Another Dog Shaped Hole

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It’s been a bad couple of weeks. Work has been a little insane with travel out the ear and deadlines I should never have accepted. But that’s what they pay me for… I try to avoid complaining about having a job.

But on top of everything else, Cyrus the wonder dog, our four-year-old black lab was sick. Nothing seemed to help, and finally on Friday, Kat took him to a specialist. Lymphatic cancer, already seriously progressed… we had a decision to make, and the right one, as usual, was the hardest.

I couldn’t be there for Cyrus or for Kat at the time. I know it was hard, even though it was the right thing to do.

Our house is emptier now. The familiar presence gone. There is another dog-shaped hole in our lives.

RIP buddy.

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Chad Love

Posted May 10, 2011 at 6:16 AM

aw, man, sorry…I know what it’s like to lose a young dog. My Lewey had just turned four when he died last year.
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The SoCal Bowhunter

Posted May 10, 2011 at 2:53 PM

I am extremely sad for you and Kat. Sorry to hear about your loss, my friend.
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Kat

Posted May 10, 2011 at 7:20 PM

Cyrus was a Christmas present. He was so smart and so eager to learn. He was happy to just be with us but loved heading out into the big outdoors for camping/hunting trips. I am shocked at how much of my daily routine involved him. Walking down the hallway is suddenly lonely. I miss him terribly.
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JAC

Posted May 10, 2011 at 7:32 PM

We raise our glasses to Cyrus and to Lewey and to our Cokie who left her dog shaped hole in our lives this week last year.
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Tovar@AMindfulCarnivore

Posted May 11, 2011 at 3:25 AM

So sorry, Phillip.
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Arthur

Posted May 11, 2011 at 3:44 AM

Aw man, Phillip. I’m really sorry. Hang in there.
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NorCal Cazadora

Posted May 11, 2011 at 8:13 AM

Oh damn, I am so sorry. He was a good boy – I’m so glad I got a chance to hunt with him. My love to you and Kat.
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HankShaw

Posted May 11, 2011 at 8:14 AM

God, just thinking about it makes me want to hurl. I am sorry, Phillip, I know what it’s like to lose a furry friend, and in some ways it’s harder than losing people. Literally gut-wrenching. And Cyrus was so young, too. Ugh. Hang in there, man.
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Carolina Rig

Posted May 11, 2011 at 11:26 AM

From a fellow lab-man…my heart goes out to you Phil. I just reread some of your stories about him. They made me smile.
Brian
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Jean

Posted May 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM

So sorry for your loss but glad you all had each other and such joy for a time.
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Phillip Loughlin

Posted May 11, 2011 at 2:16 PM

Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the thoughts, and I’m sure Kat does too. For someone who’s not a “dog person”, she sure took to that animal.

It was tough losing him so young, especially considering that Lucky, my last lab, died young too (the year after I gave Cyrus to Kat). Kinda makes it feel like a trend.

Not sure when we’ll get another lab, but it probably won’t be as long as I think it will. It just doesn’t feel right without a dog around… and I think, for me, it’ll always be labs.
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JS

Posted May 11, 2011 at 8:48 PM

Man I’m so sorry. I lost a dog recently and bawled like a baby. You have every right to do the same. They are our furry kids we outlive. A raised glass to Cyrus.
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laura

Posted May 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Sorry to hear this. It is so awful and most words do not comfort, but know that many of us share the pain of your loss.
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Tom

Posted May 19, 2011 at 11:20 PM

Jeez, that’s tough stuff. Sorry, I love my dogs and feel your pain. Chin up, but kudos for making the hard choices.

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