gracielee
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I will one day...but putting my lab down was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. But it was only fair to her to do it. When I took her to the vet, I went back with her to do it. She was very scared, but I held her face right in front of mine. Now I've NEVER let this dog lick me in the face. She was the kind that liked to eat horse poop (and occasionally other poop). But I was holder her face talking to her as they started to inject her. At the last moment, she licked my nose twice and then went limp. Of course, I completely lost it at that point (and I'm about to lose it now remembering it).
When we lost our last girl that we'd acquired as a four week old pup, to oral melanoma, at the age of 13, I was inconsoleable for months. Had her put to sleep much like you describe.... Finally a friend suggested to me that we consider 'rescue work' in memory of our special girl. That *she* would want us to help rescue/save other dogs because of the good life *she* had with us. So that's what we do now, rescue adult dogs. We have three right now, one from an adopt-a-thon, one from craigslist, and one who appeared to have simply been dumped out here in the country. Frozen, emaciated, near death when we literally found her. You might try to wrap your head around that way of thinking. It helped me to be able to get past my trauma. hth and hugs to you.