Thruth
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Awww. I'm sorry to hear about that.
Shame but he was suffering.
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Awww. I'm sorry to hear about that.
So sorry for your lossView attachment 10595
Guinness, who we rescued 7 years ago to the day had to be put down today. No idea how old he really was but easily 10+ for sure. Amazing alpha dog. Never made a wrong step. A leader. Was living in an unheated shipping container with his 2 brothers. Farmer was going to shoot them all. Took him and his brother Ben and the third brother Bear went to someone else.
I'm shattered.
Very sorry for your loss. It's always so hard to lose a member of the family. RIP Guiness.View attachment 10595
Guinness, who we rescued 7 years ago to the day had to be put down today. No idea how old he really was but easily 10+ for sure. Amazing alpha dog. Never made a wrong step. A leader. Was living in an unheated shipping container with his 2 brothers. Farmer was going to shoot them all. Took him and his brother Ben and the third brother Bear went to someone else.
I'm shattered.
With great sadness, I have to report that I had to have my glorious all-black Tosa, Cyrus, put down on Monday. He only started manifesting symptoms of ill health over the weekend. It turns out he was afflicted with something called Evan's Syndrome, which is a perfect storm of two separate blood ailments. Each is potentially lethal and the combination has been described as "dire." Really, euthanasia was the only option. In my life I have owned eight dogs, five of them Tosas. Of all of them, he was the best--an exceptionally bonded and joyful dog. He will be sorely missed by me and my family. Not sure I will ever get another dog. I am sick of having my heart torn out so often!
Thanks, Thruth. Appreciate the sentiment, and I would like to reciprocate the feeling about your boy. At least he lived about 10 years, which is a good run for big dog. From the photo he looks like a Newfoundland. Is that right?Jan, please accept my sincere condolences for your loss
Shit, Jan, I'm so so sorry to hear that. I know you loved that dog like he was a child. My condolences to you and your family.With great sadness, I have to report that I had to have my glorious all-black Tosa, Cyrus, put down on Monday. He only started manifesting symptoms of ill health over the weekend. It turns out he was afflicted with something called Evan's Syndrome, which is a perfect storm of two separate blood ailments. Each is potentially lethal and the combination has been described as "dire." Really, euthanasia was the only option. In my life I have owned eight dogs, five of them Tosas. Of all of them, he was the best--an exceptionally bonded and joyful dog. He will be sorely missed by me and my family. Not sure I will ever get another dog. I am sick of having my heart torn out so often!
If I could cry I think this would have done it.Jan and Thruth, I'm so sorry to hear this.
My dog's getting old; it'll be his time soon. He's only 8 but he's covered in scars (undisputed dog park wrestling champion, plus a coyote fight and a couple of raccoons) his hips are going, he's had a knee replaced, he's had three surgeries for foreign body ingestion, he's losing his eyesight, and we nearly had to put him down last summer with a drug-resistant ear infection that left him deaf in one ear. What a ride, though. What a character. He's asleep beside my desk right now as I type this. Best goddamn dog I've ever had.
I think it's good to get attached.
My wife and I don't have kids. Instead, we have a 130-lb mildly retarded bulldog but man, he is a force of nature and a personality to be reckoned with. He's needlessly brave, literally afraid of nothing, obedient, consistent (it helps that he's retarded), and suicidally devoted to my wife. He's family by any definition that matters.
I don't believe you can love a dog too much, because no matter how much we love our dogs, it still doesn't hold a candle to how hard they love us. When they're here they're such a huge presence, and when they're gone, they leave a huge hole. But I think that's okay because that way, it all balances out.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Before I got into the Tosas, I considered the AB. At 130-pounds, I assume your dog is largely or entirely Johnson lines.
I know this is rather trivial Jan Libourel , but if you watch the show Manhattan they reference the island of Tosa and the dogs there in one of the episodes this season. I forgot to mention how it made me think of you and your dogs since I never would have had a single clue about them if it weren't for you.
I meant to type island of Tosas, in reference to the island/area where the dogs are from. The episode of Manhattan is titled 'Fatherland' if you get the WGN network in your cable package you might be able to catch a rerun. The short version is they have an internment camp prison where they stick two prisoners in an empty prison (the prison is nicknamed Tosa) and let them fight until one wins. If no one fights, they "heat up the cage", like they apparently do with Tosas when they want to get them to fight.Actually, "Tosa" is not an island. The island is Shikoku, the smallest of the four Home Islands of Japan. There is a gulf, the Tosa Wan, bordering the island and Tosa Prefecture that gives the breed its name. Kochi is a major city on the island. There is a Tosa Dogfighting Center there that is the premier tourist attraction in the city. Until very recently, they staged short (five minute) exhibition fights several times a day, but in the past couple of years this practice has been halted. Can you remember anything more about what was said on the show about the dogs?
Until very recently, they staged short (five minute) exhibition fights several times a day, but in the past couple of years this practice has been halted.
Please do. Start a new thread. Share the ridiculousness.I could tell dog stories for days.
I meant to type island of Tosas, in reference to the island/area where the dogs are from. The episode of Manhattan is titled 'Fatherland' if you get the WGN network in your cable package you might be able to catch a rerun. The short version is they have an internment camp prison where they stick two prisoners in an empty prison (the prison is nicknamed Tosa) and let them fight until one wins. If no one fights, they "heat up the cage", like they apparently do with Tosas when they want to get them to fight.
hollywood is a place where dreams are made.The irony is that whoever does is in all probability making a helluva lot more money than I ever did!
Another one of your gaggle?
Another one of your gaggle?
What's the breed? He's a big ole bear.Yup.
What's the breed? He's a big ole bear.
damn he's growing like a weed
We're in the middle of a huge thunderstorm right now. Every time there's thunder, Tor barks and growls at it. If I let him out into the yard after a thunderclap, he'll bark at the sky with his hackles up. I know it's because he's too stupid to be afraid of anything, but I've still got to admire anyone who bares his teeth at God.
Jap chinaman a day?