For me, its not that I can't accept the fact that #2 could happen when I'm not there. Rather, its because that I know #2 can happen at any moment.....I want to be there to deal with it when it does. For example, if a dog gets hurt so bad in the field that it may need to be put down, I'm the only one that's making that call and I can't make it if my dog is there without me. That's just one of hundreds of examples I can think of.
Thats exactly how i think!!! If something happens I want to be there when it does and thats that. If something happens i want to know that EVERYTHING was done to save my dogs life and i guess only me being there is the only way to be sure. Thanks for the responses guys they are great!!!!
