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Lost my # 1 hunting partner ...
Topic Started: Jan 24 2008, 07:34 PM (1,394 Views)
R.J.
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My Sally is gone .... :(

She had some internal problems that finally caught up with her in the field late yesterday afternoon ...

Her spirit was high over the last few months , but she deteriorated rapidly in the last few weeks ...

A check up a few weeks ago confirmed what I feared the worse ... Most canine intestinal cancer is advanced when diagnosed resulting in a poor prognosis for recovery ... and with her age we decided to let her ride it out and enjoy her time in the field ..

She colapsed yesterday on a Jack Rabbit hunt with me ... I carried her back to the truck .... wrapped her in a blanket , and she drew her last breaths beside me as we drove to the vet ...

Here are some of my favorite pictures as tribute to my wonderfull Springer Sally ...

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She always worked hard ... never sherked a task ..

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Always determined on a retrieve ... fur or feather ...

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Dog tired after two days at Pelee or a heavy morning for geese ... She was always there for me ... I will miss her at my side ...

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In the last months she was losing weight and her back end was acting up more and more ... but she still enjoyed the advetures with her tag along buddy Spike

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I hope there is such a place and she can hook up with Mikey V. to continue the hunt ...

I miss her already .... :( :(
See Ya. RJ
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R.J.
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In Loving Memory ... " Sally Johnson " June 1996 - Jan 2008

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A poem that a friend sent me ...

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Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.

Do not break my spirit with a stick for though I should lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.

Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.

When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements. And I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land, for you are my god and I am your devoted worshiper.

Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food, that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life should your life be in danger.

And, beloved master, should the great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather, hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest and I will leave you knowing the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
See Ya. RJ
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Sorry for your loss RJ
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Sad when you lose a pet, they become part of the family.
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sorry about your dog RJ, I can honestly say that I know how you feel right now
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Dude, I'm so sorry about your loss.... Must have been hard when she passed away like that


So sorry man.. We're there for ya.. :crycry:
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Very sorry to hear that about Sally, R.J.

She went doing what she loved to do, and that's hunting with you.

One thing for sure, she left you with many great memories of the hunts and time spent together for you to look back on.
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I used to have a beagle that I had to put down due to illness and I unfortunately can understand your loss. "Godspeed Sally"
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a true heartbreak rj,sorry for your loss.
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I know how heartbroken you must be. My brother just lost his Springer "Bug" three weeks ago and they are just devastated. I feel for you.

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So sorry to hear about your loss, it is never an easy thing.

When they are called back they take a little of your soul with them, that is the pain you feel, but your memories will always keep her spirit alive.

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Sorry for your loss RJ ,I know how your feeling,I lost my best hunting partner a few years back,a 14 yr old springer,I`ve tried to replace her but my new dog isn`t half the dog she was.At least you know her last day was spent doing what she enjoyed.
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Sorry to hear R.J. She looks like a great dog.
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Sorry for your loss R.J. Sally was a true champion.
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Very sorry for your loss. They truly are one of the family. Looks like you have many fond memories to remember her by.
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Very Sorry for your loss R.J. She surely was a great dog.
We will miss her as well, in your great stories and pictures.
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That is sad, sorry about your loss. Having Sally out doing what she loved during her last days put a smile on my face. Great tribute and pictures!
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sorry for your loss RJ. What a great tribute. Thanks for sharing your memories of her with us.
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Thanks to all for your kind words and best wishes ...

I'm so sorry too see her go , but looking back , I'm glad she spent her last moments in the field and a quiet drive beside me before she drifted off ...

She will live on in the memories of friends and family ... Thanks again for your much appreciated condolenses and kind words ...
See Ya. RJ
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I know how you feel. It's going to take a long time. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, You will see your much loved pet again, because heaven is the place where all the dogs we've ever loved come to greet us> :bow: :thumbsup:
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Sorry for your loss, and such great pics.
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Sorry for your loss Rj, great pictures, and a lot of remembered hunts for sure.
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Sorry for your loss Rj. Looks like she was a great hunter and friend.
Just lost my hunting partner in the summer.
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Thanks again all ... My memories of Sally and other hunting dogs I've had , as well as my buddies dogs that have passed over the years , live on at hunt camp and other gatherings we attend .

As stories turn to " Do you remeber when this dog did this , or that dog did that " ... we honor them by never forgeting their efforts and adventures in the field .

Yep many of us share a common bond .... Having the privledge of spending time in the field with our devoted canine companions ... then before you know it .... they are gone :cry:
See Ya. RJ
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Sorry for your loss Rj, great pictures, and a lot of remembered hunts for sure.-CRAZY EIGHT
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RJ: thanks for adding the poem. Anyone know how to print/copy a single specific post on these forums. I'd like to have that poem. Thanks for help!
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crokit,

I sent you the instructions on how to go about it in a pm.
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:crycry: sorry for your loss RJ, great pics of her and lots of memories.
from some reason from August to November im always hunting i wonder why?


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What an awesome poem!!!!!!!
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My thoughts are with you! It will be my turn sooner or later :crycry: It's tough! but what is key are the great moments and the bad moments and the bad moments where she made your blood boil, but it turns out to be a great moment, Love her, remember her, talk about her woohoo but never compare her, She is one of a kind! Again sorry for your loss :(
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Sorru for your loss
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one great dog my friend! My condolences. Remember her hunting is now in a real good place.

I beleive that we will all catch up with our old hounds, pets and freinds in the great herafter.
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