He was 13. A dog the size of a Shepherd is lucky to live that long. It is his last days anyway.
My Shepherd barely missed, by 1 day, being 12 last year. Instead of her birthday, we had to put her down on my mom’s birthday, ending mom’s day of “watching” the very decrepit unmoving dog for us with sadness instead of the cake and gifts we had planned for her.
I am happy my female GSD is still in good shape. She is supposed to be 15 years old (vet thinks closer to 12) and does not take any medications, walks at a fast pace, and still tries to chase birds.