saying goodbye to the old bitch

[lurcher330 2,297]

this is Blackie a 1st x collie greyhound bitch,she is 16 now but really showing her age now,we did have her in the stables ,where she slept in a wooden shed along with 8 hens,but the shed was set on fire during the week by some little scumbags but thankfully they let the bitch and the hens out first.

She is the dam to my 3/4 greyhound 1/4 collie dog ,we had 3 other pups from the litter that stead around us,i had another bitch that had to be pts around 3 or 4 years ago,a dog a friend had to be pts a few months back ,both due to cancer and another bitch hit a bale of silage while coursing a hare a few years back and died straight out,so my 10 year old dog is the only pup we have from her,she is down with a friend of mine now and sadly it looks like we have to bight the bullet and have her pts,it is an awful pity we did not breed from her again and have some younger offspring from her because all the pups we kept from her came good ,so thanks for the 12 or more years of work we got out of you bitch and the pups you gave us,sad to see her going so bad but it will be kinder to have her go in peace .

 

and 2 nights after she was taken out of the stable yard a fox came in a took 5 of the hens and we never lost one while she was there

 

 

her last night out lampIng about 3 years ago

 

[long dogs 580]

at least she had a good life in a good working home mate

[Good Man 196]

She done yea well by the sound of it L330, rest in peace Blackie, good age that, for a working bitch.

[artful212 394]

16 yrs mate thats brill it hard when they get pts tho

[Fat-Ferret 857]

What a shame 330 - But at least she had a good life, you worked her hard and kept her well

[TINY 12 108]

sad to hear but if its for the best so be it you must have had some good times with her.atb.

[fat man 4,741]

If her standard of life is quickly goin down hill then its the kindest thing to do,bring her for 1 last walk and do the desent thing for her.

[lurcher330 2,297]

We had some great times with this bitch ,she properly thought us more about hunting than we could teach her,she was a great bitch for bringing on a pup ,instead of picking rabbits she would actually push them into the young dogs but if the pup did not make use of it she would pick it before it made the cover

[lurcher330 2,297]

If her standard of life is quickly goin down hill then its the kindest thing to do,bring her for 1 last walk and do the desent thing for her.

My mate had her at a vet yesterday and she said ,she is not in pain or anything but her eyesight is going and she is losing all her muscle mass,she reckoned shehas a while left but when i seen her today,(i haven't been down the stables in a few weeks,i put my philly out on grass)i decided i would rather do it now before she does start feeling any pain.

[chrisbullx 2,541]

Sad to see the old ones go graham mate but chin up mate atb cbx

[dvdskv 30]

Gutted for you pal, had my old boy put to sleep a few month ago and it is very hard. You kind of know when its time though dont you. Keep your head up though pal,ATB, Kev

[donkdaniel 236]

Hat off to you mate your a good man to keep her fit and healthy till that age atb donk

[jack68 628]

Sory to here about your loss, you may not have tomorrow but you have 16 years of yesterday's to remember...atb

[dytkos 17,784]

Sad when the time comes but you know your doing the right thing.

[dublin dezzy 1,023]

Bad news,unfortunately never had the chance to see her in action,good oul bitch from what i have heard.