Said good by to my old gopher hunting partner today

[Double D]

For 16 years my Rat Terrier, Karla was my faithful companion in the gopher patch.

I have never had a dog like her. She was runt of the litter and destined to be put down by the breeder.

She caught and killed her first animal, a red squirrel when she was less than a year old.

Over the years she took woodchucks, rock chucks, prairie dogs, possum, mice, rats and thousands of gophers. She also treed a raccoon, cornered a badger and blood trailed a wounded deer in deep grass. She loved to flush grouse for me.

When at home she was never more than a few feet from me at anytime. She even challenged the wife for the Alpha female role in our pack a few times.

This past winter her kidneys started failing and I finally had have her put to sleep, to end her suffering.

Today I scattered her ashes on a gopher mound and sat back and waited for a gopher. Here is a video of Karla's last gopher hunt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5mJEgbOPIQ

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Good by my friend,

[walker2713]

RIP, sounds like she had a great life......loved and appreciated!!!

[ab_bentley]

You know between my parents and I, we have 7 Jacks and Rats. I'd hate to lose even one of them. Go out buy two more and enjoy. Adam

[Double D]

Still two more left...good dogs, but not the measure of Karla.

[dcloco]

Double D,
Wow...my condolensces.

I hope her ashes are in a field with some sweet grass or bear grass.

I miss home! (Sunburst, Oilmont, Whitlash, Shelby, Conrad, Chester, & Cut Bank).

[larryinIA]

I'm sorry for your loss. The good thing...you got to have that special dog for all those years. You were blessed.

RIP Karla.

Larry

[Double D]

Double D,
Wow...my condolensces.

I hope her ashes are in a field with some sweet grass or bear grass.

I miss home! (Sunburst, Oilmont, Whitlash, Shelby, Conrad, Chester, & Cut Bank).

...about 4 miles south west of Chalk Butte, north of Merriweather...as long and you can see the Sweet Grass hills you know it's home!

[crazyhorse]

Sorry for your loss..
I want another rat terrier. I had one as a kid named Buster and he looked almost just like Karla minus the tail his was docked off. Very cool dogs.

Matt

[Joe O]

I'm sure there's a Gopher patch in the great beyond.She'll be waiting for you.

[dcloco]

...about 4 miles south west of Chalk Butte, north of Merriweather...as long and you can see the Sweet Grass hills you know it's home!

....oh so very true!!

[SShooterZ]

Sorry to hear of your loss Double D. Many times, it feels worse losing a trusted pet than anything else on earth.

[Double D]

Sorry to hear of your loss Double D. Many times, it feels worse losing a trusted pet than anything else on earth.

I'll get back to you on this, the 20th, I place my wife's ashes in her grandfathers grave---she was my favorite gopher hunting partner.

[Groundhog Devastation]

Sorry for your loss!! I know the pain!! I have chosen not to own any more pets. To painful when you have to bury them!! A man is entitled to one good dog but when you lose the 5th one it weighs on you!!!Charlie

[ramos]

Douglas, I got nothing to say that will help. Saying goodbye to family members, two legs or four, has to be the roughest part of living. Keep the Faith, man.

[csterner]

helping mom take her Lab to the vet today. I know how you feel. It ain't easy. My ole duck dog is almost 13 now and slowing down. Won't be long for him either.

[mauritz45]

so sorry for your loss.
so long karla...happy hunting