February 04, 2009
Good Girl
Well, this is sad. Sasha, my family's golden retriever, had to be put to sleep yesterday. Sasha joined our family when she was still a puppy, but she really belonged to my dad and sister. Like all pets, Sasha had her quirks (not to mention an insatiable appetite for bread), but she had the sweet, gentle disposition typical of her breed. Once, a neighbor kid came over to play with Sasha, but she was a little intimidated by the dog's size. Sasha, demonstrating some kind of innate comprehension of child psychology, crawled on her belly towards the kid and allowed herself to be petted.
I'm going to miss her. 
Posted by wintermute2_0 at February 4, 2009 07:40 PM
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Sorry, dude. I'm sure you made her really happy while she was here.
Posted by: Adam Wahlberg at February 4, 2009 11:11 PM
Sasha was beautiful and looks happy in this picture. Her character was so too. This reddish-beige colour is never to be seen in golden retrievers in Europe.
My beige labrador-retriever, who saved my life 8 years ago, is starting to groan every ten minutes. I think he might suffer from reumatism. If he suffers really badly, I'll do the same as your father did: call the vet and let him give a merciful injection.
Posted by: Mieke Verstraete at February 5, 2009 06:12 AM
so sorry to hear of the loss ... pets are family and it just hurts when they have to leave us.
Posted by: Laura at February 5, 2009 07:07 AM
Percy and I send our condolences.
Posted by: Rose at February 5, 2009 09:04 PM
I am so sorry to hear about your sasha. Golden retrievers are the absolute best dogs and freinds! It isn't fair that they have such short lives and shitty people live so long! I lost my 18.5 year old golden named angel 4 years ago, and I miss her so much! We have her son named rusty and he is now 14. Awesome dogs! Hugs to you and your family!
Posted by: Pam Ratcliffe at February 9, 2009 01:44 AM
It's rough. I miss the hell out of my Golden Retriever, Einstein.
Posted by: Jeff P. at February 9, 2009 11:33 AM