Chase

[msdogi]

19. This is the hard part

I just lost my third Great Dane, was glad she was doing well at 8, but the arthritis got the best of her. My two before Maggie were both only 7, one with crippling arthritis and the other an enlarged heart. I know this about Danes, but to me, the joy of living with them for however long I get is worth the heartbreak when it's time to let them go. I also think that making their passage as easy and peaceful as we can is a gift we can give them.
I now have only one dog, a lovely Saluki mix who was a street dog in Quatar, and she is such a sweetheart. We will be rescuing a sibling soon.
You did the right thing to not ask your Chase to be miserable just to have more time with him.
I have three dogwood trees in my yard, and will eventually add a fourth where Maggie's ashes will be.
You have truly loved a great dog, and he loved you back. What a gift.