My Best Friend / find for sure

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

You won't believe it, and the mods won't think of it as a best find maybe, I don't care. I'm willing to bet some of you will agree is my best find EVER !

I got this little guy in 2006, in NFLD, I didn't take this picture but you can sure see how sweet he is



Can you believe someone just gave him up ?

My best fiend ever and companion, Bruce, as I named him has been helpfull on a couple of hunts, and has even found his own coin, A iron core dime has been stuck to his backpack. (with a magnet inside) albeit with a bad hair day



I still have the iron core dime he collected that day.

Another bad hair day while trout fishing, I asure you he doesn't care about his hair. He was waiting for a lady friend on shore.


He's been imprisioned, for no fault of his own, those ferry officials have no sense of hunor..only strict rules.


He has helped me with the wood...even though he wasn't a lot of help.





Sometimes he'd watch me dig a hole without too much interest.



And sometimes he'd just sleep.




And after only 8 very short years, he has refused to eat for the past week, and has been going down hill fast.
Having to say good-by to my best friend with such a very short life is hard to say the least.



I think it fair to say there is no human I will miss more.
I'm gonna miss you when your gone. Bruce

 

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[joeyfresh]

Dang Rick, I'm sorry to hear this. You sound like you were a great companion and it was very compassionate of you to put him down. I'm gonna give Thunder an extra bone tonight.

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Sorry for your loss Rick and your little buddy was a definitely a treasure it sounds, I am sure he will continue to watch over you ...

Smalltowngirl, THANKS, you must hang out in sections of the forum other than todays finds, I don't recall seeing your handle before.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

@ Gaspipe, THANKS

@ Ahab8, yes that would be a nice world

@ Piegrande, you made the right decision to get the chickens, dogs are social and wouldn't be nice to leave them for 8 hours a day alone, although some live on a chain for their entire lives.

@ Silver Mullet, Welcome to the forum, that song was one of my favorites, get posting, and don't get upset if someone has an "opinion" on here you don't agree with, 80,000 members it is bound to happen.

@ Darby, THANKS esp for the PM

@ Allen, THANKS he is (was) gorgeous, and a personality to match he never destroyed a single thing his original toy is as the day I brought him home with it.



"hugs" was his pillow, Bruce did give him a good shaking from time to time, but he's none the worse for wear.

@ Madforclad, THANKS, yes I have to remember the good times.

@ Joeyfresh, THANKS, compassionate, yes I guess, but at the same time, it somehow seems worse making the call of "when".

Hope I didn't leave anyone out.
Thanks to all, Your a good bunch of people.

 

[Klclark3]

Nice pictures and a sad ending I wish I never saw, I know what it's like to lose a good one, very good pictures also. Sorry to hear and may you be blessed.

 

[Brian C.]

You can not spend enough time with your best buddy. They are always there for you, I miss my last dog so much, I tattooed him on my arm, sorry for your loss.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Nice pictures and a sad ending I wish I never saw, I know what it's like to lose a good one, very good pictures also. Sorry to hear and may you be blessed.

Thanks Klclark, wish I never saw it either.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

@ Brian C, THANKS, "You can not spend enough time with your best buddy" No you can't and you can't go back in time. I do wish I had taken him with me a little more often. Had planned a overnight canoe trip up the local lake this year, and never got around to that either. A good lesson that we should not put off till tomorrow what you can do today, you may not get the chance.

Come to think of it, I'm quilty of putting many things off......

 

[Diggin Dude]

I'm very sorry for your loss, they are not just pets, they are family, the purest of unconditional love. May sorrow ease my friend.

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Smalltowngirl, THANKS, you must hang out in sections of the forum other than todays finds, I don't recall seeing your handle before.

I usually work behind the scenes here and skim thru the threads - I usually only post when something really catches my eye. I have 4 little dogs (Ella, Rango, Jaz and Blaze) and dread the day anything happens like this...

