tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post3179050760174259256..comments2024-03-27T05:29:09.185+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Ken: Funny Things, Diaries. Memories from Thirty Years Ago.Grumpy Old Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-34106082848704986502011-07-20T19:40:33.461+01:002011-07-20T19:40:33.461+01:00Thanks, friends. We share many experiences in life...Thanks, friends. We share many experiences in life. How much we need each other in the sad times. How much we learn from these experiences, not least about ourselves.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-84124625533303318912011-07-20T02:59:38.543+01:002011-07-20T02:59:38.543+01:00Been there too and it is so hard! like you I greiv...Been there too and it is so hard! like you I greived for my dog long before she actually died!<br />We are kinder to animals than people in the same situation xxxStranger in a Strange Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777413451365353417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-17064148903227191402011-07-16T15:42:30.059+01:002011-07-16T15:42:30.059+01:00My dear poodle, Rosie, died last October. She was...My dear poodle, Rosie, died last October. She was born on July 7th. One of my current poodles, Mollie, was born on July 13th. The dates just rang a bell for me with your poodle. They are such great companions, it's always hard to say goodby to a friend.Chrishttp://chrissmusings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-21416968518808094472011-07-11T13:20:38.845+01:002011-07-11T13:20:38.845+01:00This became my dilemma when throughout April my do...This became my dilemma when throughout April my dog Rosie (aged 17 and a half)gradually lost the life she had so far enjoyed, to become a bony falling over wreck that could barely manage to drink water any more.<br />Just recently starting to think about a new pal in our life.Steve Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415159058633726882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-56167531867962940942011-07-10T20:55:01.653+01:002011-07-10T20:55:01.653+01:00Hey, really nice article. RIP my fat old basset ho...Hey, really nice article. RIP my fat old basset hound chumley.daneastsidehttp://www.ynyogaposes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-330577261368572622011-07-08T13:03:03.062+01:002011-07-08T13:03:03.062+01:00Pets are hard to say goodbye to...Pets are hard to say goodbye to...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-72368824078687729292011-07-08T01:17:38.057+01:002011-07-08T01:17:38.057+01:00I've been there, too. It is indeed a terribly...I've been there, too. It is indeed a terribly difficult decision. My dog Sadie is starting down that path of old age and increasing debilitation. I know I will face this decision with her in the next year or so. I dread it. Lovely post and a tribute to a noble soul.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-85752042863552219622011-07-07T23:09:27.566+01:002011-07-07T23:09:27.566+01:00The part about the nightly walk sounds a LOT like ...The part about the nightly walk sounds a LOT like Scrappy. The end of Rusty's days sounds a lot like Scrappy's predessessor, Fred. It was a decision, mine by dint of being the only one willing to make it, and after 4 years it still tears my soul to shreds. Thank you for sharing a very difficult memory.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-55978454925776639222011-07-07T23:08:45.114+01:002011-07-07T23:08:45.114+01:00Very sad and beautifully written. Some parts of th...Very sad and beautifully written. Some parts of this reminded me of the story "The Velveteen Rabbit", as I can feel Rusty was very much loved until the day he went.Shopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435291786820680344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-86454072832847692532011-07-07T19:17:38.442+01:002011-07-07T19:17:38.442+01:00Always such a hard thing to do, with any beloved p...Always such a hard thing to do, with any beloved pet/family member. I've shed the same sort of tears a few times (in my case, for wonderful feline companions.) Well-told tale, and God bless you for your compassion, both in the living of it and in the telling.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-38087410178167001962011-07-07T11:21:53.574+01:002011-07-07T11:21:53.574+01:00I know this pain well! It is an agonizing decisio...I know this pain well! It is an agonizing decision and I have had to make it once myself. Hated it but it was for the best! But I still miss her and it has been six years. No pet will take her place.<br />Hugging you<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-63460836073475195052011-07-07T11:15:09.555+01:002011-07-07T11:15:09.555+01:00Oh, Ken. So very sad. And I know that we are going...Oh, Ken. So very sad. And I know that we are going to have to go through the same pain one day, if we out-live Milou that is. <br /><br />I must congratulate you on the fullness of your diary entries; mine tended to be of the 'slept late, rained, B came round..[B]? <br /><br />veri word:manlerge. any pain felt by the male of the species?Moanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930281883709871326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-40045961379247557392011-07-07T10:21:26.865+01:002011-07-07T10:21:26.865+01:00A very moving, uplifting story about a well-loved ...A very moving, uplifting story about a well-loved old dog.Dumdadhttp://theothersideofparis.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-28525695727368322632011-07-07T09:40:09.085+01:002011-07-07T09:40:09.085+01:00Making the decision was heart wrenching for me too...Making the decision was heart wrenching for me too, Ken. Saying goodbye is never easy but you ensured that Rusty had a good life.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-20462454254599419852011-07-07T01:29:17.985+01:002011-07-07T01:29:17.985+01:00This inspires me to begin keeping a diary. Thanks...This inspires me to begin keeping a diary. Thanks!Hannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936315047570120258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-68058611240095284932011-07-07T01:17:53.352+01:002011-07-07T01:17:53.352+01:00Horrible decision.
Been there too many times over ...Horrible decision.<br />Been there too many times over the years.....and as my mother, 95, says<br />'Life is sweet, even if it's a life other people don't envy.'the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com