I have always had a dog or two. Recently had to have a rescue from a kill shelter put down. Even though I had her only a year and 1/2, it was a cry all day day. She had a spontaneous fracture just running to do the door to be let out and when I took her to the vet, she also had bone cancer which explained her spontaneous shoulder fracture..She was a senior and the only choices I was given was chemo (at her age not recommended) and after that probably a complete amputation of the who front leg...
Its hard when your companion has to be put down, but I still have my lab and she is old also...but don't think I can live without a dog....