 

[aliciakay1981]

im so sorry for your loss, he was truely your best find, and from the sound of it you gave him a loving home and a nice life, thats something not to forget. It will hurt for a while, only time can make it better (((hugs)))

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

im so sorry for your loss, he was truely your best find, and from the sound of it you gave him a loving home and a nice life, thats something not to forget. It will hurt for a while, only time can make it better (((hugs)))

Thanks Alicia. Apparently it is going to take a lot of time, I really don't feel any better yet. Seems everything reminds me of him. With the exception of my MDing trips he was by my side 24 7 (I have a home business) No one follows me to the garden, no one bites me when I do leave, no one barks when a knock at the door. Yes we lost a few family dogs in my life, and many people too, all grand parents, uncles, aunts, and even some people (friends) I grew up with are gone too. With the exception of one of those this furry little bugger left the biggest hole in me.

 

[aliciakay1981]

I lost my best doggy friend 17 yrs ago, on thanksgiving day, i felt like a black hole had swallowed my heart, iv had dogs before and since but he was special, i understood him and he understood me, he was my shadow. Im not gonna lie, it still hurts to think about him, the memories are bitter sweet, but im glad i got the chance to have him around and wouldnt trade the time i had with him for anything, time does help. it will get better

 

[johnnyblaze]

Pretty sad man they are certainly our best friends...I love my dog more than myself..

He is too old to come hiking to cellars now..Old age is setting in but i know i gave him the best possible life he could have
and it looks like you did the same...

Here is my dog"Dweeb"....

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Thanks Johnny B.

I hope Dweeb (cool name) stays with you a long time.

When I did take Bruce with me detecting, When I'd dig a hole, I'd line it with plastic bag, and pour water in it so he could have a drink.

PLEASE ! take him (Dweeb) with you at least one more time detecting, I assure you, you will regret it if you don't. I wished I had done more for my Bruce, but it is too late for me.

"They" say men with small dogs are femine, (sp) well I say that's BS, as I had every intention of getting a boxer and naming him Bruce, (After my cousin who died early) but this little guy came into my life unexpectedly...he was given to me...what kind of person would I be if I said "NO" he's too small ? I "don't want him" ? For the record, I'd rather be a girl, than have no heart. And for the girls out there...don't judge a man by his dog...OK.

 

[jharboldt]

Animals give you all they have, their lives and the best memories. Im sorry he is nearing the end, but you have to remember you gave him the best life he could have. Sympathies.

 

[Minas man]

Rick I had sent this the day that I saw you in town, I was working on the roof, and I sent you an email that evening and have not head from you so when I saw this thread I thought I would copy and paste my original email.

Surprised to see you today Rick. I have not been detection very much this summer as busy with different projects. Sorry to hear that you lost your dog this week it is a tough thing to go through.
Hope you had a good day detecting.

Minas man

 

[mrcolin2u]

Hey Rick,
looks like you and Bruce had some good times and you took real good care of him. I feel your pain, they don't live as long as we want them to but that's nature I suppose.
I think you were both lucky to have each other.
Some people can't do this, but for my own healing I try and find a replacement from a shelter asap. You can save a life and help heal the pain. They will never replace what you lost ,but they all have something good to give back.
Best wishes
Colin

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

One Year Later...or 366 days

I had to say something...I re-read the whole thing...Thanks everyone OK
It's ridiculous to some...but I was his world, and basicaly he was mine for so long...well only 8 years, which I feel he was robed of a few.

Bruce...I'll never forget you.

New pic. that I have on a coffee cup.



God love you buddy,
Rest in peace.

Rick

 

[MineralsAndThings]

I'm so sorry and know what you are going through to a degree. It's different for all of us but my dog Skipper stopped eating more before we had to put her down also and that was a few months ago. It hurts watching them get old and I wish you the best I can in these hard times.

 

[Iron Patch]

Damn, I did not expect that sad ending.

Our dog I'm pretty sure is on his last legs. Will be very strange with him not around, but you just have to think of the good years you gave him.... and he gave you.

Well turns out he had one year left.