On 2/27/2018 4:23 PM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite

With me years ago on the Navigator:

https://tinyurl.com/y9t4frap

...
Sam’s not around anymore is he? Or am I thinking of butterscotch?



Sam's gone. He had a good life but developed some major problems at 12
years old and was suffering. Fudge is no longer with us either. That
was a heartbreaker. He was a great dog but had been beaten and abused
as a puppy by an asshole Marine down in Norfolk. My wife "rescued" him
when he was about 1 year old. He was fine with us and people he got to
know but became very aggressive to anyone else. He was also a very
strong and powerful dog.

It was fine were we lived before because we had a large, totally fenced
area for him. But when we moved he would have become a major risk for
others who live near us. We talked to our vet about it and to a animal
rescue league and they both told us that given his background he'd not
be adoptable and the best, humane thing to do was to put him down.
Hated that day, but it was for the best. He was also approaching 12
years old.