Good as Gold 💰🐕

I apologise for my unannounced leave of absence this weekend, that was not planned

My normal blogging will return soon. I can't promise you exactly when that will be, but I'm hoping sooner rather than later.

Unfortunately Mrs Brain and I had to bid a final farewell to a very dear soul, a little guy who has been an integral part of our family for the past decade. Our old golden retriever went into a rather sudden deterioration phase, and we had to make the almost impossible decision to have him put down before he began to suffer too much.

We are extremely fond of animals, especially our own pets. All of our "children" are furry quadrupeds and they mean the world to us.

As he was the eldest of our dogs we had been anticipating this for a long time, but although it wasn't unexpected, it was far more difficult than we expected! He was so brave and he took it so well, I was so happy that it ended that way. The fact that the vet did a house-call probably helped a lot. Our old pup knew it was time. He didn't even flinch, and he passed away very peacefully lying right between his loving Mom and Dad who held him to the end.

I'm an old school kind of guy. I hate the soft and weak mentality of modern society. I have over 20 years of military experience, sharp end experience, not office stuff.

I cried like a 4 year old girl who had just lost her favourite doll. And then I cried again. And again. And again. I'm still crying as I type this. You see, contrary to how my generation was raised, real men cry too (just not for minor reasons). I'm not ashamed to say that. I cry because I love and I care. If I didn't love or care, I don't think that I could call myself a real man.

I lost a great friend this weekend, an awesome companion. He was one of the sweetest and kindest souls I have ever had the pleasure of encountering, I say that without exaggeration. I give thanks to the good Lord above that I was fortunate enough to have had him in my life. But I'm hurting Bit Brainians, I'm hurting really badly! We have lost a very precious part of our family and it may take me a while to get back to something resembling normal. Life is going to be very different for us now.

Rest In Peace my precious golden boy. Play nicely in the clouds, free from pain and suffering. I look forward to the day when I too can make that final journey and hug you in my arms once again. I miss those face licks so much!

Please be patient readers, I promise that I will be back as soon as I can.

Yours in golden hearted souls,
Bit Brain

P.S. See, I do have a soft heart deep inside, I just keep it for when I really need it. Open secret: The toughest shells always have the softest interiors.

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