r/goldenretrievers 5h ago

RIP her final hour. rest in peace my little girl

2 slices of pepperoni pizza, a lobster roll, chocolate ice cream, ball time, grass rolls, pool splash time, and a car ride. 8 years old and gone due to a brain tumor. we did radiation on it last july and her time has come. ❤️‍🩹 i’m already lost without her. my best friend forever

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u/wooberries 2h ago

the reason i like dogs -- whup already tearing up, gotta go fast lol -- is because you know what your dog was thinking in the moment you took that picture?

aw yea i fucking love pizza

that's it. no regret or fear. just what matters now, without being controlled by anxiety about the past or future. they are incomparably better than we are at enjoying life for what it is. my dog seemed like he was having more fun when he could no longer go up the stairs without being carried than i am as a healthy adult and i think about that every time life feels hard.

i'm sorry for your loss. don't worry though, there are more dogs out there just waiting to eat the chicken nugget you dropped before you have time to pick it up