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Goodbye Old Friend..........


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In late 1996, my wife surprised me by coming home from the local dog shelter with a beautiful 2 year old yellow lab. His name was Ozzy, and the previous owners kept him locked up in a back yard and were upset that he knocked over their toddler.  My wife fell in love with him the moment she laid eyes on him, and so did I.

 

It was immediately obvious to us that Ozzy was great with kids, and even when our (then) young kids crawled all over him, he didn't mind a bit.

 

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Ozzy and I bonded quickly, and he rarely let me out of his sight.

 

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In the 15+ years that he was part of our family, he always went on vacations with us and was never left alone for more than an hour or two.

 

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Until a few days ago even at his advanced age, he was healthy, happy and very active.

 

 

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Today at 5:35PM PDT, our 4th child Ozzy finally left this world for the big room full of tennis balls in the sky. We lost a member of our family today and feel like our hearts have been ripped out. But we have 15+ years of memories and thousands of family photos to remember him by.

 

Goodbye old friend. I hope you are at peace and there to greet all of us who loved you when our time comes.

 

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Sorry for your loss LOM.  I always tell my friends to cherish and document all your cherished memories, as nothing and no-one is forever.  Hope you find a good dog to fill the void, even though you can never replace him.

 

Always sad to lose a loved one..

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Im sorry u lost a great freind...

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so very sorry to hear of your great loss, LOM. Its hard to lose  one of your best friends. Mine is setting with me always even now. He's 13 now. I hate even the thought. Sorry bud, Ozzy was a beautiful dog. 

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Sorry LOM. I know how they become family.

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Pops my heart is heavy for u nd the family.....Most times we thing we train the dogs but in fact they train us

 

 

I am truly sorry to here of ur family member/pet,s passing

 

 

May another find his way into ur hearts and into ur family

 

 

R.I.P Ozzy 

 

 

All the Best

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I have grieved deeply for every dog I have had in my many years, each still has a place in my heart going back to childhood.

 

Think about another rescue, especially a Lab, not to replace Ozzy which would be an unfair burden on a new friend, but to earn their own place in your heart.

 

I commend you for taking Ozzy into your home at 2 yrs old and providing such a fulfilling life for him as one of your family members.

 

Perhaps you may even meet again.

 

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Wow, so sorry LOM.  This brought a tear to my eye.  I am a huge dog lover and adopted a 2 year old Lab myself about 5 years ago.  I have 2 dogs now and have been very attached to all of my previous dogs.  Spoiled? Yes.  Part of the family....definitely. 

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Nice post and great pictures buddy

i'm so sorry for you loss

R.I.P Ozzy

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sorry  for your loss

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Sorry for your loss,you made a nice post for Ozzy's memories Little old man .

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Sooo sorry for the loss to you and your family.

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Sorry to hear that Lom, it really is heartbreaking when this happens, i still think about my old dog everyday, have pictures of him all over the house, he left us on the 18th July 1997.

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You really did the old boy justice with this post LOM. It is clear he was well loved and enjoyed a good, full life. My condolences for your loss.

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Sorry for your loss

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so sorry for your lose .my family will also soon have to deal with such a lose all i can say that they will be waiting for us at the rainbow bridge

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so sorry for ur loss, i know how hard it is to loose such a good family member. :sad:

 

my thoughts r with u and ur family

 

it will never be easy to think of such a loved family part, but i hope u can enjoy ur memories soon again and smile when u think of all the fun and good times u had together - even if it hurts like shit :mellow: 

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i am at a loss of words to express my condolences as words do not do your sadness justice. All I can say is take your time with the grief and when you are ready then think about how to proceed if you want another sweet buddy. Hang in there Little-old-man!

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I am so sorry for your loss,

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every time i read of someones loss of there pup i shed a tear for all the dogs i have had in my life. But then i think of how much joy they brought to me and then i am ok. you will be ok just think of the joy they bring to us even after they are gone.

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every time i read of someones loss of there pup i shed a tear for all the dogs i have had in my life. But then i think of how much joy they brought to me and then i am ok. you will be ok just think of the joy they bring to us even after they are gone.

Also in  Ozzy's case the joy the family brought to him.

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