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

I didn't.

A week later my vet begged me to rescue a Frenchie. 8 years old and in a really bad situation. I took her in. Never have really formed an emotional attachment with her, but she helped me at the time by giving me something to focus on. She needed help bad. Tried to give her to friend after a few days but she was already following me around.




Just be there with him when the time comes. He will be scared and needing comfort in his final moments. If you are scared or emotional to the extreme it will be more stressful for your dog. Just think about the happy moments that you got to experience with him and be thankful that you had such an impact on their life. Something to think about is pets may only be with us for a short time of our lives but we are a part of their entire life. So you are probably the best thing that they had in their lives and feel comfort that fate brought you to them and them to you