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We let Buddy go this afternoon.  He died in my arms in the park at 2:47pm.  This wasn't just my dog.  He was my friend.  I cherished every last minute with him and am so grateful for his life.

I was living with my parents in 2016 outside of Mineola, Tx.  The highway intersection near their land was a common area for people to abandon their dogs.  One day we were looking out the front door and saw this little guy coming up the driveway and headed to the barn.  My mom started putting food out and every day moved his bowl a little closer to the front porch.  He was ours from that time on.  My mom passed away in 2021 and I promised I would take him after she was gone.

He never barked or made much noise.  All he wanted was to eat, sleep, go outside, and occasionally go to the park.  But most of all he was there watching his Longhorns every step of the way with the occasional half time nap.  I will miss you the rest of my days.

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We let Buddy go this afternoon.  He died in my arms in the park at 2:47pm.  This wasn't just my dog.  He was my friend.  I cherished every last minute with him and am so grateful for his life.

I was living with my parents in 2016 outside of Mineola, Tx.  The highway intersection near their land was a common area for people to abandon their dogs.  One day we were looking out the front door and saw this little guy coming up the driveway and headed to the barn.  My mom started putting food out and every day moved his bowl a little closer to the front porch.  He was ours from that time on.  My mom passed away in 2021 and I promised I would take him after she was gone.

He never barked or made much noise.  All he wanted was to eat, sleep, go outside, and occasionally go to the park.  But most of all he was there watching his Longhorns every step of the way with the occasional half time nap.  I will miss you the rest of my days.

Hook em Buddy. Sounds like an amazing friend. 

Give 'em hell, Buddy.

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Good boy, Buddy.

On 12/30/2023 at 2:06 PM, Elvis said:

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We found his antlers with the Christmas decorations.  Still got it!

 

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10 hours ago, Elvis said:

We found his antlers with the Christmas decorations.  Still got it!

 

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Outstanding name choice.

Cross-posted from the Holiday Insanity thread. Just missed a shot of Archie mounting Maeby while she bathed Gracie. Would have been a Christmas card finalist for sure.

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A little futbol on a nice chilly day. Brie loves this weather. You can see she has an extra bounce in her step when it’s this brisk. 

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4 hours ago, hookemATL said:

A little futbol on a nice chilly day. Brie loves this weather. You can see she has an extra bounce in her step when it’s this brisk. 

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Is it too late to get Brie on the 26 US Team? She's the ball defender/possessor we need in the World Cup.

Ollie should work for the post office, because no bad weather will keep him from his appointed rounds. 
 

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job done

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Guess I'm just going to crash on the sofa rather than wake her.

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We said goodbye to my pup, Ranger, Friday night after 14 wonderful years.  I can’t find the words that are sufficient enough to describe this glorious pup and the pain of his loss, but I’m sure most of us understand the sentiment I’m searching for here.  

Aside from being generally awesome, I must say he was also a damn handsome dog. Couldn’t take him in public without at least one person, often more, commenting on or asking about him.  And I’m not just talking about pedestrians.  On our daily walks, at least one person would slow down/stop and ask from their car.  During the last snowpocolypse,  Ranger was solely responsible for delaying neighborhood power restoration for a good 10 minutes as a work crew paused to play with him.  This included the guy in the bucket who hurriedly lowered himself down shouting “hang on! I want to pet him!”  Even his last day with us, someone stopped their car to praise him.  He never lost his charm.  I always thought that’s what it must be like to have movie star looks. Lord knows, I wouldn’t know any other way.  

He was gentle with kids and family and fiercely protective when he felt the need.  Which was more often than not directed at Halloween inflatables, the occasional coyote we might encounter, and anyone who dared knock on the door.  He relished in checking the mail and his size intimidated door to door salespeople enough to cut short any sales pitch.  

He was all these things and so, so very much more. We loved him so. 
 

ETA Many thanks to Aggys and Sooners for doing their part to ease the pain.  It was much appreciated.
 

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Aww, dammit.  So sorry, Chewy.  It seems like Ranger has been here and on the Shag forever.  

Good Boy, Ranger.  

Such a noble boy.  Picture of him kissing the baby is PRICELESS and an heirloom for that child.  Good boy Ranger-say hello to Callie, Magic, Bailey, and Zeke for me. And you are correct, chewy, the words cannot describe the hole in your soul feeling, but we who have lost a beloved canine kid understand completely.

Friend’s wife decides to take their dog for a quick walk before they leave town. Then decides it is ok to let him off leash near the neighborhood pond full of ducks….

two straight hours later….

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he came out when he got tired

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my Sadie sort of did the same thing about 10 years ago when I visited my brother.. his lab didnt really care about chasing the ducks... but loved walking up to the pond and sit and watch them.

 

my idiot Sadie loved chasing my brothers lab, and that worked great when Maddie was retrieving a ball... Sadie never retrieved a damn thing her whole life...

 

so he Maddie her off leash. I did as well... and my idiot ran after Maddie... and blew right past her when she saw the geese and ducks in the small pond.... got soaked... swam after them for like a minute... the ducks of course were hauling ass to the other side of the pond  I was yelling but She DGAF....

and she realized that she wouldnt catch them... so she turned around and i had to haul her ass out of the water because there wasnt a shoreline, just a dock... got soaked, she immediatley shaked, got more soaked... and we went back to his place to give her dumbass a bath. 

lesson learned... dont let a lab near ducks. 

Wife has discovered ChatGPT  Rosie and Roxie 

 

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These two were waiting at my door when I got home from work. They had three chihuahua friends with them.

 

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“Hello, Sirs. We're making just a brief call to share an important message with you."

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Harvey and I had a great walk this morning.

 

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Harvey is not impressed with the nudie suit. 

On 12/21/2025 at 7:11 PM, Chewy's Hairy Horn said:

We said goodbye to my pup, Ranger, Friday night after 14 wonderful years.  I can’t find the words that are sufficient enough to describe this glorious pup and the pain of his loss, but I’m sure most of us understand the sentiment I’m searching for here.  

Aside from being generally awesome, I must say he was also a damn handsome dog. Couldn’t take him in public without at least one person, often more, commenting on or asking about him.  And I’m not just talking about pedestrians.  On our daily walks, at least one person would slow down/stop and ask from their car.  During the last snowpocolypse,  Ranger was solely responsible for delaying neighborhood power restoration for a good 10 minutes as a work crew paused to play with him.  This included the guy in the bucket who hurriedly lowered himself down shouting “hang on! I want to pet him!”  Even his last day with us, someone stopped their car to praise him.  He never lost his charm.  I always thought that’s what it must be like to have movie star looks. Lord knows, I wouldn’t know any other way.  

He was gentle with kids and family and fiercely protective when he felt the need.  Which was more often than not directed at Halloween inflatables, the occasional coyote we might encounter, and anyone who dared knock on the door.  He relished in checking the mail and his size intimidated door to door salespeople enough to cut short any sales pitch.  

He was all these things and so, so very much more. We loved him so. 
 

ETA Many thanks to Aggys and Sooners for doing their part to ease the pain.  It was much appreciated.
 

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Looks like my Luna. She also gets the movie star treatment everywhere we go. A total chick magnet who I cedit with getting me laid the past 8 years.

 

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4 hours ago, Deej said:

These two were waiting at my door when I got home from work. 

Looks like some wire-haired fox terrier in there.  I had one for probably 15 years after I got out of college.  Agnes of Dog.  SUPER smart and a giant pain in my ass.  Loved her.

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This dude is part monk.  Sooooo patient as the kids just kept burying him in leaves. 

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