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I know these kinds of posts have gotten flamed in the past. Right now I really don't care.
Tuesday is my normal weekday MTB ride day and I was looking forward to a bit of exploring in an area I had not been to in over a year. A phone call at lunch time changed my ride plans in a bad way. Our beloved dog, Taffy, had a visit to the vet today to try and explain some health issues that have cropped up in the last few weeks. The news was very bad, she had a major infection throughout her body. While about $2K+ in procedures and meds may have kept her from dying and around for maybe another year or so, at the age of 15 she already had other age related problems and was at the point she could not do much of what she did in the past anymore.
It was with a heavy heart and lots of tears that the family had to say good bye to Taffy. My two boys ages 11 and 8 have had Taffy in thier lives since day one and this is their first experience with learning how to deal with death. We all knew that this was going to come but it sucks none the less. She will be missed.
<img src="https://pf2.mountainbikebill.com/images/FamilyTrips/AnzaRoadTrip26FEB05/AnzaBorregoDesertRoadTrip-26FEB05-24.JPG" border="4">
<img src ="https://pf1.mountainbikebill.com/images/kids/jake/Jake2001/TaffyWalkingJake-2JAN01-1.jpg" border="4">
Tuesday is my normal weekday MTB ride day and I was looking forward to a bit of exploring in an area I had not been to in over a year. A phone call at lunch time changed my ride plans in a bad way. Our beloved dog, Taffy, had a visit to the vet today to try and explain some health issues that have cropped up in the last few weeks. The news was very bad, she had a major infection throughout her body. While about $2K+ in procedures and meds may have kept her from dying and around for maybe another year or so, at the age of 15 she already had other age related problems and was at the point she could not do much of what she did in the past anymore.
It was with a heavy heart and lots of tears that the family had to say good bye to Taffy. My two boys ages 11 and 8 have had Taffy in thier lives since day one and this is their first experience with learning how to deal with death. We all knew that this was going to come but it sucks none the less. She will be missed.
<img src="https://pf2.mountainbikebill.com/images/FamilyTrips/AnzaRoadTrip26FEB05/AnzaBorregoDesertRoadTrip-26FEB05-24.JPG" border="4">
<img src ="https://pf1.mountainbikebill.com/images/kids/jake/Jake2001/TaffyWalkingJake-2JAN01-1.jpg" border="4">