How did y'all deal with putting a dog down

You really can't prepare. One of the hardest things I've had to do. Had a 6 yr old lab I lost to cancer. The only comfort you'll have is knowing they arent in any pain anymore. I feel for you and you're family man. Time is the only thing that'll help yal heal if it comes to that. I hop the best for your dog. Give him a damn ribeye every night.

Cry like a big baby.

Just have to remind yourself that they are not in pain anymore. It's for the best.

I have had at least 3 animals for a while. My wife got a kitten in college. It ended up living at my apartment. Then we got a dog, and a few years after graduation took in a stray dog. Then a cat showed up that we took in. The last cat was already pretty old, but it got to live its last years in comfort and peace with us.

Last summer, and I'm guessing 12-14 year of having most of these pets, they started dying. First the cat, and I found the remains of his carcass in July in my yard while cutting grass. That was rough, even for me. Just glad it was me that found it and not one of the kids or my wife.

Then last fall, one of the dogs was missing. My wife found him curled up under the deck, rigid and cold. I had to bury him after work that night. The hard part was the last dog. She was mostly blind and deaf. You could be standing right in front of her and scream and jump around and she wouldn't know it. With no other animals out there with her, we thought it was just too cruel to keep her around, especially with winter coming along. Even then, putting down an old, deaf, and blind dog was pretty rough. It just never gets any easier. The three of them are buried next to each other at the back of the yard. It is going to be a long time before we get any more. Maybe when my son is older and could play, and my daughter old enough to really take care of them, we might reconsider.

And sorry you're having to go through this. It sucks.

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It is going to be a long time before we get any more.

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This is where I'm at.

Its a big bag of onions for each dog I’ve had to put down (I have done 3).... its not fun but its a noble end to a faithful companion
My current lab is 10 and there are damn onions in the room just thinking about the next cpl of years and what it brings .....
Someone gave me a book a while back - dogs heaven - and I tear up every time I read it.

The bright side is a new pup and the fun you have training them and getting ready for the field/home.

You need to take care of it. Not the vet. Do it away from the family(off the property). Go home to your family and deal with their sorrow. Get drunk when the boy goes to bed. When the time is right, get a new dog. Don't tell anyone you are. Have him/her waiting on your son after school.


Sorry to hear about your dog.


Don't know where I got son from. Thinking about my own, I guess.

I had a chocolate lab for 18 years. He couldn't walk anymore and was suffering. I put a steak on the ground and he started eating it. I handed my friend my .22 and walked away. He died eating his favorite food and he didn't have to go through the stress of a visit to the vet.

I was 16 when I had to put down my 6 year old dachshund for the same issue you mentioned. That was in 2013. I have never cried more in my life and it was the hardest decision I had to face. That said, I knew quality of life would not be ideal for her and her dragging her legs was the most heartbreaking thing.
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You can go one of two ways. Take him to the vet and let them do it, or do it yourself. Either way, a new puppy to replace him will help everyone get over it. That's the circle of dog ownership. Get dog, love dog, dog dies, get new dog, repeat.

If you do it yourself, for Christ sake don't post about it on the internet. They'll give you Derrick Todd Lee's old cell.