Registered: Jan 2005
Location: DINWIDDIE , VA
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bless his little heart is 10 years old , a friend of ours gave him a squirrel dog pup back in feb. ,she was treeing squirrels every day in the yard , slept with him in the bed , and was smarter than i am , well she got run over yesterday in our lane by the woman that lives down below us , we live a half mile off the hard surface road on a gravel lane , there is no excuse for a dog getting killed on that lane !!
anyway he comes here in the forum and reads , he hasnt been feeling up to it since his little cricket went to heaven...
i guess what i wanna know is what do you say to your 10 year old when he is digging the whole to burry his whole world in ?? i handled it the best way i could between the tears. dont know why i threw this in here , but it did make me feel a little better.

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Registered: Mar 2004
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I tell you what, It takes alot out of ya, no matter how big of a boy you are. I hated to bury the last Hound I had. He was 6 years old and died a day before his 7th. I have to say I shed some tears also.

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Location: East Texas
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When I was a Boy, My parents suprised me with a Beautifull Irish Setter Puppy, I named Him Tory, That Pup, Grew into a Beautifull, Dog, that I loved so much, Just as your Son, loved his Squirrel dog.

Well one nite, Tory was Run over, My parents told me, it devistated me, but what they did for me, was to have my best friend come over and stay with me for a Couple of days.

Its easier to Cope with the pain, when you have a Friend.
Im sure Sorry to hear about his loss, I know how bad that hurts.


PS,
My Mother, wrote a Book, that was Published,
The Story about Tory is in it.
The Book is Titled, A Mother Shares, By Susan Nethery.

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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: southern il.
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its a hard one to do is tell a little boy his dog is gone. i just had to do the same thing man . my little boy only 7 loved this little dog >redbone< to death every night he would ask me call john or terry the guys i hunt with to see if they would go. it a god shame to see a yr old dog go. i took mine to the vet to find out what happen he told me her lungs filled with blood he only seen this 3 times in 15 yrs of beening a vet.

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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Asheville north carolina
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i've never had a coondog to see a year old yet been hunting 2 years, 3 pups all been runover

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: oklahoma
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well i know the pain your son is goin threw it is difficult to deal with you be right there for him and encourage him to get another the little ol dawgs squirrel or coonhounds are great for a young kid they enjoy each other so much
last spring i had to bury a 2 and 1/2 yr old male that i dearly loved he was a great young hound but i have come to cope with it i have been around dawgs my whole life and hounds fer 22 yrs i can not go without havin the love and companionship of dawg and hounds
im real sorry a little 10 yr oold boy has to realize this pain i hope he is able to deal with it and get him another dawg good luck to him tell him hes got alot of folks behind him and if he would like put a poem or just write somethin about that little bundle of joy of his time will heal the wounds but never forget the fun times he had with that dawg

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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: West Kill, NY
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Dogs have such short lives to begin with.. What is the lady who ran over the dog like? Maybe she could sit with your boy and let him understand how sorry she is and let him tell her some stories about his squirrel dog? Maybe she could even help with getting him a new dog?
Sounds like you will need a pen or a fence to keep the new dog out of harm's way. Maybe you could make a project with him out of building something like that and giving him something to look forward to--the day he gets a new dog. While nothing will replace his squirrel dog in his heart, in my experience, a new pup is the best medicine for getting past grieving over the old one.
Your family's in our hearts and prayers.

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Registered: May 2005
Location: Utah
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I am sure sorry to hear about your Son's dog. I hope he is able to make friends with a new one pretty soon. Let him know that it is ok if he doesn't like it as much as his first one because it's pretty hard to replace that first good dog. Let him know every dog he has will be a little different from the last one but thats the fun in getting to know different dogs.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Puzzle Gully
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Vatreedog, reading your story about my boy brings back memories, I have a litter off a rat attack, and a litter mate to skipper, and tipper female that Jess Dickerson had, and the sire is a Stylish Clover, and Deanwood Drifter male that did pretty good in the Orangeburg hunt, we think he is a coon dog.

My Boy is welcome to have one If you say so, litter of 13 raised 10, they will be 10 weeks old Sunday August 14, had two five way shots and been wormed from age two weeks, as nemex 2 calls for and If you would like to see a picture of the litter now I can send one.
Free Pup for my boy

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Been there myself. Not a fun situation to deal with. Not a whole lot you can say. Like I explained to my son when he got the pup, everytime you turn a dog loose, you might never get to see him again. I would bring that back up at times to him just in case his dog did get killed. And, it did happen. It was one of the hardest days I ever needed to deal with. It was the longest ride home ever, your son is along and you had to bury his dog 3 hours away from home. That is one hound lesson you never want anybody to go thru.

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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: DINWIDDIE , VA
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thanx everone for the words , i can tell im not alone here i know many have been down this road before , thanx whistle pig ill tell preston about the pup , ill let him decide , he is really good boy and very mature for his age . it's been hard on him loosing something that was so close , thanx again everyone , ed

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Always remember the ones that brought you to the place you are !!

Failing to Prepair IS Prepairing to Fail !!

Thanx to my boys for the Memories
GRCH GRNTCH PR EARLS BLUE OUTLAW-RIP---GRNTCH PR SPAIN'S ROWDY BLUE SKEETER-RIP

We miss our little girl !!
ATJ SPAINS LIL DIVA ZIVA (FEIST SQUIRREL DOG)

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Puzzle Gully
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Vatreedog I called the number you sent did'nt get anyone.

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Puzzle Gully"Jim Jr----JJ
Puzzle Gully"Reddy Freddy"
Puzzle Gully''Daddy Frank''
Puzzle Gully''Smil'in Bob''
Puzzle Gully''Kate''
Puzzle Gully''Busher''
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