Made a tough, tough, decision today to have my dog (lucky) put down saturday.

[VALKTERY]

Have been strugleling with this decision for weeks now, but I know I have to make it . not sure how  i'll get through the day ..14 1/2 years makes for a strong bond,but her quality of life is just not there now.

[Oss]

valkterry our last 2 dogs we had made the decision to put em down

Candy was supposed to be taken to the vet in the evening when I came home from work but she passed away while my middle child was petting her (daughter was home sick from school that day)
tough for the wife and daughter...

Emma, our black lab was going to be put down the next day and passed as she was attempting to walk to the pet door to go outside.

There is no good way to say good bye to a pet who is a member of the family. Hope your furry friend is able to go out on her own before you have to to take the trip to the vet.

Our remaining dog, the amazing mystery dog, Shanna is lonely for a friend and we may break down and get another 2nd dog.  Thinking a borde collie mix cause they are smart and love to run.

[RTaz]

..I know your pain ...I had to put down my male golden retriever, Rio last year do to cancer...5 months later we came home from a bike ride to find our female golden Sayde laying on our garage floor  ... she died of a broken heart...they where only 7 yrs old and we had Sayde to the vet that day...I'll tell you it tore us up...

...this pass Feb. I went out and got a new Golden pup...I can't replace either Rio or Sayde ...but Buddy sure fills the void left by them...


...you and your family will be in our thoughts this weekend...I believe that when we pass our family and friends that go before us will be waiting on the other side...I don't know about you but I know I'll see a few wagging tails waiting for me...

[bigvalkriefan]

My condolences to you and your family. I've had to put two down. I stayed with them to the end. They were loyal to me no matter what so I owed it to them to be there and comfort them. The pain will pass, but the memories never will.

[Black Dog]

So sorry for your loss...  It's never an easy decision, but the way I determined when the time was right, was by asking myself - What is the quality of life for my best friend, and am I keeping him alive for his own good, or my own reasons?

I was holding him as he passed, and he knew I was there.

Brutus, I miss ya.

Black Dog

[sugarbee]

we had to put our Spuddy down a few years ago....it is such a difficult decision.  I did not have the courage to go in with him, but my daughter did, I just could not bear it, it hurts to this day.  At this stage in our life, we will never get another dog.....I don't want to have to do that ever again.

[sugarbee]

ugh,,,, your story got to me.  My daughter held our Spuddy, I couldn't do it, she said they looked into each other's eyes, and then he was gone.....it's a hard thing to do......

So sorry for your loss...  It's never an easy decision, but the way I determined when the time was right, was by asking myself - What is the quality of life for my best friend, and am I keeping him alive for his own good, or my own reasons?

I was holding him as he passed, and he knew I was there.

Brutus, I miss ya.

Black Dog

[doubletee]

Had to put my Golden down 2 1/2 years ago and I still miss him like it was only yesterday. Had him since he was an 8 week old butterball I could hold in my hands to just shy of his 14th birthday.


I'll be thinking of you....

If it should be that I grow frail and weak
and pain does keep me from sleep,
then will you do what must be done.
For this - the last battle - can't be won.
You will be sad I understand
but don't let grief then stay your hand.
For on this day, more than the rest,
your love and friendship must stand the test.
We have had so many happy years,
you wouldn't want me to suffer so.
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me to where my needs they'll tend;
only stay with me till the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me
until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time you will agree
it is kindness you do for me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
from pain and suffering I have been saved.
Don't grieve that it must now be you
who had to decide this thing to do.
We've been so close - we two - these years
don't let your heart hold any tears.
Author Unknown

[Sharkey]

Sorry for your loss. I had my friend for 13 years. Its never easy, but sometimes the pain is too much.

Rip "Tiger"

[TomT]

I always thought this helped. It's a tear jerker, but I can't imagine "heaven" without our furry friends!
I feel your loss. I have two boxers that are getting up there in age, one 12 and one 10, Father and Son, and it is going to be tough when the time goes for them to leave me.
Take care,
Tom in Lynchburg, VA

http://www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/rainbowb.htm



The 2 old boys are the ones on the Right. Pointy ears is Atlas, the Dad, and floppy ears is J.R.

[ArmyValker]

Dogs have a great day everyday. Saturday is the only bad day he will ever have, and it is your job to help him through it because

he's been so loyal to you for so long. What you are doing is an act of love. Congratulations on having such a good friend for so long.

[Ted_N]

Rudyard Kipling's take on the subject--
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The Power Of The Dog

by Rudyard Kipling

There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie--
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear.

When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet's unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find--it's your own affair--
But...you've given your heart for a dog to tear.

When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!);
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone--wherever it goes--for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart for the dog to tear.

We've sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-time loan is as bad as a long--
So why in Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
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And we all know we will do it again . . .

[VALKTERY]

Thanks to all, for your kind words, poems, and suport. Your words have made a tough situation a little better. We found lucky as a puppy stray on the street. she had been hit by a car and had minor injuries. we took her to a vet ,and nursed her back to health, and for that act of kindness ,she gave us 14 years of love and loyalty. We will be with her untill the very last minute...