Old Scout Died Today, November 11, 2006

Old Scout had to be put to sleep today, November 11, at 12:20 p.m.EST. I left her with my mother in South Carolina when I went back tograd school in Spanish in 1999. She woke up trembling this morning,and my daughter and sister took her in to be euthanized. I just foundout minutes ago.

Scout never got to live with me again after Iwent to Florida in 1999, and she became my mother's watchdog andcompanion. My mother will turn eighty-seven in less than a week, andthe dog was her only companion after my father died in 1999. I wouldgo on to Florida less than a month later.

I heard that Scout wasnot doing well back on October 30, and so I drove down after classes,saw her, fed her, took her outside. I slept awhile and came backafter midnight to North Carolina and met classes that day. Scout hadbeen getting better, and I had hoped to see her again atThanksgiving.

I will remember her as the "Snoopy" that we pickedup at the animal shelter, a tiny creature cowering behind a larger dogwith which she shared the same cage. We took her outside and set heron the ground, and she wagged her tail, and so we brought her home inthe fall of 1992.

She was also run over by a van in 1993, but shewas not grieviously injured, and the next day she accompanied me on mylast climb all the way across Table Rock mountain.

--Lannie

As a dog owner who also had lost a pet, I know the feeling.

 

I.m Very sorry

 

 

Juan

 

http://www.photo.net/photos/JuanSant8

Muchisimas gracias, Juan.

 

--Lannie

I feel it indeed, Lannie (excuse my English). A greeting, Efren

Condolences on your loss. May you and Scout meet again at the Rainbow Bridge. http://rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm

A tear for Old Scout.:(

Thank you, dear friends.

 

As someone has said, the more I learn about people, the more I love my pets--but all of you are very kind.

 

--Lannie

You have my condolences as a fellow pet lover who has been there. They are irreplaceable.

I'm very, very sorry.

My old dog, a flat coated retriever, died last year afterwards 16 year with my family.

I regret my friend Max still today.

I am truly sorry for your loss Landrum. I cherish everyday with my English Bulldog, knowing that she has lived past her expected life span. Cherish your memories, for there may be another pet one day, but none will be a replacement for Scout. Regards and best wishes....LJ

Sorry for your loss, Lannie. Our dogs and cats are like a part of our family and it's hard to imagine a day without them.

Thank you, Kim and others. I appreciate your expressions of concern.

 

--Lannie

Entiendo tu pena Lanny, es este duro juego de vivir rodeado de seres queridos, animales y humanos juntos. Alguien siempre se va primero, y el otro se queda sufriendo la perdida. Un abrazo.

Carlos

Gracias, Carlos. Tus ultimas fotos de Machu Picchu son increibles.

 

--Lannie