re: How did you cope with putting your dog down?

I recently lost my grandfather he was 83 and then 4 days later my beagle i had for 14 years went into kidney failure and had to be put down. It is hard to deal with for sure but at least i was lucky enough to be a part of their lives. I could have never had the dog but was lucky to spend the time i did with him. So when he was put to sleep i was thankful that i was the one who got to spend his life with. And just remembered to be grateful for that time. I wasnt sad when i lost either my grandfather or my dog but grateful that i had those experiences with them. Just think the dog could have been with some abusive A-hole. Or my grandfather could have passed in one of the wars he was in. So i felt grateful not sad that they was gone. Nothing in this world will ever last. Even the universe has to go out at some point!!!