Popular Post tomsteve Posted July 14, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) we had to put my girlfriends dog down a week ago today. Dazzle was a survivor of the thailand dog meat trade and lived at a rescue we both volunteered at. Daz had to have a mast cell tumor removed 17 months ago . my GF took her home for the healing period. she wouldnt let daz go back. my girlfriends nicknames for daz were "puddin butt" and "weirdo." she was such a goofy dog and lived the last 17 months of her life being loved tremendously. the "weirdo" is upside down and off center on purpose because...welp... WEIRDO!! LOLOL i thought a keepsake box of some things of dazzles that are precious to my girlfriend might be nice Edited July 14, 2023 by tomsteve heppnerguy, FrankEV, Scrappile and 16 others 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Great tribute to a good dog. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Really nice box that captures the dog's personality. Your GF will love it. Really nicely done! danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Excellent job on all parts, RJ danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter N White Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Great work that is lovely looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 terrific job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Love the sentiment and the box. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Nice job and sweet thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Nice finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted July 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 thank you, all. i dropped it off at her house yesterday afternoon while she was at work. her first night back to work since putting Dazzle down. she cried in a good way. danny and Wichman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerstutzen Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 The older I get the more I dislike people and the more I like dogs. I have known 20 or more dogs in my life. A few years back I realized each has it's own personality and each has a different way of communicating. If the water bowl is empty, the smallest dog grabs it and brings it to me where ever I am. They know the difference between front door and back door. They know which is the truck and which is the car. We had three small dogs and ended up taking in 3 from a deceased relative. So for a few years we had six bowls for food lined up. When the oldest dog passed away 2 years ago, the others would not touch his bowl. Now the remaining two from the relative are getting to be seniors. The oldest just turned 19, he has the best personality of any dog I have ever been around. He comes to me and turns tight little circles when he needs to go out. The German Shepherd watches out for him. like a big brother watching out for a little brother. The Shepherd knows by which set of keys I pick up in the morning whether he will be spending the day with me or whether I will be going to the office. If I pick up the truck keys he runs to the door and then the truck. In many ways they are smarter than some of the humans I have to deal with. heppnerguy, Gene Howe, Dave Monk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafairchild2 Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, zimmerstutzen said: The older I get the more I dislike people and the more I like dogs. .... I'm with you, but I like cats. I have my twin American Bombays, but the one I call "Fat Man" the 19 pounder, is my companion. I hear him mewing as he brings me "gifts", usually a few of his toys. In one afternoon he once brought me 11 of his toys on at a time! His name is Atticus, and he will come up and sit on my lap and snuggle when I am at my desk, or crawl up on me when I lay down for my afternoon siesta... (I am up at 3 am, and on base by 3:30 am each day). Having 19lbs of solid cat on you is something to behold. The cat sitting on the laptop was my companion cat who died in 2018. I had her for 15 years. She was amazing, always bringing me gifts of socks or her toys... Her name was "Indy", if you rubbed her fur backwards you would see that her fur was white with black tips. Atticus' brother is Atlas. He is affectionate, but just does not want to crawl up on me. The 3rd photo was when they were a little younger and smaller. Last photo a little kitty p0rn with a flash! Edited July 17, 2023 by rafairchild2 tomsteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson River Rick Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Hey Tom, What a thoughtful present, and soooo well done. AND, talk about thinking "outside the box" Thanks for sharing. Rick tomsteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Beautiful work Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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