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Sorry hiflier. Time for a puppy!

I'm so sorry

And that's what we do. Love and take care of them like any member of the family. We are their pack. How they always seem to wheedle their way into being pack leader though is something I'll never understand;) although from what I hear it happens more often than not. I hear you Redbone- he looks like a fine boy, lumps bumps and all. My pooch had them too. But man, did he ever make me laugh at times. But hey, he probably laughed at me too! And you're right, the end sometimes comes quickly

So sorry for your loss, hiflier. The biggest thing that comforted me was knowing that my best friend was loved, spoiled, and well taken care of. I truly appreciated and loved my best buddy and having several friends and family remind me of how well I took care of him was immensely comforting.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. My dog Hunter is about 12 years old. He's extra lumpy and missing several teeth. Some days he can barely stand up, but he's still doing pretty well. I try to remember now every day to let him know how much he is loved. I'm afraid when the end comes, it will come quickly.

Terribly sorry for your loss, their lives are so fleeting...Sharing adventures with them makes our time together so much richer...

@hiflier - So sorry to hear about your pooch. A devoted, loyal, and trusted member of the family. What a sweet-looking pooch he was. He'll always be with you if you keep his memories alive. Keep the faith.

Sympathies and regards on the loss of your companion.

@hiflier I am truly sorry to hear about your boy. My sincerest condolences. Sounds like he had a long and happy life.

Is this the track way where a person on the forum claimed that he had hoaxed the tracks? Memory fails me here. However, that is not necessarily a confession, and is just as likely to be disinformation. Any assertion of hoaxing requires proof. That is only logical.

There was an annual naked bike ride in New Orleans. It's true what they say...the more likely someone is willing to get naked in public, the less likely you are to want to actually see them naked. I call it the Law of Inverse Nudity.

Fundamentally untrue. Any body of evidence, anecdotal or otherwise, can be examined for consistency, for apparent patterns of cause and effect, and for alternate explanations. If none are found, then you have an opportunity to discover something new, you know, do **REAL** science, rather than just acting as an apologist for the current state of science. If humans did not have the capacity to wonder beyond the bounds of the known, then attempt to test and explore beyond those bounds, the world would still be flat. Stop being so stodgy, such a stick in the mud. Look at the things you do know and try to imagine ways to apply them to explore the things you do not. It may be out of fashion now but it is what we do when we are being the best we can be. MIB

Reports say people have shot them dead. Watched and heard them whimper, groan or scream when running away after being shot- even with a 30.06. Not really my idea of anything but large, powerful flesh and blood. A fair question might be is there an animal that has been see LESS that a Sasquatch in th last century? And if so why hasn't IT been given a paranormal status- at least I haven't heard of anyone doing so with any scientifically rare species. I can see where the fact that there is no specimen for study might result in a paranormal evaluation but, for me at least, there are thousands of reports that say otherwise. At minimum, the depth of reported tracks lends to a 100% physical creature. Ask Bob Gimlin if there was anything paranormal about Patty. Ask anyone who is a knower. Between us and the animal kingdom I only see one creature intelligent enough to remain "undiscovered", both in guile and in low numbers, which has ALL of the capabilities necessary to remain undiscovered without moving toward something beyond entirely physical. Christopher Knight remained in the same woodsy area of Maine for 21 years before his "discovery". Had a sheltered camp and everything and folks said it was so well hidden as to be almost impossible to find. Now imaging a creature that doesn't need an elaborate camp, blends in with it's surroundings, stays in remote, inaccessible regions, and doesn't need to steal things from people to survive. Putting the creature into these perspectives keeps it in the "real world" without question which, in my mind anyway, says to keep going in the manner that that we have been with perhaps a few changes in methodology according to what's available these days to assist in the search.

Those "one glimpse" and sounds in the night are not really outlook-changing for me. Those are part of my outlook, always have been, except the first glimpse lasted at least 3-5 minutes and covered roughly 550-600 yards of total travel beginning more than 100 yards to my left, moving 75 yards in front of me, and continuing away for 400+ yards to my right before going out of sight. That's not a glimpse. It is plenty of time to ask yourself questions, to weigh what you are seeing. Oddly enough, despite all else, I can't report any bone-chilling cries. "Whatever." So, whether you choose to accept it for yourself or not, understand that <<for me>>, non-existence of bigfoot is no longer an option. I can't suggest it, I can't coddle it, not with any integrity whatsoever. At the same time, it is also clear Science does not accept the existence of bigfoot as reality. I'm a science guy .. despite all else. The apparent inconsistency disturbs me. Science SHOULD be able to find and validate the existence of bigfoot. I see only 2 options. Either the bigfoots have been astronomically lucky and the humans astronomically unlucky, or we're missing something in our understanding of science. And that latter should not be a surprise. When we talk about discovery of new species, new medicines, new sub-atomic particles, finding out that science was incomplete via the mechanism of discovering something new is almost commonplace. And yet when we consider bigfoot, suggesting that seems to be offensive. A challenge of dogma. So here's where I get in trouble by answering your question. Besides being a science guy, I am also a born-again Christian. A terrible one, worst example you'll ever meet, don't want your view of others tainted by what you know about me, but here I am, that's me. Mark Barton's interview goes into things that I have heard other places from other people though not in the same level of detail. Go back to the older posts here and read what ThePhaige shared. Consider parallels. Until I know what they are, from the standpoint of scientific proof, I have to consider other things they might be, things that science doesn't allow for right now. In this case, what amounts to being demonic entities. Being Christian does not remove my science bent. I have wondered if "demonic", "alien", and "interdimensional" could really be 3 different descriptions for the same thing, just viewed through different cultural understandings of "science" of the time. If that is the case, we could be in way over our heads. We might be assuming superiority over "these things" the same as we have intelligence superior to a raccoon and yet it might be role reversal, something so offensive to our ingrained sense of human superiority that we refuse to look at it. I'm not concerned about what happens out there in the woods. I'm concerned, to some small degree, about what might know me and follow me home, not in a physical sense, but in a metaphysical sense. What doors, what boxes, are we opening when we seek them out? What boundaries do we have to protect ourselves from something physically, and metaphysically, immeasurably mightier than ourselves? Understand ... if any of these notions are correct, are real, I believe that like everything else real, they operate by physical principles science CAN understand .. though it may not do so yet. Suggesting such things, hopefully I've offended the monkey hunters, the scientific establishment, the small minded, and the rest of the Christians all in the same post by putting ALL of the dogma I can think of on the table, including my own, and questioning every bit of it. Flame away ... But if you're thinking, not flaming, maybe you understand ... we do NOT know, and until we DO know what is, we also do not know what is not. Since what we know is failing at every turn, I think we better consider that something we do not know is in play. If wrong, we lose nothing but a little mental gear spinning, but if right, we might save ourselves from a lot of grief. Maybe even being 411-ed. MIB

He made both trips AND to his 13th birthday on August 28th! We have just returned home from the vet after finally saying good-bye to our lovely friend. He will be greatly missed. Have another trip in two weeks for yet another two-week stay. It just won't be the same without him, but we are taking his ashes with us to leave there. It was his favorite haunt for his entire life and we have always said we would make sure it would be his place of rest. We miss him already

Under-developed self preservation instinct and high curiosity here, if the Sas seems ok with it, I'm shaking hands.

Easy to say.