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My namesake has passed

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:37 pm
by Bud Lee
I don't know if I ever explained my screen name Bud Lee. I took the name after the best dog I've ever had the privilege to call mine.

7 years ago when I was out for a run, the large brown dog followed me home. He simply refused to leave me and would lay on my front porch waiting for me to come out. He simply wore me down and I took him in. The funny thing is he found me at a real low point in mylife when I really needed a friend. My first marriage was falling apart and the stress from law school was beginning to get to me. Bud Lee stuck by me through thick and thin. It is odd to say but it is the truth that for the past 7 years he has been my best friend.

He has been battling heart issues for the past year and today we had no choice but to put him down as his kidneys were beginning to fail him. I'm going to miss him terribly. :cry:

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:10 pm
by woundedknees
Sorry to hear that, Bud.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:20 pm
by Phenom
Sorry about your loss, Bud.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:38 pm
by Bud Lee
Thanks, I know to a lot of people it seems silly to mourn a dog but to me he was a good friend

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:56 pm
by fpsduck
Sorry about your loss, Bud.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:20 pm
by UofDuck
Bud Lee wrote:Thanks, I know to a lot of people it seems silly to mourn a dog but to me he was a good friend
Dogs make the very best friends. They love us regardless of how flawed we are.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:52 am
by EncinitasDuck
I feel your pain. I just lost my lab, Layla, a couple months ago. Still walk in the house expecting to see her. It sucks.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:20 am
by MFRDuckFan
So sorry to hear about your losses. Bud & Encinatas.

Our pets are family and they bring so much joy to our lives. They give us unconditional love in a world that can be tough to take and I have considered myself truly fortunate to have had some amazing pets.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:18 am
by UOducksTK1
Sorry to hear bud.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 1:58 pm
by nogerO
Wanna know who really loves you? Lock your wife and your dog in the trunk for an hour and see which one is happy to see you when you let them out.

Re: My namesake has passed

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:23 am
by goducks
nogerO wrote:Wanna know who really loves you? Lock your wife and your dog in the trunk for an hour and see which one is happy to see you when you let them out.
Too funny! :lol:

But, in all seriousness, I am very sorry to hear of your loss Bud. Losing a pet is one of the most difficult times in one's life and, yes, you should mourn his passing. I remember all of my pets, dogs, cats, snakes, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice... with great fondness.