[Closed] On the front page: Bye bye Bert

me too 🙁

Yeah... Mark mentioned this on his FB yesterday...

18 years is a pretty good innings for a JR..

But yeah. Stand down Bert

Tis a sad day..

18yrs? hes obviously cared/looked after him well 😀

Aye would appear Matt is a pretty switched on "Parent"...

And now a properly deverstated one no doubt.

Everyone show their respects to bert! He doesn't want flowers - he wants big juicy bones & doggy treats........ RIP BERT x

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Sorry to hear that. As above, 18 years is a good innings. Nothing worse than losing your best friend ever.

My heart sank when i saw that pic 🙁

Really gutted for you guys, nothing worse than loosing your best friend.

Woof..

Poor Bert... I remember him from Chelmer Cycles many years ago.

Lovely little chap 🙁

How sad.
GRRR.I.P Bert.

Look up my pal Fatty McTavish, (Westie-Cross, checked in about 15 months ago).
He'll see you right.

I'm not to proud to admit that i can see this becoming a tear jerker

RIP Bert.. remember all the good times.

still miss our old dog chip and he's been gone 17 months 😥

You never stop missing them but it does get easier. As times passes, you tend to remember more of the happier times without things welling up quite so much. I'll never forget the real Onza dog who I lost 5 years ago. (5 years? seems like yesterday)

RIP, Bert

Our Bingo eats a strict diet with lots of veg etc, is very lean (almost zero stomach) and well muscled compared to almost every Westie I've ever seen.

A real character to boot. I dread the day hes no longer with us. 🙁

If it's right that Bert has left us then my condolences to Matt, I know he will take it hard.

He was a great little dog a real little character.

Dogs are great bring so much, it's awful when their time comes though. Only 6 months since I lost my Lab she was a real softie. For the first time in 37 years I have a home with no dog, it's very odd.

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Sam is there too -

I feel for you dude, no pain greater than when your dog dies

R.I.P. Bert, its always hard to loose a dog, even if they have had such a good innings.

We lost our two jack russels down a sandy rabbit warren.

How they would have wanted to go I suppose......

You bastids have made me go and cry now. Dread the day one of our two go to the eternal rabbit chase in the sky 😥

Bert looked like a right character judging by that photo.

Thoughts with you Matt, remember the good times.

Poor Bert!! But 18, that was a good age!

Matt, my condolences 🙁

We lost our two jack russels down a sandy rabbit warren.

Sorry? [b]FACK[/b] Lost for words over, well. ****.

Three very good friends of mine have been Jack Russels. They can be complete nutters, and occassional gross liabilities, but they are very good company. Bless!

Hello

Cheers all- Thanks for the kind words. Bert was super old and was incontinent (well couldn't differentiate between outside and inside anyway) had been repeatedly falling down the stairs at home-and generally not very comfortable mentally (he kept "loosing" me while I was in the same room) He was physically pretty good when he went, to the point he was eaing biscuits at the vets `and it was very quick -I would like that option for myself.

So i'm sad but relieved really if I was Honest as well.

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He was a handsome little ****er as well ;]

cheers

Matt

I'm feeling your hurt guys 😥

I fear I'm going to have to make a similar decision tomorrow with my friend, dogs don't live long enough.....

Oh mate Feel for you. still miss my fella, He went in a simlar way brightened up at the vets but he was getting so poorly it was unfair to keep him like that problems with his kindeys weeing all the time isside and out. Still miss him now but have a great Pic of him that always makes me simle. All the best mate.

Sorry to hear that Matt, he was a great little guy.

I lost my 14 year old springer last saturday, possibly the worse feeling ever. was/am still gutted. :o(

Really sorry to hear this - my heart sank to when I read the words but was still hoping it wouldn't be bad news 🙁
RIP Bert

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Bert was ace. He was one of the family.

ha ha, funny photo

RIP Dog

Is that Justin Timberland?

:o)

"Everyone show their respects to bert!"
"I lost my 14 year old springer last saturday, possibly the worse feeling ever. "

I appear to have stumbled into an alternate universe...

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simon fud barnes

I appear to have stumbled into an alternate universe...

🙄

Simon... Just don't.

"[i]"Everyone show their respects to bert!"
"I lost my 14 year old springer last saturday, possibly the worse feeling ever. "

I appear to have stumbled into an alternate universe..."
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Your right Simon in the scheme of things it doesn't matter terribly, except to the indvidual - If people choose to be sympathetic because they do this human thing called empathising with other peoples feelings.... Well **** you. (That's another one of the emotions on display there as well. Guess which one)

Simon you really are a c**t aren't you

RIP Bert

I'm not a dog man, but when my cats go I'll be heartbroken - So can only imagine what you're feeling 🙁

Well said Matt! Looked like you had a lovely dog there.

Hope Bert is digging and running with Cassie and Toby who both went to chase deer last year.

Hope Bert is digging and running with Cassie and Toby who both went to chase deer last year.

I wonder what Richard Dawkin's dog believes in ?

Wow SFB whats the being a bit of a cock all about? Not normally like you?

Its hard loosing a dog - its just one of those things that gets you. Hence the sympathy for someone.

Anyways - sorry about Bert Matt.

David.

Matt, comiserations have lossed two family dogs and two cats, the first months are the hardest,but getting another helps the pain.
:cry:Are you getting another JR?

Not normally like you?

I commented a while back about SFB's rather cruel side :

ernie_lynch - Member

For someone who claims to abhor violence SFB, one doesn't have to scratch very deep below the surface to find a cruel and callous streak.
Posted 7 months ago

To which he responded :

simonfbarnes - Member

I would be the last to deny my inner nastiness

Posted 7 months ago

When you are are like SFB.......super slim, super fit, and an emotional superman, then you expect everyone else to mtfu and come up to your standard. Sadly he makes very little allowance for mere mortals.

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Sorry about Bert btw 🙁 ..............18 years is well impressive though 8)