a little background on my earlier post
 

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=230318




Back in late Jan, hubby wanted to get a puppy. Our daughter had left home and took her dog that we have had for 15 years with her. Hubby wanted a dog. I did not. When he showed me the boxer he wanted to get, I said okay. He wanted to crop the ears, I did not. We decided to not get the dog, then the next day hubby relented and said if I would let him get the pup he wouldn't crop the ears. We got him that day.

From the start, I figured (me not being a dog person) I would just tolorate the little guy and help feed and keep things clean. Max, tho had other ideas. The minute we got home, Max jumped into my lap and licked my face and I fell in love. We worked with him and got him trained and he had learned some tricks. We have a huge back yard and an 8 foot tall fence. We never worried about him getting loose.

More importantly, when I had my rounds of Chemo, he would lay on the floor right next to me and rest his chin on the couch as if to will me better. Sometimes I would lay on the floor beside him and he would just put a front paw on my arm ever so gently.

We took him to our home town of Eureka this last weekend as we wanted him with us. Friday night, he actually got to sleep uncrated for the first time and he did really well. Slept next to hubby all night and did not tear up anything and did not potty in the house. Saturday morning, hubby put him on his chain (not something he was used to) to do his morning thing. Hubby went to take a quick shower. Got back less than 15 minutes and the chain was broke and Max was missing. We and about 1/2 the town looked for a better part of 8 hours. It is a small town, we covered every street, every alleyway but could not find him. About dusk we went to hubby's mom's house uneasy but okay with the fact it is a small town and we knew he would turn up. 30 minutes later my brother in law came to the house and I knew the look on his face wasn't good.

He took hubby and they went to the edge of town near the country club. Max was there or his body was. He was hit horribly bad. Hubby called me and told me that I needed to go to my sister's house cause we had to bury our baby. Hubby had picked him up out of the ditch and just held and held him and cried... He was covered in blood when we finished burying him.

That was Saturday, this is Tuesday and for someone who wasn't going to love a dog, I can not stop crying.

We have a hurt in our heart and a void in our home.

here is a picture of him
 

Here is Max


RIP Maxwell Bocephus Dawson 12/10/09--7/3/10

Look at that face. I'd cry, too. Sorry to hear it.

I had a dog hit by a car and replaced him right away. I know how you feel. A new dog won't take that away but it sure does help.

What a sweetheart of a dog. I'm sorry for your loss.

id let it run its course before i jumped back in. Dogs are alot of work and energy. Get your minds right first. maybe in a month or so. jmo.


Truely sorry for your loss. Id be devistated if anything happened to moxie.

I couldn't go through something like that, (and I hope I never do). My heart goes out to you and yours!

Damned allergies....RIP Max

I lost my dog about a year and a half ago and when I posted it on CP, I remember everyone telling me how they lost their pet back whenever, and they still miss it and tear up when they think of it. Gotta tell ya, they become part of your family. We waited about 2 months before replacing Kegan, but I still think about her everytime I go up to the garden and see the spot I buried her. The cryin will stop but the memory wont. I would replace him sooner rather than later. Not so much because you are replacing Max, cuz you can't. Rather, you are replacing something that became part of your life, and giving you a pup to see to again, it will suprise you how fast you "fall in love" with your new pal. BTW, very sorry for your loss. Dogs rule.

I don't know what I would do if I lost Chief dog. Sorry to hear about your loss
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I'm so sorry for your loss.

This is, however, a good reminder that I need to have the fence on my backyard modified. It's 4' and my English Cocker, Cooper, can go up and over it pretty much at will. I've had him since Halloween and would be physically ill if anything happened.

he is very cute. Yes, please make sure your fence is good.

Also, the man that lived next to the house we were staying at, shoed him out of his yard. It made me think that if he had just held him and come over and said "dawson come get your dog" we would still have him. Makes me think twice about seeing strays in my yard. I will do what I can to ensure their safety

He's a athletic little dude. Scrambled up an artificial rock yesterday after me and did a leap off from about 4'. I'm lucky to have good neighbors.... had help from one when he squirmed off his collar on a walk.

That's a total dick move on your neighbor's part. Boxers are friendly dogs and he probably would have stayed with him. You and he need to have a conversation.

he was hubby's mom's neighbor, not ours. We were just there for the weekend.

but it makes me think twice about telling stray dogs to get out of my yard. If possible, I will pin them and call someone

Yuck. I hate stories like this. Beautiful dog. Getting a new dog won't make you forget, but it might help keep your mind free for a little bit while you are laying there with an old sock playing tug of war with him.