[cheebacheeba]

Man. Really sorry to hear about Loki.

Thanks, it's all good...still have the occasional dream about him which is kind've sad but believe it or not kind of good as well...

Had him for about 7 years, then he developed Anemia and died from it.
I can relate when you say it felt almost like losing a brother.

Dogs, I find...are always the worst...our relationship with them is so close and long standing that I think the connection we have is akin to family, we're both predatory animals who's (original) hunting tactics and family structure is remarkably similar - I would think this is part of the reason.
But yeah it's a loss that weighs pretty heavily.

Seriously what the fuck runs through people's heads that bait animals? Makes me spit blood. My girlfriend's parent's cat fell victim to this recently and it's left a bit of a hole in their family. They had the cat for round 10 years or something and now its gone because some asshole hates cats that much they have to go round poisoning them intentionally. Five minutes alone with a motherfucker like that...

...will never happen but best believe if I knew where he/she was at very least he'd never be able to do it again.

I've heard of people doing it and it's disgusting, but I never thought it would happen to someone I knew. Totally sick and twisted. Did they ever catch the guy?

Ongoing investigations..but there's not many cops around there..Rest assured if the township did find out about it, it would be dealt with - farmers and their dogs, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.

Enjoy your new family member Cheeba!

But on the bright side, all the best with the new addition to the family, I'm sure you'll be great with him.

Anyway all the best with the new dog man hope it all works out.

Good luck with the new member of the family when it arrives. I hope all goes smoothly. If it looks like the one in the pictures, it will be a good looking dog.

Thanks, folks - I'll get some pictures of him when he arrives.

- b.