Sep 28 2008
When It’s Time - An Old Dog Marches Into the Sunset
Yesterday, we put our almost 13 year old dog to sleep. She was in pain from severe disk degeneration and it was time. Shelby was a wonderful dog who would have given her life for any member of her extended family. She was a marvelous Alpha dog whose tenacious ways were legendary.
I have such wonderful memories of her over the years as a protector, watch dog and occasional tuna sandwich thief. She liked to carry my then six year old nephew down the hall by the elbow and henceforth Patrick - now a teenager - became known as “the human bone”.
She had a younger “brother” Andy, who will miss her as much as any of us. They teased each other mercilessly, but in a funny way, though she pretended to hate him this last year since he joined the family, she loved him, too.
Rest in peace my sweet, loving, proud girl. You will forever be in my heart.
I am so sorry for your loss. My dog Oreo died three years ago of cancer, she had a year of chemo and then it came back and my dad had to put her to sleep. It was very sad. How is your family handling it?
Thanks very much for your kind words. Take care, T