A month ago, I put my nearly 15 year old blue heeler down. I wrote an obituary and put it on Facebook and was overwhelmed with messages. I’d forgotten how many people had met Pancho. Every damned message and text helped. dbl is annoying as hell some times, but he’s shared Bear’s adventures here and if this thread helps, and I know it does, just let it help him. You guys bitching at him are dicks.
Bear is a legend on this board and one of the cutest dogs I have ever seen. I’m sorry he is gone DBL thank you for sharing so much of his life on here he was awesome.
Sorry you lost your dog DBL. start 10 threads if you want. Why are some people so worried about caring about letting others know they don’t care? Weird to me
Here lies a dog that never lost to Tennessee, sorry to see him go, seemed like a great boy Where’s that picture of him and mike the tiger?
Sorry for your loss DBL. Owning a dog will give you the best days of your life and one of the worst. "Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together...."
I have never seen this before so thank you for sharing. That’s awesome, but entirely way too early in the morning to be having these heavy if feels.
I didn't sleep worth a shit. He always made me sleep on my stomach so he could lay across the back of my legs. If I tried anything else he'd paw at my legs until I got right. Gracie asked for him when she got up. Told her again that he went bye bye. She just replied with "bye bye." House feels empty without him here.
Hang in there, man. My girl is about to turn 4 and I immediately dropped my other plans yesterday to come home and take her to the park, a lake she loves to run around, then the pet store after seeing this. I ended up crashing on the couch with her right when we got back. It's always hard losing a dog, and what Tiffin said is pretty spot on I believe. Just looking at the pictures you've shared made me realize I'm a subpar dog dad; you gave him one hell of a life and made a lot of memories.
:( Interested in if you guys think you'll try to get another dog right away or if you need to wait a bit. Don't think there's a right or wrong way. My dog (my mom's dog now) is 11 and for a Great Dane mix that's pretty old, so I know it's coming.
Our pug passed away in May of 18. We waited until about 4 months ago to get another one. I'm glad we did or our house would be really empty now. With Bear, idk. Long story short, the son of the guy we got him from contacted me in the last 6 months. Bear's brother was his favorite dog ever but he passed away at 7. He was amazed Bear was still alive. He has a grandson of Bear's brother, whatever that is called. If he breeds him, I'm in. Other than that, idk. I wouldn't think anytime soon. Wouldn't be fair to that dog.
You're a bad parent to your child and you should be ashamed. You gave up YOUR DOG but if you really love your fucking kid you'd give them up for adoption because you're obviously a psychopath.
I personally appreciate the thread. DBL and I have complete opposite views on the world and politics, but this thread has highlighted that we also have a huge common ground- we both love dogs and treat them like they are family. I think in this day and age we should be focused more on the things we have in common rather than focusing on the differences.
He was so sad when I'd leave him. Wife sent me this a few years ago when I was out boozing with the guys. I went home early.
I was one who started a thread a little over a month ago about losing my dog. Had I known there were this many dickheads on here who have to shit all over people going through a tough time, I would have thought twice about it. Sorry for your loss, dbl.
Looks like that is the only thread you'd ever started. Says a lot about how much you care for your pup. It was worse than I even thought.
On top of that the whole "this guy obviously doesn't have a child" shit when DBL has posted numerous stories and photos of his daughter and Bear together. I've heard stories about how shitty a person bing is but experiencing it for the first time is truly something else.
Me and dblplay1212 have disagreed about a lot and had some heated arguments but I've never doubted he is a good man with a big heart. When my best friend's son was going through treatment at St Judes for leukemia dbl didnt hesitate to help get people donating to the hospital and to the family. On top of that, Bear was part of this board for years. If this thread helps him cope than no one should fault him. Hell if posting a thread helps anyone deal with the loss of a loved one be it animal nor a person, they should absolutely do it.
DBL is the most scrutinized and berated poster on this board for really no reason No lie he has probably done more for other posters on this board than any person and probably more than some entire fanbases. Guy seems to have a good heart even with his bad posts which is more than most people on here who just seem to stink on ice But someone had to fart all up in this thread. Over the idea that there shouldn't have been a thread about it. Which is the worst take to have about Tmb, we have threads on everything
Hard to fathom getting mad about a bunch of 0s and 1s living on a server in a building in Arizona. 0s and 1s that represent the anonymous internet persona of someone you never met. Someone who had a great dog that brought much joy to his family and the board. Tell us again how you're not mad.
