“Our good dog of 15 years is now senile, is anxious and barks, has poor vision and little hearing. He barks almost constantly, cannot remember where he is or where we are. “
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He is relying on the human Stewardship to know when his time is at an end and he needs assistance to ... Cross the bridge...
I choose to make the decision for several of our furbabies because my beloved was not at the point of being able to make that decision.
Your decision is the correct one. Even if a human held the dog and petted it, INTERNALLY, the dog knows it is his time... He’s terrified because he’s not able to take care of himself. As a creature under a human’s touch, he needs the human to help him make that last step over...
To keep him alive in the current condition is a betrayal of his love and devoted life to his human companions.