[european]

I love my beautiful German Shepherd, Morres! I slept right beside him last night, the entire night because I was so concerned for his health. He must have recently dug something up from my backyard and ate something because he was vomiting like crazy and diarrhea. He couldn't keep anything down, it went in but came right back out. He didn't eat anything for almost two days but I got him back from the vets office last night and so far so good. He's acting like his old self again and eating his bland diet of boiled rice and chicken for about a week so his stomach can recover from whatever was going on. I'm super happy and no longer stressed out of my mind that my buddy is back normal.

To Phil, I know how you feel. My parents owned a German Shepherd that they adopted when he was about 5 years old and we gave him a great 7 years before he passed away. It was strange not having him around and no one can replace him. I'm sorry for your loss. And you're very right, love your dogs and don't be ashamed. To most animal lovers/owners, our pets are like our children.