I hate it when the family dog dies.-Page 2: Off-topic discussion forum: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine

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June 15, 2011 12:24 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

My dogs have promised me that they will never die.
June 15, 2011 12:36 p.m. RossD SuperDork

Sorry for your loss.

Now it's time to get a new puppy!
June 15, 2011 12:55 p.m. Karl La Follette Dork

His dog up and died 20 yrs later he still grieves
June 15, 2011 1:18 p.m. fromeast2west New Reader

I'm sorry for your loss, but I think it's good that your kids have this opportunity to learn about what death really is. As a society we've done a good job of insulating ourselves from death. Sure, we have fake death all around us, in movies, books and video games, but that just seems to make it more unreal.

I believe that we don't truly appreciate life without a real sense of death. We loose that connection to the continuity of human existence.

Pets are a great introduction to some important life lessons: responsibility, empathy, companionship, and even death.

I'm sure it was heart wrenching to have to tell your kids, but it will probably be good for them in the long run.
June 15, 2011 4:15 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm sure there will be another dog in our future. Anna was a rescue off the side of the interstate, the next one will be much of the same I'm sure.