Those paws 
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Wowā¦beautiful 
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My brother had one of those. He weighed in at about 45kg when he was about 2 (hence why his name was Maximus). Great with the kids and very easy-going. Sadly he developed a tumour in his nose that got into his brain and died quite suddenly.
I have an 11-year old chocolate lab named Bear who is the happiest, gentlest dog going around. Weāve just started getting him Cartrophin injections as he was showing the signs of arthritis. It makes a massive difference and he runs around like heās a pup again. Needs an injection every couple of months, but they donāt cost much, so happy to do it.
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Taviās 1st friend at the park is a chocolate lab about the same age. Has the best temperament and great for my lil guy getting his feet at the park. Sad to hear about Maximus. Hereās some more pics.
Heās glorious!
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Could nearly pass as a red panda bear in that close up. Gorgeous.
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Yep. Came for the chat about my Bombers but stayed for the dog thread. 
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Peanut was born on June 30th 2002.
We brought her home a few months later.
She is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel x with a Jack Russell.
Beautifully natured, loving family pet.
My son was born 8 months later, so they have grown up together.
I had never owned a dog before, but my wife had several times.
Though I was apprehensive about sharing the house with an animal that would likely pee and poo on the new carpets, and chew through expensive speaker wires, I relented when she said āletās get our own puppyā.
Boy, am I glad I did.
I loved her so much.
The last 4-5 years she has slowed up quite a bit, naturally through older age, and carrying 20-30% more body weight than is ideal for a dog her size.
This pic was taken in Mayā¦
Whilst I knew she may only have another year left, her last medical check up was all good, and the ex tells me that her general health has been reasonable.
Unfortunately, sheās had a couple of bad nights sleep recently, and deteriorated quite badly Sunday morning.
The Vet told my ex a heart condition that could not be treated to provide any meaningful quality of life.
Apparently, it can come on quickly with Cavaliers.
There was no other choice really 
Even though I havenāt lived with the puppy since 2005, I made it a point to show her as much love and affection every time I went to the house to pick up Jnr bltn.
She will be sadly missedā¦
My son took this blurry pic after giving her a treat on Saturday afternoon just before we left for the game.
Whilst I noticed her breathing was a little more strained than usual, little did I know that 24hrs later, she would be with us no more.
I needed to share, and thank you for reading.
Pipi Gingerā¦RIP
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Condolences bltn, to all of you.
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Sorry to hear mate. Always sad.
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Feel your pain, man! Look after yourself and familyā¦
Went through the same thing the previous weekend with our 16 year-old Shetland Sheepdog. Poor bugger had been partially blind, deaf, periodically lame & borderline incontinent for a while, but weād worked a system which was manageable. All of a sudden (literally overnight) he started panting like it was the height of summer and bumping into things. Donāt know what was the cause - perhaps his sight had completely gone and he was royally freaked-out by it? Maybe his kidneys/heart were packing it in? Because he wouldnāt (couldnāt?) sleep overnight, he was soiling everywhere. I just knew it was sadly time - perhaps a vet could treat it, but to what end really?
The vet was honest enough. Told me that had it been a single complaint he may have tried to talk me out of it, but given it was a multitude of thingsā¦
I went through it not long ago with our other dog. Doesnāt make it easier - it still burns like a motherfarkerā¦
Iām just glad our child is too young to really take it in.
Itās weird being pet-free again - donāt much like itā¦
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Sorry for your loss. Must be hard for your boy as heās never known anything else. Thanks for sharing her story.
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Sorry for your loss bltn, my condolences to you and your family.
āI needed to share, and thank you for readingā. Thank you for sharing, not easy.
So, so hard losing a loved one. Take care of yourselves especially your hearts, they get hurt so badly in loss.
RIP Pipi Ginger, you sweet girl.
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Beautiful little girl. So sad. Sorry for your loss.
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It certainly does.
My condolences BAAKKEERRRR on the loss of your dogs
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x2.
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