[HappyHippy]

Sad day today  and needing some sympathy !
I had to take my wee dog to get put to sleep. I say 'my', when I left for university years ago my Mum & Dad insisted she stay at home with them, so she was everybody's wee dog really.
She was 14 and just in the last week her breathing went a bit raspy and she seemed really wobbly on her back legs (after a marathon squirrel chasing session I've got to add  )
X-rays showed a shadow in her lung and her heart was slightly enlarged and displaced. We tried a course of tablets (anti-inflamatories and anti-biotics) but today she couldn't even get up and although she wasn't in any pain, she just wasn't happy  If she'd been a younger dog we might well have tried an operation, but at 14 my Mum just felt it wasn't worth putting her through it and I agreed 
Lots of tears in our house and poor ol' Boris just isn't himself 
Sleep well Little One ......... go get them squirrels 

[doganjo]

Oh, Karen, my heart is with you right now - as you know I lost my big gilr Hester just a few weeks ago and I still miss her so much. There's a tussle for Alpha going on right now and with a bit of luck I'll win    Keep thinking of how she made you laugh chasing after them pesky tree rats!

[ellisr]

So sad when a faithful companion passes on

[darkbrowneggs]

So, so sorry.  You made the right decision, but it doesn't make it easier to bear.  If you hadn't she probably would not have lasted anyway, and also been distressed at the end

A dog is a real "part of the family" and my heart goes out to you

All the best - with heartfelt  sympathy  
Sue

[Sandy]

Sad time when  you loose a part of your life!!!! At least she had a good long life and was loved and looked after (((hugs)))

[jaykay]

It's always sad to lose them  She sounds a real character and it's clear from your post that she was very much loved and had a very happy life  in dog heaven there are no achey legs and the squirrels are slow 

[faith0504]

Thinking about you at this awful time, all the very best,

Rainbow bridge, is full of squirrels 

[little blue]

sleep well Harley, those rainbow bridge squirrels had better watch out by the sounds of it!
hugs to you and yours HH

[Pony-n-trap]

Am so sorry for your loss, it gets you more than you ever realise doesnt it.

You made the right decision and she will always thank you for that.

Run Free at Rainbow Bridge Little One.

[Rosemary]

 

[JD]

So sorry for your loss Karen,

JD

[tazbabe]

aw, so sorry to hear of your loss.

our canine friends really are our best ones!

[Roxy]

So sorry for your loss.  It does hit us hard when our dogs, and horses too, go.  They usually live to a grand old age, and have been around forever.  We have 5 dogs all getting on in years, and know the time will come .......it never gets any easier, does it.

[SallyintNorth]

Harley was a lucky girl to have a family that loved her and gave her a lovely life - and had the strength to make sure she didn't suffer when her time came.

It's so hard, we miss them so much. 

  & {{{hugs}}} Karen

Sally xx

[ambriel]

Really sorry to read this, Karen.

Ultimately it's the greatest trust our pets put in us - knowing when the time is right to call the vet and do the deed.

I had to have my ancient cat put to sleep last summer. I'd had him from a kitten and he went to sleep in my arms - after 23 yrs. He's sleeping in the garden now - no doubt the Kunes keep waking him up

Lots and lots of fantastic happy memories though.