This was a very sad day for both of us as we had to say good bye to our beagle Rip. This morning he was not able to move. His rear was paralyzed, and he seemed to have some neurological damage affecting his whole right side. John took him to our vet in Cobleskill, and he agreed that the only thing to do was to put him down.
Rip (Stone Apple Rip) was born on June 2, 1999. He was bred by Brian Tallman, and he was out of FC John's Buck VII and Cedar Ridge Diamond Ring. We will write more about him soon. A very smart, affectionate dog, a gentle soul, he will be missed a lot by us and our dachshunds.
Good bye Rip, sleep tight.
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| This is one of my favorite picture of Rip - it was taken on the New Year's Eve 2010. |
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| Rip's last picture - April 4, 2011. |
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| Rip and Paika are having a taste of ice and snow - April 4, 2011. |
Rip had many good years with you and John and now he can run all the rabbits he wants, if dog heaven is what we humans would like to conceive it as. Sorry to hear he's gone.
ReplyDeleteMy sympathies to both you and John. It's never easy to lose a faithful fur friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teddy and Maribeth. Your warm words mean a lot to us.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites for you:
ReplyDelete“A dog does not live as long as a man and this natural law is the fount of many tears. If boy and puppy might grow to manhood and doghood together, and together grow old, and so in due course die, full many a heartache might be avoided. But the world is not so ordered, and dogs will die and men will weep for them so long as there are dogs and men.”
-Ben Ames Williams
Old Tantrybogus, 1920
J.R.,
ReplyDeleteHow very true!
Thank you so much.
Jola and John,
ReplyDeleteVery sorry for your loss...I know how much Rip means to you, and as you know I have a soft spot in my heart for beagles.
You were very fortunate to have such a cool dog.
Sad news for sure as it's easy to see how much you folks love your dogs.
ReplyDeleteJustin
Jolanta & John,
ReplyDeleteWe are sorry to here that Rip has passed away, We know how much he means to the both of you.
Joe & Teri Burns
I have grieved for every lost dog. There are no words for it. Those of us who live on, suffer. Those who die are happy in the hereafter that we don't understand. But we who live on miss them!! My heartfelt condolences to you.
ReplyDeleteI have grieved for every lost dog. There are no words for it. Those of us who live on, suffer. Those who die are happy in the hereafter that we don't understand. But we who live on miss them!! My heartfelt condolences to you.
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