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03-27-2019, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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The end of an era.....
Sadly, we had to put Franklin down today, he would have been 15 next month. There is a giant void right now in my life and heart. Franklin has traveled with us for the past 14 years and up to the end he was a perfect companion A rescue black lab dog we obtained in 2004 he went on our first trip in 2005 when he went to Sturgis and he continued to travel through our HyperLite, Roadrunner, T@da, Lance and Escape Trailers. He traveled from New York down to Virginia in 2008 when we picked up Hershey, a disabled chocolate Lab. He taught her how to walk as she only hopped. I always felt safe with him as his bark was worse than his bite. I estimate he had 40,000 miles under his paws and he never took me out of his sight, until the end. God bless him and we will unite again, one day.
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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03-27-2019, 03:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Lewisburg, Tennessee
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19 Classic
Posts: 516
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So sorry for your loss, we lost one last August. It's never easy, but they are so worth it
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"Governments create nothing and have nothing to give but what they have first taken away....."
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03-27-2019, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
Posts: 3,495
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Sorry to hear the news about Franklin, Jim. I can tell he was very special to your family.
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03-27-2019, 03:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,260
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Franklin
Hi Jim and Noelia,
So sorry to hear about Franklin. Good dogs like Franklin become family. See you in a couple months. Here’s a pic from Scott County Park on Oct 1,2016.
Sincerely
Iowa Dave
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03-27-2019, 03:52 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: elmira, New York
Trailer: egg camper 2007
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I'm so sorry for your loss! It is never easy losing a loyal friend! No one can love you as much as a dog.
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If you think you are too small to make a difference just try sleeping with a mosquito –- The Dalai Lama
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03-27-2019, 03:55 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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I'm so sorry for loss Jim. These are the tough times.
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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03-27-2019, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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Our thoughts are with you, Jim, we know how hard it is to lose a longtime companion like Franklin.
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David, Mary, and the cats
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03-27-2019, 04:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: WI, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2018 Escape 5.0 TA
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Sorry for your loss.
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03-27-2019, 04:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
Posts: 64
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Jim, So sad to lose those furry friends. Sure you and Noelia knew when it was time.
Tony and Darlene
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03-27-2019, 04:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Sorry for your loss, Jim, but it's for the best. I regret waiting as long as we did to have Charlie relieved of her pain.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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03-27-2019, 04:58 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,155
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I feel for your loss.
We had to put our Maggie-the-Yellow-Lab down last month, she was 12 in December, and in January came down with a slight limp that rapidly got worse, vet diagnosed her with serious bone cancer, and within a few weeks she was in so much pain she could barely get around even with regular doses of Tramadol and anti-inflamatories, so now she's in doggie heaven.
sweetest dog we ever had, raised from a pup.
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03-27-2019, 06:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Southern Alberta, Alberta
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
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So sorry Jim, its never easy.
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Cheers
Doug
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03-27-2019, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Trailer: Escape 17B, July 2019
Posts: 347
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sad times going through this. Dogs are the definition of unconditional love. No one knows us better. Our condolences to all who loved him back.
We are dogless now and there is an empty space in our lives. Having two dogs when this happens does help a bit. Remember all the good times you enjoyed together.
Bob & Sherry
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03-27-2019, 06:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Brantingham Lake, New York
Trailer: 2001 coachmen
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So sorry for your loss! Hugs to Hershey and your family!
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03-27-2019, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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I found this,,, author unknown
"I was just a pup when we first met, I loved you from the start...
You picked me up and took me home and placed me in your heart...
Good times together, we shared all what life could throw...
But years passed all too quickly, my time has come to go...
I see how much you miss me, I know your heart is sore...
I see the tears that fall when I not waiting at the door.
You always did you best for me
Your love was plain to see,
Even thought it broke your heart
You set my spirit free.
So some day we will meet once more,
for when you are called to Heaven,
I'll be waiting at the door."
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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03-27-2019, 06:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Emerson, Manitoba
Trailer: 2016 Escape 5.0TA, 2022 F150 2.7EB
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So sorry Jim and Noelia to hear of Franklin heading to that big kennel in the sky. We know you will miss him dearly.
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Adrian (and Beth)
We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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03-27-2019, 07:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
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So sorry to hear this, Jim. My condolences to you and Noelia. The saddest will soon become good memories.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
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03-27-2019, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ, Arizona
Trailer: gone, 19 and 21 & 17B with 5.0 now. gone
Posts: 790
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Part of the family
Jim, so sorry about your loss of Franklin. Last fall when we put Chico down, the time when we most missed him was when we opened the door to come in, just as in the poem. We couldn't stand it and found Murphy. He can't replace Chico who entertained us and kept us company at home, on bicycles, motorcycles and when walking. The trailer was almost a dog house since that was one reason to have the trailer. Murphy was the best thing for us since he is still a puppy and keeps us busy and he does entertain us. We'll be thinking of you.
Jack and Nancy
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03-27-2019, 07:29 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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I don't know how dogs get so deep into our hearts but they do. Condolences Jim.
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03-27-2019, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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I don't know what to say Jim , except so very sorry for your loss . Pat and Linda
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