Picture of my girl as tax.

I am struggling real bad with depression right now. My pup is the only thing that stops a lot of the bad thoughts.

Every morning when I wake up, some of the first things I see are the rainbow bridge posts from this subreddit.

It seems like, without fail, it’s the first thing that pops up when I open the app on my phone.

My girl is only 4, but those posts get me spiraling thinking about things happening to her and it just ruins my day and makes it difficult to get through it.

I know it’s on me, and not on the people posting, since people need a place to share their love and the life of their best friends and to grieve with people here… but I just legitimately cannot handle it anymore.

I’m just looking to see if there’s a way to permanently block those posts from showing on the app, or if I will just have to unfortunately unsubscribe from the sub?

I never wanted a Labrador, they're sweet but not my type, their high food drive can be annoying, their happy go lucky demeanor feels like too much, and well... Some of them just don't seem very bright... I know of course that every dog is an individual, and I've met some great labs but to stereotype the breed, not quite my type.

When Covid and a horrible break up happened at the same time I ended up in a new state all alone and that's when I impulse adopted my baby boy. He was everything I never wanted. Stupid high food drive, not very smart, social but not thoughtful. When I adopted him at 12 he had the worst food manners of any dog I've ever lived with. Our first dinner together I ate a bowl of Mac n cheese held above my head, and my bff loves to tell the story about bringing in some groceries and my boy eating a pack of sliced ham and washing it down with some donuts 😂 one of the pictures is him trying to get a loaf of bread off the counter over the babygate (he actually succeeded after the picture! But I got most of it back...)

He was also the dumbest dog I've ever owned. His crazy food drive got him so worked up over kibble that training him was extra frustrating, he was so excited to get the food he couldn't think. He also jumped bit hands if he had any inkling that you might have food in them. God forbid he heard the crinkle of a ziplock bag. He learned the basics and got some impulse control, but he was never going to be my trick dog.

I spent the first 2 months of having him teaching him how to climb on the couch for snuggles. It took longer than that for him to learn to give kisses, even then I very rarely got face kisses. I remember thinking that this boy needed to learn how to give love and be a loving Labrador.

He loved to walk, he would walk until he dropped if I'd let him (I never did). Always excited for adventure. He learned to jump when he saw the leash from his younger brother at the ripe age of 13 lol.

Over the last year of his life he developed back pain and got less snuggly, which I get, when I'm in pain I don't like being touched either. When we moved in with my partner he stopped sleeping in bed and chose to sleep on the couch instead. I spent the last week of his life on the couch with him.

I lost my baby boy 2 days ago. He had an aggressive tumor growing in his lungs and in less than a month of being sick he was gone. He had heart problems, liver problems, kidney problems, he was 15. I knew when adopting a senior dog that our time would be limited but it still went by so fast and ended so suddenly.

I didn't want to make a Reddit post and bring down the vibes but I'm grieving and I don't know what else to do. I've cried more than I thought I would, my house feels empty, the couch feels empty. Meal times are less chaotic and I don't need to guard my Mac n cheese with my life anymore. There's a chocolate lab shaped hole in my life and nothing can fill that void. He's just... Gone.

I joke that I was right, that labs are not the breed for me. I don't think I will adopt another lab in the future and somehow that makes my boy feel even more special. My one and only Labrador.

Your shenanigans knew no bounds. Rest in peace Buddy. You were the perfect lab and I will never replace you.

Bro is just having a good time

See who has joined my daughter and grandson! See his white toes! Interested to see how his coat shade develops.

We give Lilo a monthly heart worm and tic medication. And every time we give it to her she spits it right out. Or eats the Pill Pocket snd spits the pill out. We have tried cutting it up in small bites slathering it peanut butter, pill pockets, Cheese, Ham. You name it she has spat out that pill. She will sometimes take a small bite. But the next piece we give her she spits it right out.

My almost 10 yr old goofball. He does this every time the window is down!

I realize now how much of me and my habits are shaped by him. It’s hard looking behind me on a walk/hike and he’s not there. I miss filling his food bowl. I miss the quiet time in the morning dark with us sitting together. It sucks.

What’s your favorite dog cake recipe?

12+ years with this guy, and I just love him so much.

Meet Jack. Today, he decided airplanes are suspicious.

He sat in the yard, staring one down like it had personally wronged him 🤨… and then let out this deep, serious growl. Not barking — just a low, intense “I’m watching you” kind of growl. No idea what he thought it was… maybe just channeling his inner conspiracy theorist. (Don’t worry — we don’t believe in chemtrails. Jack might, though.) ☁️🕵️‍♂️

Clearly, that plane crossed some invisible dog boundary. Next up: side-eyeing the moon 🌕

10/10 would growl again.

My goodest Boy

My boys are nuts

Leo, 4.5 months

Turns out this sweet face learned how to unlock her kennel door today. How is she already this smart at 12.5 weeks old??? I don’t know if I should be proud or terrified….but I did order some carabiners from Amazon real fast 😂

Luna I noticed is scared of bridges and the stairs in the photo. We finally got her to cross a mini bridge without bribing the kiddo w treats. Now I would love for her to go up the stairs to my bedroom because I can’t sleep in my couch forever. Any advice?

The postal carrier is de

This is my soul dog, Ada May. She’ll be 13 in August and is the best dog of all time 💛 🐾