"Tom Nie" wrote in message
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Today we have to put our 8yr old Rotweiller down. She's had lymphoma
sarcoma cancer and this is the end of the line. She's been with the wife
and me since we got married. She's a like a child of the family. We
trained her carefully and her behavior has always been outstanding.

I've prayed for wisdom and guidance for determining this final day. It's
rough when you're the one in control of that destiny.

She's been the lovingest, smartest dog of all my 65 years. This will hurt.


My response to the vet when she asked if we would like to leave when she put
down our beloved borzoi was that she would never have left us, and I would
never leave her to die alone. We've always had two dogs since we married,
so there have been several sad events. Won't make the next, our 15-year old
lab any easier, but we will not be without a dog. My advice is to get a new
companion soon.

Mom went two weeks ago. Alzheimer's took most of her before that, though
one of her great comforts was our old lab. Mom used to sneak her food
inside her napkin, and never failed to smile and pet her or the big guy as
she walked by. She didn't know who we were to her when she went, but she
loved us and our pets until the last. Never had to live with strangers, a
promise I had made her when she was first diagnosed. Hospice is a wonderful
organization.