Animals have personalities that some humans could do well to emulate. We've lost dogs, cats, horses that have broken our hearts to "put down" for various reasons. Their "replacements" have never replaced them in our hearts, but have helped us heal so many times to get back into life. There are times that I can not bring myself to talk about certain pets we've had for the raw emotions they bring back. But, then I think of all the good times we had together and that helps (sometimes).
We have an 11 1/2 year old "pound dog" that is having trouble getting up from a lying postion, can't go on horse rides or long walks. We both know what's coming and neither my wife or I want to think about it.
The RAINBOW BRIDGE