OT- Man's Best Friend

[pgellis]

Brian,

Sorry to hear about the bad news. I know exactly how you feel.

We just had to put down our 8.5 year old German Shepherd in March. It was extremely painful. I said, "I'm done, no more". But about 2 months later in May, my wife emailed me a bunch of photos of some shelter dogs and then I was on a mission.

The house was just not the same without a dog. Very quiet, no more walks, etc.

We found a rescue dog in May and both my wife and I are absolutely enamored with him. Dogs change your life, they make you smile.

We are so in love with our new guy, Boomer. It feels wonderful to rescue a dog and give it a loving home. Our Boomer was abandoned in Georgia and was in a high-kill shelter. He was supposed to be gassed 2 times, but for some reason they missed his pen both times.

Brian, you may be saying to yourself "never again" because of the incredible pain of today, but once a dog lover, always a dog lover.