I've literally never been so upset.
Sounds bad as i've lost grandparents but it never hit me this hard.
Didn't help as so sudden.
He really was my best mate.
Sorry to bring it on here anyway.
Don't be daft & certainly no need to apologise - fantastic avatar by the way - best you've had!
Our labrador, (called Buddy) is the English variety - so, a naturally big dog & nearly 8 now, I genuinely think he'd eat until he popped, his teeth are perfect because he just swallows his food, rather than chews, there's a pool of drool when he watches us eat... and they just show unconditional love.
That said, snapped my ACL playing football last November, I've been trying to get back fit and started taking him running, he now hides when I get my running shoes out of the cupboard and genuinely feigns an injury by limping ... he also sulks if I don't take him to the pub!
Perfect creatures in every way and definitely 'mans best friend'..... not much, we can do to console, but chin up, have a cider & let's hope Forest stuff PNE for him!