Said good by to my old gopher hunting partner today
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 http://www.fototime.com/4986BFD18E4BA1A/standard.jpg http://www.fototime.com/CD53BB4B430CE67/standard.jpg http://www.fototime.com/102B3944A384C05/standard.jpg http://www.fototime.com/2A94A075E174761/standard.jpg Good by my friend, |
RIP, sounds like she had a great life......loved and appreciated!!!
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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
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Still two more left...good dogs, but not the measure of Karla.
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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). |
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 |
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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 |
I'm sure there's a Gopher patch in the great beyond.She'll be waiting for you.
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