while I was trying to go to work this morning. It was my neighbor's big old Golden Retriever named Wally. I gave him a bunch of pets and had a nice conversation with my neighbor. We used to have dogs too. I wanted to get another one, but the house we rent now doesn't have a fenced in yard. I suppose I would much rather be sad over the loss of a pet than never to have had one at all. Good luck to you!
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Non-pet owners have a very hard time imagining how intense the pain, but few of us here do not...
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#4
Not much that one can say, when you lose such a beloved companion. I lost my doggie after 17 years, and I'm still
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2024
#58
i realised that pets shorter lives mean you can have more + 'spares' are a great thing.
pansypoo53219
Feb 2024
#67