Ranger

[Zen]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/ATBoy.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/DogEyes3.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/RANGERnappininthebushes-1.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/doghug.jpg


1993-2007
He was a good dog

[Pedal Wench]

So sorry. I still walk around looking for my pup who died in April. Time will hopefully help.

[Tri Girl]

I'm so sorry for your loss. :( He was a beautiful dog, and I'm sure a great companion!!! Hugs to you!!!!

[snapdragen]

Aw, what a cutie. I'm so sorry zen.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I do understand how much it hurts. What a sweet beauty he was. He and you were lucky to have each other.

[madscot13]

Oh what a wonderful personality. I am sorry that you have lost a loyal friend.

[LBTC]

I'm sorry Zen.

Ted cat and Yogi dog have greeted him at the rainbow bridge and they are all having a nice time chasing butterflies right now.

Peaceful butterflies to you now in your time of sadness,

Hugs,
~T~

[mtbdarby]

Zen,
It's not easy when we lose such a big part of our lives. He'll be with you always - what an adorable furbaby! Hugs to you and big whoofs from Zeus and Xena.

[margo49]

What a beautiful dog.
Like one off a chocolate box.

[crazycanuck]

((((ZENC))))))))) sorry to hear about your doggie :(

Yukon sends you doggie kisses.

C

[shadon]

My jaw dropped at that first picture. He was a gorgeous dog, and a loyal companion I'm sure. I'm so sorry he's gone. Rest well, sweet Ranger.

[Velobambina]

Zen---I can tell your Ranger was a special spirit. You had many wonderful years with him. I just lost one of my goldens, Agnes. She, Kallie, Ted, Yogi, and Ranger are playing together at the rainbow bridge. Please PM if you want to talk. It's a very difficult thing to go through, and I'm thinking of you.

[sbctwin]

Zen, I imagine Kallie, Billie and Ranger crossing rainbow bridge together meeting up with all the other furbabies. Ranger was a good bud to you.
{{{{{Hugs}}}}}

[DDH]

I'm sorry for you loss. We love them so much, I wish they never had to go.

[annie]

Zen,

What a beautiful dog! I am so sorry he's not with you still, tho' he'll always be with you in spirit and in your heart.

Annie

[teigyr]

Zen,

I am so sorry. It's difficult to express how much it hurts, you did a wonderful tribute. Two of the friendliest cats ever, Kohai and G, are there to greet him. I know nothing I can say can make it easier, just know that all of us share in your pain.

Jane

[Zen]

Ranger has been suffering from lowered kidney function for about a month and a half, spent the night in the hospital once to treat his dehydration. He hadn't eaten since last Saturday and was very weak. On Tuesday his blood labs showed his kidneys were barely functioning at all so I decided it was time. I held his head, stroked his ears and looked in his eyes. He was so weak it didn't take long for him to go.
I knew his time was near for a while and I also knew it would be rough for me. He was my best bud for fifteen years and that's a long time for a dog. He had a good life.

Thanks to everyone for your kind words, I tear up every time I come back to this thread.

[madscot13]

Zen,
Once again, I am so sorry for your loss. Your story about Ranger really keeps things in perspective of what is important, our friends and our health. Best wishes to you and Ranger.

Madeline

[IFjane]

Zen, I am so sorry to hear of your loss! Please know that all four of my fur baby kitties and I are thinking of you and send you lots of hugs.

[emily_in_nc]

Zen,

I'm so sorry and understand completely. We had to put our dear Boston Terrier, Pepper, down last December. She was three months shy of her 15th birthday. It hurt a lot, and I still miss her a lot. I put a pretty picture of her in my bedroom and one on top of the TV, and we buried her in our yard, marking her grave with a nice stone. I speak to her pictures and to the grave, just to say "I love you and miss you", nearly every day.

We never forget a beloved pet, but take comfort in knowing that you did the right thing. I'm sure Ranger had a fantastic life!

Emily

[rapid cycler]

He looks like he had a lot of spirit, and I'll bet that mouth never did quite close all the way! Rest in peace, Ranger.

The love we get from our small mammalian companions has got to be worth all the heartache we experience in letting them go, 'cause we keep re-upping, don't we? That's good news for one very special dog out there in the universe who's hoping to find someone just like you.

[Trek420]

(((Zen and Ranger)) I am so sorry.