I’m sorry to hear what happened. You did what you had to do while providing dignity to your dog and minimizing as much trauma as you could to your family. I can’t think of anything you could have done differently. I’ll second the poster above who said to do what you can to make sure your wife doesn’t blame herself.
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Thank you all for the kind words
The truth is I think we loved this animal as much as well adjusted adults could love animal.
But life changes when you have kids. All but one of my kids were younger than this dog. For some reason they all loved him when they could barely crawl. But by the time they got older - he was getting really older and wasn’t a “kid” animal any more.
He was treated, fed and cared for well....but I can’t help but realize how much his life must have changed once all our time and affection went to babies.
Unfortunately, we'll have the same hurt in a couple years. Losing a good dog is hard on the whole family. I hope your wife is okay.
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Thoughts with you and your family. Tough business indeed.
Critters are family and losing one is gut wrenching in the best of circumstances. Obviously, you did the only reasonable thing anyone could do, and I hope your wife doesn't assume responsibility for what happened. Don't let how it ended overshadow the fact that y'all rescued him in the first place and gave him a good life.
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It sucks, not just for the attachment to the animal but the losing of the link to the past the animal is part and parcel of. There are just so many memories attached to a long lived pet, especially one with connections to family.
My condolences.
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Agree. I backed over a family dog a little over 40 years ago. No access to a suppressed 22, so I took her to the vet, had her put down, and buried her.Originally Posted by Lex Luthier
I still feel shitty about it.
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Your solution was less painful for the pup than a vet's shot. Plus he was spared the pain and anxiety of being carried in a vehicle to a vet clinic. Good job.
My condolences. You did the best that you could for your friend.
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