I do so undertand your pain. We lost Duchess, aka Madam, on the 10th. She was our “little girl” (we have four boys so when son #2 talked about getting us a dog I insisted that it be a female) for almost 15 years. She was an Old English bulldog and the life expectancy of that breed is 10-14 years, so we were especially blessed to have as long as we did.
She’s been slowly fading over the last two years, but she was a dry stubborn dog and she kept going albeit slower. I made her bone broth at least twice a week as some days she went through a quart, but it seemed to help her. At least she enjoyed it. On the 9th, it was clear she was very close to the end. Mr Kitty sat with her most of the day. At 1:00AM on the 10th, Mr Kitty helped up on to “her” chaise and fed her some broth from a little medicine cup and she fell asleep.
I prayed to God to take in her in sleep so she wouldn’t suffer and so we wouldn’t have to take her on “the last ride.” Kid woke us up at 6am and said she had passed. We wrapped her in her favorite blanket and buried out by the garden. I still find my self in tears and we all miss her terribly.
You are so right about getting more in return!!
dry = very - darn auto correct!!
Dogs are a blessing from God, IMO. I think our Lord and Teddy knew that "he did his job" getting me through the turmoil of these last few years and it was time to say goodbye.
My faithful, loving friend. I miss him so much.