Pets/ dogs

Tanaqui · Club Coach

RE: Pets/ dogs

DF · Tennis legend

Tennpar wrote:
Lost my Luna this week

So sorry to hear that.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Tennpar wrote:
Lost my Luna this week

Im so sorry to hear that , Tennpar. Heres to you and happy memories of your Luna, I know shell know she was very much loved.

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Thanks guys, she was a lovely dog. Reached the average age for her large breed - would have been 9 next week.
Put to sleep peacefully at home after suddenly developing heart failure, which wasn't responsive to medications.
Have a 2 year old youngster, which eases our pain so we continue to do doggy things. She's a bit sad and mopey too though..
Luna wasn't really a foodie sort of dog, but a demon for any picnics, ice creams & treats in other people's pockets (and was the right height to extract them efficiently) smile

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Tennpar wrote:
Thanks guys, she was a lovely dog. Reached the average age for her large breed - would have been 9 next week.
Put to sleep peacefully at home after suddenly developing heart failure, which wasn't responsive to medications.
Have a 2 year old youngster, which eases our pain so we continue to do doggy things. She's a bit sad and mopey too though..
Luna wasn't really a foodie sort of dog, but a demon for any picnics, ice creams & treats in other people's pockets (and was the right height to extract them efficiently)

She sounds like she was a wonderful friend! What sort of breed was she? And whats your younger dog called?

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Tennpar wrote:
Thanks guys, she was a lovely dog. Reached the average age for her large breed - would have been 9 next week.
Put to sleep peacefully at home after suddenly developing heart failure, which wasn't responsive to medications.
Have a 2 year old youngster, which eases our pain so we continue to do doggy things. She's a bit sad and mopey too though..
Luna wasn't really a foodie sort of dog, but a demon for any picnics, ice creams & treats in other people's pockets (and was the right height to extract them efficiently)

Moved since ended up in the wrong place on the timeline

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

She sounds like she was a wonderful friend! What sort of breed was she? And whats your younger dog called?
Jon,
Scottish deerhound - another of our native breeds with dwindling numbers (Sirius Black in a couple of the Harry Potter films - although they're all grey). Had my first one when I was a teenager - lovely biddable easy dogs (although a bit riotous sometimes as pups).
Youngster called Sola

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Tennpar wrote:
She sounds like she was a wonderful friend! What sort of breed was she? And whats your younger dog called?
Jon,
Scottish deerhound - another of our native breeds with dwindling numbers (Sirius Black in a couple of the Harry Potter films - although they're all grey). Had my first one when I was a teenager - lovely biddable easy dogs (although a bit riotous sometimes as pups).
Youngster called Sola

Sounds great - and was Luna a nod to Harry P also? Our Luna was named after Luna Lovegood, again before Luna became a popular name!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

And I see where Sola comes in !

Tanaqui · Club Coach

Luna sounds like quite a character, Tennpar! I'm glad that she got to have a peaceful passing at home and that you have the comfort of Sola to still do doggy things.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

It was the anniversary of our little Luna's passing yesterday, hard to believe one whole year has gone by. We thought about her a lot - my wife and I think about her always tbh - and she still leaves a hole a year later.

We toyed with the idea of getting another dog a few months ago when the breeder we got Luna from advised us she was expecting some pups soon; felt too early - partly as I think we would just be getting a new Luna and not sure that is fair on the new dog and, secondly, we are quite enjoying a bit of personal freedom which a dog doesn't allow!!

So it may be a while longer, certainly into 2025, before we see another dog in our family.