wow everbody, what a weekend...
first off, i'm at work doin the mechanic thing on saturday, when i get a text from the gf. its a pic of a couple cute little puppies, and she asks did i want one... so i call her, we talk: 'boy or girl'- girls; 'papers?' - yup; father on site, grandmother on site, well known champion breeder, international titles, police training titles, german shepard pups... then the kicker: 'how much?' out of respect for the kennel, i wont disclose the amount we were charged, but after we got one and i spent about a half hour with her, we had to go get the second... couldn't pass her up...
so on the way home after picking up the second pup, i get a call from my mom: 'we're at the emergency vet, we think Isabella might be put down soon...'
WTF??!! so we change course and make a beeline for the vet...
btw, this is when chris called and i said ' yeah we're still on for the lake'... sorry dude- was a bad scene when i got there and i wasn't ready for what was goin on- i promise i'll make it up...
anyways- my stepdad, who is a tough as nails retired apache pilot who's seen several wars, had buddies die in his arms, etc. meets us at the door and proceeds to ball his eyes out- i know now its not good...
when he is able to talk again we find out: kidney stones, tumors in spleen, throwing up blood- and she's 13 to boot- vet says we should think about lettin her go... half hour later i'm numb, cant imagine what life is gonna be like without Isabella around- she was a good dog: ibezen hound, sister to 'bunny' who won westminster best of show several years ago- a truly gorgeous animal who cant be replaced... but aren't they all??
anyways- thanks for lettin me share, and yeah i know: pics!
first off, i'm at work doin the mechanic thing on saturday, when i get a text from the gf. its a pic of a couple cute little puppies, and she asks did i want one... so i call her, we talk: 'boy or girl'- girls; 'papers?' - yup; father on site, grandmother on site, well known champion breeder, international titles, police training titles, german shepard pups... then the kicker: 'how much?' out of respect for the kennel, i wont disclose the amount we were charged, but after we got one and i spent about a half hour with her, we had to go get the second... couldn't pass her up...
so on the way home after picking up the second pup, i get a call from my mom: 'we're at the emergency vet, we think Isabella might be put down soon...'
WTF??!! so we change course and make a beeline for the vet...
btw, this is when chris called and i said ' yeah we're still on for the lake'... sorry dude- was a bad scene when i got there and i wasn't ready for what was goin on- i promise i'll make it up...
anyways- my stepdad, who is a tough as nails retired apache pilot who's seen several wars, had buddies die in his arms, etc. meets us at the door and proceeds to ball his eyes out- i know now its not good...
when he is able to talk again we find out: kidney stones, tumors in spleen, throwing up blood- and she's 13 to boot- vet says we should think about lettin her go... half hour later i'm numb, cant imagine what life is gonna be like without Isabella around- she was a good dog: ibezen hound, sister to 'bunny' who won westminster best of show several years ago- a truly gorgeous animal who cant be replaced... but aren't they all??
anyways- thanks for lettin me share, and yeah i know: pics!
