Good Bye, Dave

Dave - picture taken one week ago.

Today we finally had to put Dave down. Anne called me at work this morning and told me that he was limping badly with both front legs and feared that he might have fractured his leg, due to weakness of the bone from his bone cancer. A trip to the vet confirmed that we both agreed that it was Dave's time.

I regret that I could not be with Dave at the end, but with the amount of pain that he was probably having, it wasn't fair to Dave to prolong the inevitable any longer. We did the right thing. God bless you Dave- I will miss you every day.

Dave enjoying last winter's mega-snow storm with 24 inches of snow - January 2011.

So in the span of one month, we have had to put down both of our dogs. Don't feel sad, I am grateful for having Dave in our lives. We adopted him six years ago from a Golden Retriever rescue organization called "As Good As Gold" and we feel most fortunate that his previous owners were willing to give up Dave and let him be a part of our family. Rejoice in Dave's life, don't be sad. He had a lot of fun in life and he absolutely adored my wife Anne, following her everywhere she went. Farewell Big Guy.