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RIP Eddie: Too young to die at 16

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by poindexter, Jun 27, 2006.

  1. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Eddie the dog from Frasier dead at 16. Also the star of My Dog Skip

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/27/ufrasier.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/06/27/ixnews.html

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  2. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    That 112 in dog years. long and full life, etc., etc.
     
  3. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    That dog got more pub per screen time than any actor in history.
     
  4. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    I had no idea that they replaced Moose halfway through the show's run.
     
  5. Orange Hat Bobcat

    Orange Hat Bobcat Active Member

    My parents' first dog — Tasha, God rest her ancient schnauzer soul — lived to about three months shy of her 16th birthday. We all figured that was a pretty good life, though we agreed it could have been longer had she not stolen my Happy Meal hamburgers when I was little and had we fed her ice cream under the table.
     
  6. crusoes

    crusoes Active Member

    Sounds like she managed to live a good long life anyway. (grin)

    My Jack Russell, Sparky, is nearly 11 now and I know he's got a few years to go.
     
  7. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    You never know. Those Happy Meals and ice cream may have made her so happy it actually extended her life.
     
  8. Orange Hat Bobcat

    Orange Hat Bobcat Active Member

    Perhaps. Since Tasha died, Mr. and Mrs. OHB Sr. have added five dogs and two cats to their household. One dog died at 13 (she was a breeder's dog for 4 years), and the others are 11, 11, 7 and 1; the cats are 4 and 2. Sometimes those pets eat better than I do. Maybe there's something to the hamburger-and-ice-dream dog diet.

    Anybody else's dogs eat weird, non-traditional dog food? How has it affected them? Perhaps we could go national with this, trumpet a new canine diet for longer life. It'll be huge ...
     
  9. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    I guess what I meant was your dog sounded like she was happy, and I'm a big believer that people who are happier tend to live longer (or at least better). My sympathies on your loss, though.
     
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