sadly yes we've lost just about as many over the years. 2019 was a terrible year we lost 3 that year...old age ( strokes etc) and one PTS.... it was just heartbreaking
In the last 10 years we've lost 6.... ( one got run over by a truck on the mountain dirt track...
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This is the 3 we lost in 2019 ...
Scruffy aged 13.. he's sitting quietly watching the goings on in my DD's grooming studio and had a stroke and heart attack the same night and died in her arms..... he'd been poorly for about a year prior... the most loving dog in the world...
Zeus our guard dog, who played like a puppy .. age 15 went from being very active to very poorly within months.. good age for a Doberman tho'..
...and the adored and adoring minky.. aged 15 the most stoical dog in the world.. had serious issues with arthritis and heart probs .. which was controlled very well by meds and she felt no pain, just had no energy in the end.. 10 mins of saying hello to people and she'd need to sleep for hours.. .. and no-one could love people more than the sweet natured Minky...
I hope they're all playing together in rainbow bridge with their other brothers who are there with them...all together....my lovely boys and girl , I hope I see them and their brothers gone before them when I leave this mortal coil...