Nacionale » pets http://www.nacionale.com Photos and Words by Mike Kim Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:17:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sherman Lounging Around http://www.nacionale.com/2010/03/sherman-lounging-around/ http://www.nacionale.com/2010/03/sherman-lounging-around/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:23:23 +0000 Mike http://www.nacionale.com/?p=642 We’ve been keeping an eye on our dog, Sherman, to see if he is sad about Kody.  Before we had Sherman, we had a Golden Retriever, Jordan, who got cancer and we had to put him to sleep.  We thought Kody was handling everything fine until our neighbor informed us that Kody had been howling in the backyard whenever we weren’t at home.  Since Kody was typically a very quiet dog, it was apparent that Kody was missing his good buddy.

Luckily, Sherman has Don Diego to keep him company when we’re out of the house, but I’m still concerned about his spirits.  But after a couple of nice walks and a good dinner, Sherman definitely seemed to be pretty happy.

Sherman lounging after his dinner

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My wife and I decided that it was time for us to put down our oldest dog, Kody.  He was 15 years old and had a number of health issues, but lately, he had been having a lot of trouble getting around and just seemed to be in a fair amount of discomfort.  I came home from work early so that we could all go to the vet together.  I snapped this photo of Nate and Kody on the couch together before we all got in the car.

When we got to the vet’s office, we all took turns feeding Kody pieces of a cheeseburger that I had picked up for a last meal.  Marie and Nate went to go get a smoothie while I stayed with Kody in his final minutes.  I had been sad all day about what was to come, but when I was finally in the room with Kody and the veterinarian I was completely overcome with emotion and just started crying like a little kid.  It was time to say goodbye to a dog that has always been happy to see me and served as a great companion in so many happy moments in my life.

I have a heavy heart to be sure, but I’m relieved to know that he no longer has to endure the pain and discomfort caused by his failing health.

Rest in peace, Kody.

Nate and Kody

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Little Don Diego and the Shermanator

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He is a super sweet dog, but he absolutely will not tolerate people petting one of our other 2 dogs without him getting pets at the same time.  He will insert himself right between you and the dog you are already petting to ensure that he gets some lovin’ too.  Our nicknames for Sherman include Perm, Permeus, Shermanator, and Yellow.

Sherman

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