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Silver
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:50 am    Post subject: Lost a good one Reply with quote
Dad's old cow dog met an untimely end yesterday morning. I live about a mile from his house and ole Ty spent a good deal of his time visiting over here, I think he really enjoyed the kids. He'd been getting slower and slower the last few years since he lost his leg, but he was still a valued family member and didn't deserve the fate he met. He had left our house early in the morning to head back to Dad's, possibly because he heard the commotion in the cows over that way. The wolves got him less than 200 yds from dad's house. We'll miss him for sure.

Ty a few years ago freshly home from the hospital:


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hopalong
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry, always hurts to lose a friend like that, Crying or Very sad
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Faster horses
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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Location: SE MT
PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
OH, NO!!! Crying or Very sad I'm very sorry. And you are right, he didn't deserve that
ending. Cry
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MsSage
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am so sorry. Sending prayers.
One small thing to think about.......he was doing his job in the end.
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gcreekrch
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a tough one Silver, by killing all the offenders you will never even the score.
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Nicky
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That is so too bad, I feel you all... Crying or Very sad
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hillsdown
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Location: Central Alberta,Canada
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am so very sorry too Silver, that is just awful . I am sure he is running and playing in heaven, and yes I do believe good dogs go to heaven .
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katrina
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Soo sorry to hear that..... We lost our dog this fall.... Just don't seem to want to replace him either......
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shiloh
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If I was you, I would start a wolf-hunting "business". Very Happy
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