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Today my beautiful greyhound Sam had to be put to sleep.

I am so sad to be telling you all this, I loved him so much and I am

so very upset that he has gone.

Some of you will remember Sam, I took him to so many GAP promotions

where he always did his best to show how laid back and good natured

greyhounds can be. So many people met him at different events, he

worked hard to be a good ambassador for greyhounds as pets.

He had a remarkable racing career before he came to live with me,

being raced by the Footy Show in Victoria. He had thousands of fans

and won races all over Australia to raise money for charity. So many

people still remember the name 'You Idiot' and how his success raised

the profile of the sport of greyhound racing.

Sam loved life and was a happy and beautiful dog with a lot of

dignity. He made himself right at home wherever he went.

A few weeks ago Sam started to slow down a bit and we could see that

something was wrong. He started treatment, but then last week he

developed pneumonia. Intensive treatment saw him recover a little bit,

but this morning Sam was clearly very uncomfortable. After some tests

showed that he had an inoperable tumour in his chest, we made the very

difficult decision to have him put to sleep, so that he would no

longer be in pain.

Sam was such a huge part of my life, I am finding it hard to believe

that I will never see him again. I know that I will never forget this

very special greyhound.

Good bye my beautiful Sam. :rofl:

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Greytmate - take comfort in that Sam had a wonderful life in a home filled with love and care, and that with his new 'wings' he now races before the wind. Really sorry for your loss .... sometimes it's hard being human. :rofl:

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Extremely saddened to hear of the passing of your beloved Sam - he sounds like he was a wonderful boy and you obviously love him greatly. :mad:cry:

Free of pain, he will be waiting for you at the bridge :rofl:

My heart goes out to you during this difficult time. :(

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Unconditional Love.

When a dog offers you his heart

Accept it with a smile

For his love will last a lifetime -

Which is such a little while.

When a dog offers you his heart

Take it gladly and with pride

For he will be a faithful friend

Ever by your side.

A dog loves you because you're you -

Not for how you speak or what job you do

You could be short, tall, thin or fat

Or ugly as sin, he doesn't care about that.

A dog knows if you're good or bad

He can see inside your soul

When he decides you're okay

To earn your love is his main goal.

When you're sad, he'll comfort you

And kiss away each tear

You may even wake up in the morning

With a cold nose in your ear.

When eventually the time comes

And the lights in his eyes dim

A new star will shine in Heaven

In remembrance of him.

You'll gaze up at the midnight sky

And you will hear him say -

"I'm so glad you were my human

We'll meet again some day!"

So, if this poem has caused a tear to fall

That's because you love the dog who's giving you his all

Go travel on together, happily paw in glove

He's the only one who'll ever give you unconditional love.

When a dog offers you his heart

Accept it with a smile

For his love will last a lifetime -

Which is such a little while.

By Hazel Harris-Lane

Thinking of you both...

Mel xx

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Oh shit Greytmate, I'm so sorry :rofl::mad:cry: It's so damn not fair that the kindest thing to do is the hardest thing a person ever has to do. I'm sure you know you've done the right thing for him, but that doesn't make it any easier. I do hope your other pooches can help take the pain away.

Thinking of you.

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hi there,

i haven't slept toniight, as i have to go thru the excact same thing as you, prob this week..

my heart so goes out to you...iim having a very painful hard time atm, so can imagine what you are feeliing right now...

just know that we are/have done the 'right' thiing by them...

we have been blessed to have such beautiful dogs in our lives and hearts..

thinking of you at this such sad time..

love

julie-annexxxx

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