Saying goodbye to my dog, Junior

My dog died today. He was 13.5 years old and had had some health problems in the last few years. I will miss him. He was with me almost all the time, non-stop for 13 years including at work (since I do work outdoors). He was the perfect pup (totally behaved, stayed around, and was totally in sync with me). He had a great life and we had a lot of fun together. I’m going to be pretty lonely without him.

12 thoughts on “Saying goodbye to my dog, Junior

      • Enjoy every moment to the fullest with your pup, because 10-16 years can fly by. I may get a new dog, maybe next year at the soonest. In the meantime I have to transition to getting used to not having him, Junior, around me all the time.

  1. Thanks, Daniel. It seems pretty empty around the house now. But I have a shit-ton of work to catch up on so hopefully I’ll be plenty distracted.

  2. So sorry to hear this, Matthew. Loss like this is never easy to cope with. Take comfort in the fact that you gave your wonderful friend a long, loving, happy life.

    • Thanks, Jimbo. Yeah, Junior had it good and I was lucky to have such a good friend. Leaves a gaping hole in my life but we had an amazing 13 year run.

    • Thanks, Dennis. It’s pretty heart-wrenching to go through the loss of a close companion and experience major empty-nest syndrome but it will get better and I’m remembering the good times.

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