my current flea farm is almost 13 yrs old, and has driven me nutz fer about 40 yrs ,,lololol, She's been a great dawg, just older now , sits, lays behind my wheelchair down at my desk most every evening, her legs don't work grest anymore , but she tries. She's my third dog here , and they've all been tha love of my life . But soon her time will come too, it'll be a sad day in this house when she passes, but , life will go on , just ,no more dogs fer us.Me 'n wife have harboured dogs fer a long time ,, a house without a dawg is empty .
Just wazza topic on my mind fer now..
I like most dogs more thasn I like most people ..

such sad thoughts, but realistic. I know we will all get to a point where we wonder if our pets will outlive us and how do we time it right. Maybe fostering could be the answer. Think about it. And you given me pause to think about it, too.

Yes, my little sweet Daisy is going to be 14 in December and has slowed down. After the death of our son three weeks ago and now looking at this sweet old girl of ours, it's just too much to think about.

Me too.
I can't imagine a happy life without a dog...

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." Roger Caras

Ditto from me as well … and I am not even a dog person.

I know have four of mans best friend! Just got an Irish Wolfhound pup (13 weeks old) with a little Great Dane mixed in. I already had a Newfie, Rottie/Shepherd, and an English Mastiff. My Mastiff named Georgia is only 3 and has had cancer twice and now has two more tumors and I will have to let her cross over the rainbow bridge sooner than I ever thought. I couldn't ever imagine not having dogs. The love you give them is given back 10 fold if not more!

Great topic Mopar, double ditto what everyone said

I was with my last two when their god called,I'm notta church person, but prayed fer / with them at their last moments here .
Now , my time is getting closer , so, I think about stuff that was never on my mind 5-10-25 yrs ago. We all do, but my health has been bad lately, and my mind plays games on me..
I struggle to get off my bed most anyday,,as does my current dawg,,I know how she feels.but we both carry on as best we can,,
wE WERE ALL GIVEN AN EXPIRATION DAY WHEN BORN ,,SOME COME SOONER THAN OTHERS,, JUST DO THA BEST YA CAN WITH YOUR TIME HERE ..

I have always felt that "dogs don't live long enough for as attached as we get to them".

Ya give dawgz their best time on earth as ya can,, , then keep them in your memory for tha rest of your time here ,.

Cats ,, well, you decide