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Double D 06-29-2012 02:36 AM

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

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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,

walker2713 06-29-2012 02:46 AM

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

ab_bentley 06-29-2012 03:03 AM

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 06-29-2012 03:13 AM

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

dcloco 06-29-2012 04:01 AM

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 06-29-2012 04:18 AM

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 06-29-2012 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcloco (Post 144022)
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 06-29-2012 08:32 AM

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 06-29-2012 09:33 AM

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

dcloco 06-29-2012 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double D (Post 144030)
...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!!


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