Hi all,
new to the forum and love the dog-people i've already 'met' here
We had to make the awful decision to send Casper our Yellow Lab to the Rainbow Bridge a week before his 14th birthday (29 May).
He was the the shining light in our family and we'll miss him more than words will ever express.
Despite some saying Labs are destructive and naughty dogs, this was not our experience with Casper. Yes, he had his puppy moments but he wasn't a destructive or naughty dog; on the contrary he was well behaved and quite the character To be honest, any of his indiscretions were more our fault due to naivety to having a puppy in the house after such a long absence
Casper came to us to help fill the hole that Keiran (German Shepherd - 10 yrs) left in our hearts when he went to go the Rainbow Bridge. And Wilbur (15 day old Chocolate Lab) will be coming to make his mark within our family in about 6 weeks time This time, with two prior puppies under our belt, we are less naive about having a puppy in the house again
I cannot thank the staff at our local vet enough, who were fabulous on such an awful day. A week later they sent us a condolence card and a card with Casper's inked paw print - we cherish it along with all the photos and memories we have of our wonderful boy.
We will miss Casper every day till we meet again with lots of cuddles and licks at the Rainbow Bridge.