I had a German Shepard that would wander away when he smelled a female in heat. He would slink back a few hours later and hide under my truck and sleep until I quit being mad at him. A trip to the vets ended his desire to roam. The vet was worried because he hadn’t urinated while he was there. Got him outside and he urinated all over the landscaping outside the office. Old Sam showed them what he thought his neutering!
Dang, this really pulls at the strings. I know how it is and it ain’t easy. I agree w/ your wife. No man should ever have to do that. Sorry for your loss.
That is the Dirty Little Secret of Pet Adoption that they don’t tell you about. That day comes, when your Heart Breaks in a way that few things short of losing a Child can compare with. Though it Hurts in a way that few things can, the Joy that pets bring to our lives, is well worth that inevitable heartache that we can’t avoid Doug
Some can’t do it, myself, when Barney’s time came, there was no way that I couldn’t be with him at the end I was 19, and still at home when I got Barney, I had him for 12 years, and when I bought my first house, it was just him and I. Barney went EVERYWHERE but work with me. If I left the house without him, I got the stink eye, when I got home. When that day came, I knew that it was time, and was the hardest decision of my life. I took him to the vet for the last time, and held him well past his last breath, it’s been almost 30 years, and I still choke up talking about it. I had people say that they couldn’t do that, Me, there is Absolutely No Way, that I could have left him at the vet, or worse yet, had someone else, take him, and leave him alone, for his final moments in life. I know that with me there, he was as relaxed as he could be. He was a Goofball, and had a very Full and HAPPY Life. We had to go through this again, this past Monday, with the GrandDogter, Willow got Cancer in her right rear leg, possibly related to a Rabies vaccination. I will post more later, I still have outside work to do, while I have daylight, and Good Weather, but our Family has been feeling the same Heartache, for quite some time, we knew that the time wasn’t far off, and Monday was the day. My Daughter had to learn that Lesson, and a Hard Lesson it is Doug
I had to put my last dog down myself. That was hard. It tore at me for years. Now I am over it and it didn’t make Nova’s passing any easier. The vet was nice and came right out when I called, so at least he didn’t have to suffer very long.
Sure would be nice if they could just lay down in front of the fire and pass for us but thats never the case.
Its one last act of love we can do for them. They give us so much happiness and joy but in return theyre going to need this one favor one day and its going to be one of the worst days of your life.
Sorry for your loss. It tears us apart when that time comes. I always focus on the laughs, chaos, joy, loyalty and love a dog brings and try to bury the end deep down inside. Which is easier said then done.