Bear was weird on who he would fuck with and who he wouldn't. Had several friends that he would intentionally fuck with. Like sit on their styrofoam cooler and crush it. Get in the coach and growl at then until they get off. But other animals, he was gentle to a fault. If he got off the couch to go lay in his kennel and found wife's cat in the kennel, instead of just rumbling in and making her get out, he'd come back to me and ow my leg until I got up to make the cat move. Once I made her move, he'd go get in his kennel. He could have eaten the cat but he wouldn't even make her move.
Just now catching up on this thread... I gotta say, having just lived this, I know you don't want to hear it, but I highly recommend you go and get a new pup at some point in the near future. The new one will never replace the old one, but I look at it as a way to honor the old one by passing on my love and affection to a new dog who needs it. And more importantly, my kid (and the other dog) absolutely love the new guy. Most mornings, the first word out of my kid's mouth is "Louie." I still don't feel whole, but for the rest of the family's sake, bringing a new dog around has definitely eased the transition. I wasn't ready for a new dog, but now after having him for a couple weeks, he's already a part of the family and I can't imagine life without him.
Appreciate the advice. We had a pug that passed away at 15 year back in May of 18. We waited over a year and got a new one, Max, a couple months ago. Having him here has definitely been a good distraction for her. She asks for Bear, like this morning she got out of bed saying his name and looking for him, saying "B potty, B potty". I think she thought he was outside. Told her Bear went bye bye and said let's take Max out. She said ok and we moved on. He's definitely a good distraction for her. I told him last night that now he has the biggest of shoes to fill. Hope he's up for the task.
Damn are y’all ok? The fact that it needs to be stated that it’s ok to mourn losing a dog makes me think some of y’all have some big problems. If you can’t feel that kind of love for a pet then I’m worried about you. Dbl, glad y’all already have another dog in the house. That’s my biggest advice - don’t have an empty house for too long. Hope you have some easygoing, happy days ahead to make it a bit easier/distract you some. Luckily our schedule this year should help with some of that.
Never understood the hate for dbl. Always comes across as a solid dude Spoiler even though he used to be an auburn fan Spoiler allegedly
I disagree with dbl on plenty of stuff, but he seems like good people, even if misguided at times. How anyone could have issue with him, or anyone, posting about losing a loved family member is dispicable. You have have issues with anybody, but FFS, show some empathy and compassion.
So sorry about your loss DBL. I remember when you first got that dog years ago. This thread reminds me to give Winnie an extra hug tonight. I cannot imagine my kids' reaction when she goes.
Capture everything. I have thousands of videos and pictures and I still have things I wish I had captured. Just Saturday night I was giving him meds and Gracie wanted to help. She was giving him sliced pork and just belly laughing when he'd chomp it out of her hand. Ended up giving him all the pieces I had sliced bc she wouldn't let me put it up. I'd give anything to have that on video. She may not remember him but there's enough pics and videos that she'll know who he was and how much he loved her.
He loved the sun. He'd walk out in the backyard and just sit and ponder life. Late afternoon we have one streak of sun coming through the front door. He'd lay in it.
I’m very sorry dblplay1212. This absolutely deserved a thread, I’ve known about Bear for a fucking decade now.
dblplay1212 I can't even honestly imagine how hard this is for y'all. I was pretty upset when Nymeria had to go back to the rescue and I only had her about 2 years and she was fine, just had to find a new home. I'd be devastated if Blue died and we've only had him about 7 months now. I'm glad y'all have the pug to help get through this. Definitely wise advise on taking all the pics and videos we can of them.
You’re in my thoughts, dblplay1212. I know the pain all too well as my Bully passed away a year ago, I got him shortly after you got Bear back in the day. It’s just going to hurt like hell for a while. I can still choke myself up if I think about him too much. I’m glad you all have a new dog in the house, that certainly helps and eventually you find your new normal. I ended up getting another German Shepherd a few months later and having them has helped a lot, I’ll always miss the hell outta that little meatball though. RIP Bear
dblplay1212 I need to stop looking at this thread cause it keeps making me tear up at work. I love English bulldogs and the bulldog I helped raised in college just got diagnosed with cancer (9 going on 10). Couldn’t work last week thinking about him. I’m making a 6 hr drive this weekend to midland to chill with him one last weekend. I have a 18 month bulldog of my own that I’ve been hugging extra tight since getting the news + your thread. Young jimbo sends his love to bear and the dbl family Spoiler