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Daddy Brad

Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 6 Months ago
Our dog Percy died yesterday after 14 years as a faithful family companion. It was a sad day for me as well as for the kids. Lot's of tears all around but a great opportunity to teach our young one's how we say goodbye to friends. Percy will live on in our hearts as well as in the DadLabs Video library and will always bring a smile to our face as we watch him lovingly maul Daddy Owen.

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concretin_nik

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 6 Months ago
So sorry to hear Daddy Brad. It's so hard to say good bye to those who were there, no matter what.

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Daddy Brad

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 6 Months ago
Thanks Nik. He was a good dog.

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Daddy Clay

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy
3 Years, 6 Months ago

Many, many Percy stories come to mind. My abiding memory: when DB and I lived in the same neighborhood, whenever Percy would release himself, he would lumber on over to our house and debouch his large self right next to my front door. You needed a step ladder to get over him. I tried to fool myself that it was out of affection that Percy came calling, but the truth is we had the smoothest, shadiest concrete drive in the 'hood and it felt good on his balls. That and the fact that I would give him a pound of sausage just to get his big butt out from in front of the door.<br><br>Adios, Amigo.

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andrew_scanlan

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 6 Months ago
animals are such a part of family life to those who have them. keep those memories in your heart always. my prayers to you and your family for better days ahead. percy will always be with you guys.

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Daddy Brad

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 6 Months ago
Thanks for the kind words Andrew. Percy was a big (185lbs no pun intended) part of our family. He will be missed and remembered.

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daddy_k

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 6 Months ago
My condolences. A month after my wife and I were married back in 2003, we had to put our beloved Joshua to sleep 10 years after I had adopted him (my old Shihtzu man of the sea). I thought at the time he'd be the only the child I'd ever have. He helped me through some pretty rough times.

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amy

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy
3 Years, 6 Months ago

Awww... sorry for your loss.

We have 2 Australian Cattle dogs, the oldest is 6 years old and I refer to him as my furry first born. He and our other pooch were our practice children. We love them very much. And although over the past 16 months I've often wished that we didn't have pets (giving twin babies AND dogs the attention they deserve is HARD!!!)... I really would be very upset if anything happened to them.

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krellpw

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy
3 Years, 1 Month ago

Daddy Brad, I came across this post today. I'm curious and I hope it's not insensitive to ask, but how did you talk to your kids about Percy's death? Not to borrow trouble, but I currently have a 14 year old dog who's health is deteriorating. I also have a 5 year old son that has known this canine companion his whole life. I find myself wandering forward and wondering how we're going to deal with this as a family when the inevitable day arrives.<br><br>If there's another blog post that references this, I'd love some direction to it. If there's not, may I suggest a new forum thread on the topic? I'd be glad to initiate it.

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Daddy Brad

Re: Good Bye Good Dog Percy 3 Years, 1 Month ago
krellpw, I will do a blog post about this in the next few days. I will ask Walker about the experience. He still talks about Percy even though we have a new little puppy in the house, but Percy will always be his first dog. Will also share the wisdom of Mommy Liz who helped me with words to use, she is a hospital chaplain so knows a little about the subject.