so sorry for all your'e losses. the bond between a dog and there people is deep. i too lost a female huskie a few months ago. she was misdiagnosed so many times. she too would lay on her back with her back leggs propt up on the couch it was some type of pain. i believe it was her kidneys. i spent lots of $$ trying to save her. she was 11yrs old. i wouldn't give up on her she went to 6 different vets. they all thought i was trying to hard because of her age. but when you love your'e dog you know your'e dog. the vets couldn't save her because they are very limited with what they really know. i kept her pain free for about a year with holistic care(which works wonders if you study about it and research online) then she got an infection.they kept her on IV'S but they wouldnt do anything else for her. i had to put her down it was to much for her. hardest thing i had ever had to do. sounds like bloody nose is common in rottwielers. i would do some research online.

A couple of years ago I lost a dog so unexpectedly. He was...well we're not real sure what he was as he was an orphan. His name was Griz. He was a shiny black dog with a deep bark that stopped you in your tracks. He was our families gentle giant. Late one evening he went paralyzed from the waist down. He had labored breathing and was lethargic. It being a holiday and late at night we couldn't take him to the vet. He started to improve. He actually got his movement back and could walk again. After watching him well into the early morning hours we went to bed confident that he would be okay. About 15 minutes later, Griz came to my room and jumped on my bed. He collapsed against me, took a couple of breaths and was gone. Just like that. We had no idea what happened. He also oozed blood from his nose almost immediately after he passed. He was only 3 years old. Griz was an amazing dog. I remember after I had surgery I was laying in bed recuperating. Griz kept jumping on the bed and he would lay there and watch me. When they would try to talk him into leaving my side he would get half way down the hall and then turn around and come back to me. Like he knew I wasn't well. Today I lost another dog. His name was Maximus and he was around 9 years old. He had a large tumor removed last May. Yesterday morning I could tell he wasn't feeling well but we were used to him having good days and bad days. Then by dinner time he was playing, rolling on his back, sleeping with his legs up in the air as he lay on his back propped up against the couch. And again, this morning when we woke he was gone. We weren't able to bury him immediately and when we moved him to bury him he also had blood oozing from his nose. Why is that? Is it just blood settling that was in the head? I'm so glad I found this site. It really is nice knowing that so many other people really had a bond with their dogs.

Kaos.... I just lost my best friend that was a 9 year old rottie, He was everything to me. I have never felt any pain like this before, I can't seem to stop crying. My best friend is gone and I feel so lost and empty on the inside. The memories that I have are all good . Kaos always made sure that I was always safe he had to be the first one to the door whenever someone knocked and always say right in front of me whenever we had company , and when we would go outside and take a walk I would never have to leach him cause he was always right there by my side no matter what. and if I would stop to look at something he would always stop and look to make sure I was right there. and at night when it was time to go to bed he would tell me it was time for bed in his own special way. Kaos learned at a early age to say I love you and everytime I told him I loved him, Kaos would always tell me he loved me back. We had a very special bond and I will never forget him. I had Kaos cremated and he is in a urn in the living room with his picture so he can watch over us. I miss him so very much and I know one day I will see him again. I am going to have Kaos burried with me when I pass. So to my special guy Kaos R.I.P and we will be together again.

Nicole...Remember when Roni lost her Doberman and we all thought she was crazy for being so emotional over a dog??? Then, I got Pusohn and when he was lost I knew exactly how she felt...I was crying to you, I didn't know what to do...he was like one of my children...another part of my family and I love him dearly. So, I know how lost you are feeling without him there. Remember, when you feel like talking, "You've got a Friend"...

Thank you Laura! It means a lot to me that you took the time to express your sorrow. I am so tired of running into "DROIDS" with little to no emotion, who can't comprehend what I am going through. Today, I have also run into some completely committed and dedicated Dog Lovers and Animal Lovers who "truly" feel my pain! I just want to note that even in death, he was such a sweetie! He finished all of his food! So the food I got for him on my lunch break yesterday, I can take back because I never had a chance to open it!--Love You BLAZE!

Nicole, we are so sorry for the loss of your sweet Blazey Boy.

OMG! I am so happy I came across this website. I am typing through a cloud of tears so forgive me for any typos! I just lost my Rottie BLAZE yesterday and he was only 4.5 years old. I have always wanted a Rottie and he was my Christmas Present in 06. He was fine---there was nothing wrong. But like clock work, he would stand at the gate before I rounded the corner when I would come home from work. In the morning, he would be right at the gate to watch me leave. He was such a GOOD BOY! We called him "Blazey Boy." We found him in house, on his side, just looking like he was taking a nap--but you could see the blood running from his nose. I just can't stop crying!

Anne, we at i Love Dogs are so very sorry for your loss. Augustus sounds like he was a great dog.

Our rottie Augustus died beside my bed this morning. He had been treated for an ulcer, but clearly this didn't kill him. The last couple of weeks, he had not been eating, and we had an apt at the vet for this morning. He was only 4 years of age, and this is now the 3rd rottie I have lost. The other two both died of liver cancer. I am having a post mortem because we need to know, if we could have done anymore for him. This is so sad, because he was a wonderful dog. Have a good day everyone, because our won't be too good, just very sad. Anne

My heart goes out to Kim. Today we found our 6 1/2 year rottweiler died. He also had the blood from the nose and was fine. My heart is breaking, he was my husbands dog but yet he was all ours. We loved him so much. Peolple were scared of him and he wouldn't hurt a fly. Actualy we have a basset hound who is 11 and had a stroke, and he growled at us and Rocky would get between us an proctect us. He was such a baby. A big baby. So my heart is truly feeling your hurt. Ann