We’ve had a dog and two cats die and it was painful. We have two dogs now that are 13. They’ll make another 4 tears, possibly. We’re regretting it but we hope we’ll out live them because we worry about what would happen to them.
I have two German shepherds that will be 10 in November. I will be 87 in November. So far we are all healthy but I told my daughter and son in law if I die and the dogs are older to have them put down and put in the grave with me, just because I wouldn’t want to cause them to change their life style for what ever time they had left. He shot back, “wouldn’t that be animal cruelty”, I ask him if he meant the putting down or putting them in the same grave with me. Seriously, we are so bonded that I pray they pass on before me. (not soon though)