re: How did y'all deal with putting a dog down

My great uncle was old school and had kept deer dogs and did the job himself. I am not that tough and the last 2 I was in the room with the dogs, they administer an anesthetic to put the dog to sleep then something to stop the heart (potassium I think). Peaceful pain free end, least I can do for what the dog has given me.
Sorry that you are in this circumstance buts as someone said its get dog love dog dog dies – then repeat - never easy