I’ve got a Border/Lab mix and it will be very hard when she’s gone. It’s so hard knowing any dog you get will outlive you.
We had to put our rescue English Shepherd to sleep on May 19th. She fought liver disease for 22 months, but she finally got too tired to fight anymore.
We still cry over our loss, she was the most wonderful dog, but our new dogs help us to smile and laugh. Every time you rescue a dog, you really rescue two, the one you adopt, and the space you open for another dog to be rescued.
“Its so hard knowing any dog you get will outlive you.”
I agree with you, however I do believe that it is God’s desire for us to learn from wonderful dogs. Their short life spans, filled with dedication and unconditional love for us is a great lesson in humility and emotional growth. The more dogs we get to learn that from, the more that we can grow in God’s image!