>Oh, no. :(
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>I'm sorry to hear it, man.

Thanks. He's lived a good long life, and it really seems like it's time--he's been battling kidney disease (and possibly dementia, which I didn't even know dogs could get) for a year and a half now, and he's reached the point where he's having more bad days than good. But it's never easy...

Today was a very subdued day. Ollie came out to the shop with us, but he's developed such separation anxiety that he's not even satisfied to be in the same room with the old man any more--he has to be held or he just cries. So we mostly just sat around and talked rather than trying to get any work done. I'm not going to mark it down as a wasted trip, because I think Dad needed that, and I wanted to see Ollie. Even though he's not my dog, we've been pals for a long time. I was away at school when my childhood dog died, and I've never entirely forgiven myself for not telling him what a good boy he was one last time.

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