My son's good friend and hunting partner passed away in his master's lap peacefully yesterday. He was 12 years old and had been in my son's family sense birth.

He WILL be missed.

My sincerest condolences, I share your sorrow having lost too many good dogs.

Sorry to hear that Bushy.

Tears in my eyes Mate, hope you fellas found a nice peacefull place in the sun for Harley to rest up.

this is hard, even when the dog is already 14 years old. There is only 1 thing I can say: I always believed on such occasions that I'd never going to get another dog as good as the one that passed away and you know what? Somehow the next one always proved to be better.
So don't forget your best friend, but give the next one a chance!
Remember: you will survive all your dogs except the last one...

My condolences Bushy.

I'll hug my little mutt some more today.

I'm really sorry to hear that Bushy. It is not uncommon that the only member of the family that loves and trusts unreservedly is the family dog.

Aloys makes a good point too mate...you can never replace Harley, but your next pup will, although having big paw prints to fill, no doubt prove to be as much a member of the family as Harley.

As Elvis said mate, I hope you guys were able to find a nice peaceful spot, with the occasional duck fly over, for Harley to rest his weary bones.

A reminder of how important pets are and how they become key family members. Time to raise another friend.

My son will be placing Harley on a high hill overlooking the lake where he brought home the geese.

An excellent spot. A place of fond memories and reverence.