What Do You Do When You 15 Year Old Dog Passes Away?
By brendamarie
@whiteream (8567)
United States
July 23, 2018 6:44pm CST
What do you do when your 15 year old dog passes away. Well, if you are me, you go out and adopt a 13 year old dog.
I would like you all to meet my two new loves Fred and his little buddy Bella. It turns out Fred is Leelee's son.
Less than a month after Leelee pasted away, I ended up rescuing two dogs this time. Fred is the basset dachshund and Bella is a mini dachshund.
I have a thing for older dogs. After the heartbreak of losing Leelee, you would not think I would get an older dog. But, it just so happened that these two cuties came into my life.
A week after I got Fred he ended up saving my life. A huge dog came running down the road ready to attack me and Fred held him off until his owner came and got him.
The big guy holding my two doggies is my son Mark.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jul 18
Aww they are precious!
You are such a good person for rescuing Fred. Not many people will take the old puppies.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
Fred was my old dogs son and it's like having part of her still here.
@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul 18
Congratulations on your new fur babies. They both look so adorable and happy. Looking forward to more stories about them.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@RasmaSandra They are very happy in their new home. It is like having two three year old human babies.
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
15 Aug 18
Well good for you that you have the heart for adopting old dogs. I rarely see those kinds of people who chose old dogs than the puppies. I for one love to adopt puppy because I like him to grow with me. Rearing young pups also can still train him. Also loyalty develops more when you adopt young.
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
21 Aug 18
@whiteream Yes I agree with you and admire you for taking those older dogs. I agree that they also need the tlc that they deserve.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
20 Aug 18
I do agree with you on those points. But, for me older dogs are easier. They are already trained in some cases. I did have to house break two of my older dogs and it did take time. There is just something special to me about older dogs. Like they need me so maybe that is why I do it.
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@Deepizzaguy (122196)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 18
I would mourn the loss of the dog that you lost. However the spirit of that dog that passed away remains in my memory since I have pictures of the deceased dog and it makes me feel great that I treated my dogs with kindness and love.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy These two guys keep me too busy to cry so much over Leelee. I still cry for her sometimes. They made the pain of her lose easier to get through for my whole family.
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@Deepizzaguy (122196)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 18
@whiteream Time will heal the wounds. I cried for a few days after my German Shepherd Thunder II passed away several years ago. However when I adopted a female dog mutt, she has made me happy.
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@Deepizzaguy (122196)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Aug 18
@whiteream Good to know.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
Your son looks like a carbon copy of my office mate long ago.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@sunrisefan interesting. Because he looks just like my father when he was younger.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
@whiteream That's how the world is interesting indeed - imagine, a carbon copy of someone several continents away :) That office mate of mine always got the attention of almost everyone because of his looks - handsome, just like your son.
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@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
i've cared for dogs ever since a child. I love dogs and have really been attached with them. I lost a part of life when i lost my pet peggy (a pug) and it was the toughest time of my life. I took care of it etc, but yes she passed away and the trauma of caring for her and then losing her in the end broke my heart to pieces. I am still not over it and I am still unable to get another pet until now.
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@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
@whiteream true, we cope with loss in different ways, i guess i have never really tried too. Maybe soon If i know i can take care of it well I would get another pet... but... still it is a decision still has to be made.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
The loss of a pet is just like the loss of a family member. It takes every person different time periods to deal with the pain of that loss. I still cry over Leelee. But, I do have lots of photos of her and a few videos.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
Sorry about Chancho. I happy to hear you have another dog to love in Coco.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@LadyDuck I feel the same way you do. Honestly, it was way too soon. But, these two guys needed us. If we would not have taken them, they would have gone to a shelter. Fred is not in the greatest of health and Bella is over five. The odds of them being adopted were not good.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@andriaperry Thank-you, dear. I know you already know about them. They are crazy dogs and love to play.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
They are so cute! I like dachshund dogs! You will not be so sad for the loss of Leelee because of the two cuties around.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@acelawrites They did help a lot with the pain of losing Leelee. They both have brought much joy.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
1 Aug 18
Yes, and I know she would be have that we went out and adopted another older doggie.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 Aug 18
congratulations on having the 2 lovely dogs to keep you company. 
