Vicky RIP

[Stuart Anslow]

Our faithful family dog Vicky died to day.

I know this seems an odd place to say this, but she has been in the family for 17 years & obviously became a part of the family.

Its a sad day, as we all loved her & the kids will miss her, as will I & especially my mum.

She was very faithful & saved my mum from getting attacked once, as she was being walked at dusk & a man tried to creep up behind my mother in a quiet area, but Vicky sensed it & turned & went for the bloke, snarling & growling (the guy had to dive on a car bonnet).

Her last years have been happy, but she was very old & fell ill.

The last person she saw before passing away was my mum, which was sad, but nice to hear.

Just wanted to let it out a bit!

Stuart

[Tim White]

God bless Vicky,


May she find doggy heaven.

Tim

[Marc Jung Shin (Marc Jones)]

Wow, 17 years is a pretty d**n good innings for a dog, if you go on the 7 dog years thingy that made her 119 years old..

It is easy for people who don't own pets to dismiss it out of hand, but they do have charachter / personality and for many people they are a faithful companion who will be missed...

It may sound heartless but I have seen the best remedy is to get a new dog as soon as possible..

Hope your mum is ok, sorry to hear of the loss.

Marc & Emma

[Dave Melton]

I know the feeling my friend. I had a dog for 15 years, and had to put her to sleep. I was all fine, until I got in the car with her...then I started sobbing like a baby. You get very attached and they DO become your family.

[Alex Catterall]

Bless...

[Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker]

Marc said:

It may sound heartless but I have seen the best remedy is to get a new dog as soon as possible..

You're very brave, saying something like that. The number of people who would be offended by that, as if a dog can simply be replaced the way you'd replace a blown fuse or something.

The only dog I've ever known that well from birth to death was the dachshund my grandmother had from 1982 to 1993 (its death); that was painful. Since Grandma was in her mid-eighties by then, she never got another dog again.

[Karl Webb]

Sorry to hear about Vicky Stuart,

They do become part of the family as I'm sure most of us know, my Brother and Sister in law dont have kids (not by choice), Bruno is like the child they never had, and I know it will hurt them when he goes!

Hope your mum and your family keep the memories alive, I still think of my dog, who died Oct 11 1974 when I was still a kiddie, as much as I love dogs, Ive never owned one since and probably wont.

Best wishes!

Karl