The bitch ran off with the junk yard dog from across town. If you want to visit her you'll have to take a cab to the trailer park.

The douchebaggery is strong in this thread. :shake:


Sorry for your loss, Tiny. Dogs are good people.

I think he is use to it.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

I am a Christian, and I will admit the one commandment that I struggle with the most is: Honor thy father and mother.

I have no issues honoring my father, he was a good man. My mother, on the other hand..... even now, she doesn't hold down steady work. She blames everyone else in the entire world for her problems and uses anyone who will let her.

She lives on public assistance though she could easily get and hold down a job. She is just too lazy to do so. She sued Nebraska Furniture mart and got a settlement, and blew that money in less than a year.

I didn't even go into how she spent the money my dad set aside for my college education... and I didn't find out until the second half of my senior year.

Loosing your family pet is absolutley brutal. We lost our dog several years ago. I spilled my guts on this board and many responded in kind with kind words.

I'm very sorry for your loss. I don't have any advice for you on speaking with your kids.
We didn't have children when our dog died.

I haven't read the rest of the thread, but I'm guessing taking your kids to a local pet shelter could be a nice place to start.

Good luck


Henry O

Dude, that's all awful. Your mother has some terrible problems. But she's the only mother you'll get. I don't envy your situation at all. Sounds like people have been enabling her for many years. As long as you're not one of those people, seems like you've overcome those issues.

Go to the pound and find a similar dog as pass it off as Josie. JK. All you can do is be up front with them and get a new puppy/dog. End of life, beginning of new life.

So sorry for your family's loss. {We recently went through a similar situation} Adopting at your local shelter is a great idea, but let your family grieve first. It might be the way to start your new year off.

Sorry for your family's loss Tiny

Really sorry to hear, Tiny.

No offense, but I'm not a fan of this line of thinking at all. To me - it's better for everyone to have some grieving time before you try to cover over a loss with a replacement.

no way you should be considering another dog for christmas. that would be way too soon. you need time to grieve. bringing a new pup into a grieving environment will ensure new puppy has plenty of bad habits. better to wait on the pup than to rush into things.

just ask the kids who wants "hot dogs" for supper....then tell them that the dog has been "recycled for food"

hahahaha.....Neg Rep.:shake: