Reading this as I sit here waiting for the sun to come up on another opening morning. I am so sorry to hear this report after the last vet visit. You guys will be in my thoughts as I hit the field this morning.
So sorry to hear about Elle - she was a great dog an companion to you. You can celebrate the good times you had with her; perhaps there is another great dog for you in the future.
Thanks guys for your kind words and thoughts. It's been a tough week. Not sure how long my gal will be with us but obviously the end isn't too far down the road.
At 70 years of age I was hoping Elle and I would kind of ride off into the hunting sunset together. But now I'm thinking about another dog. More likely a started dog. In an hour I'm heading to Brookings to look at a young female that a trainer from Nebraska has up here. There is also a female in Arizona that I'm waiting for the breeder (whom I know) to decide if she is going to sell her or not. I had an opportunity in June to pick up a 1 1/2 year old female that was sired by the same dog as Elle. I passed at the time. Sure wish that timing would have been different. Looks like some of these young started Brittanys are bringing more money than I expected. I thought about $2K but it looks closer to $3K.