Carolyn Pike Roman wrote 02/14/2018 04:52 PM Dixon #405706 - 02/14/2018 04:52 PM
Carolyn Pike Roman Webboard User Reg: 03-20-2007 Posts: 559 Loc: San Antonio, TX Offline	Said goodbye to our beloved GSD mix, Dixon, yesterday. I adopted him along with his pal Jake (passed in 2016) from a woman going through a divorce when they were just under two years old. Dixon would have turned 13 this summer. He developed an aggressive tumor on his muzzle that ultimately led to our decision to keep him from any further pain. I am deeply saddened that cancer took yet another elderly but otherwise healthy (pet) member of our family from us. Other than this last, he was extremely healthy, great at snuggling and an altogether happy and steadfast companion. I took him for his last walk and he enjoyed a well-deserved meal of his secret favorites: plain cheeseburgers, fries and vanilla iced cream.
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Cheri Grissom wrote 02/14/2018 08:41 PM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405707 - 02/14/2018 08:41 PM
Cheri Grissom Webboard User Reg: 09-30-2010 Posts: 2609 Loc: Michigan Offline	Carolyn, I'm so sorry to hear that you have lost Dixon. It's just so darned hard when they are healthy otherwise, but we are forced to make that tough decision. FWIW, I think you did the right thing in sparing him any more suffering from the cancer. Dixon had a great life with you, as did his brother, Jake. I know he will be greatly missed.
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Bob Scott wrote 02/14/2018 10:19 PM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405708 - 02/14/2018 10:19 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	So very sorry for your loss and thank you for sparing him from further pain and suffering! old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Christina Stockinger wrote 02/15/2018 05:11 AM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405712 - 02/15/2018 05:11 AM
Christina Stockinger Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2015 Posts: 1619 Loc: Brazil, Bahia Offline	I too feel so sorry, Carolyn. I know it is a heartbreaking decision, but I'm sure you took the right one. Did he already have pains? Wonderful to read about his last walk and his favorites. I guess the for you awfully sad last moment passed very quickly for and without suffering for him,. just like falling asleep, no awareness it would be his last one. Yes you'll be very much longing for him, it's almost unbearable. But with time going on you will also see what a wonderful life he had for many years. I wish you so much that this thought will make you soon a bit happier again. “If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs, then you are a leader” – Rudyard Kipling
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Candi Campbell wrote 02/15/2018 10:50 AM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405714 - 02/15/2018 10:50 AM
Candi Campbell Webboard User Reg: 03-28-2013 Posts: 1571 Loc: Offline	Quote: Carolyn Pike Roman Said goodbye to our beloved GSD mix, Dixon, yesterday. I adopted him along with his pal Jake (passed in 2016) from a woman going through a divorce when they were just under two years old. Dixon would have turned 13 this summer. He developed an aggressive tumor on his muzzle that ultimately led to our decision to keep him from any further pain. I am deeply saddened that cancer took yet another elderly but otherwise healthy (pet) member of our family from us. Other than this last, he was extremely healthy, great at snuggling and an altogether happy and steadfast companion. I took him for his last walk and he enjoyed a well-deserved meal of his secret favorites: plain cheeseburgers, fries and vanilla iced cream. Oh Carolyn, it's just so hard to say Goodbye to our faithful four-legged friends, and extremely difficult to make that final decision -- Of course you did the RIGHT & LOVING thing to spare Dixon from pain & suffering ... Helping him Humanely over the Bridge was your last GIFT to him in this world, and he will Thank You for that in the next one, IMHO.
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Becky Niedbalka wrote 02/15/2018 01:13 PM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405715 - 02/15/2018 01:13 PM
Becky Niedbalka Webboard User Reg: 04-13-2016 Posts: 662 Loc: Churchill,Manitoba Offline	So sorry for your loss! He will be waiting on the other side of that rainbow bridge! I have always believed, when we pass, we reunite with ALL of our loved ones, pets included!
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Candi Campbell wrote 02/15/2018 02:27 PM Re: Dixon [Re: Becky Niedbalka ] #405716 - 02/15/2018 02:27 PM
Candi Campbell Webboard User Reg: 03-28-2013 Posts: 1571 Loc: Offline	Quote: Becky Niedbalka So sorry for your loss! He will be waiting on the other side of that rainbow bridge! I have always believed, when we pass, we reunite with ALL of our loved ones, pets included! AMEN
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/15/2018 03:49 PM Re: Dixon [Re: Candi Campbell ] #405717 - 02/15/2018 03:49 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Oh, Carolyn, I am so sorry. And so glad for Dixon that he had you to keep him from a bad death. I'm thinking of you ... we all know how hard it is to make that crucial decision (the decision that spares our dear friend but causes ourselves pain).
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tracey holden wrote 02/15/2018 08:26 PM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405718 - 02/15/2018 08:26 PM
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010 Posts: 1442 Loc: UK Offline	I'm so very sorry to read this, Carolyn, you made the only decision you could, saving your boy from a lingering and frightening end. I know it's no consolation for you now, but if he could thank you, he would. Sleep peacefully, Dixon, you have earned your rest in the sun at the Bridge.
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Carolyn Pike Roman wrote 02/16/2018 09:03 AM Re: Dixon [Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ] #405719 - 02/16/2018 09:03 AM
Carolyn Pike Roman Webboard User Reg: 03-20-2007 Posts: 559 Loc: San Antonio, TX Offline	Thanks you guys- I know you all understand how rough it is. The vet was helping us manage his pain pretty effectively until last weekend; the spark was just gone and he began having bad complications. It was a clear sign to us that it was time. Although it's definitely not the same, I have to say I'm glad we have Greta. I think coming home to no dogs in the house would have been even harder.
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