First, thanks to all of you who posted your stories about "getting ready to say goodbye" to your GSD companions, they helped me tremendously and aid in this tough time.
Today after nearly 13 years of looking out for my family and being a loyal companion, we sent Tess to run and frolic in dog heaven.
We purchased Tess from a breeder in Spring Texas one year before my daughter was born, thus she was her life long dog.
Around the beginning of this year Tess had more difficulty with mobility of her back legs, lost weight and lost some eyesight but maintained well in other areas. It was a difficult decision but the right one to send her on to the great beyond. Our vet came to my house this morning with a tech. and performed the procedure. She administered the sedation then the final part to stop her heart. The process was very quick and doing this at home was nice, well as nice as something like this can be. Our vet said they only do this for customers in home 2-3 times a year so that was meaningful to us. If circumstances present themselves next time, I will again choose for the vet to come to my home. It was also good to be able to share this moment with our 3-1/2 year old GSD Astro. He sniffed Tess but did not show any odd behavior. He is a jealous, attention nut so he will not mind being an only dog for a while. Thanks germanshepherds.com for the venue you offer. Thank you Tess for your love.......we will never forget you.
Today after nearly 13 years of looking out for my family and being a loyal companion, we sent Tess to run and frolic in dog heaven.
We purchased Tess from a breeder in Spring Texas one year before my daughter was born, thus she was her life long dog.
Around the beginning of this year Tess had more difficulty with mobility of her back legs, lost weight and lost some eyesight but maintained well in other areas. It was a difficult decision but the right one to send her on to the great beyond. Our vet came to my house this morning with a tech. and performed the procedure. She administered the sedation then the final part to stop her heart. The process was very quick and doing this at home was nice, well as nice as something like this can be. Our vet said they only do this for customers in home 2-3 times a year so that was meaningful to us. If circumstances present themselves next time, I will again choose for the vet to come to my home. It was also good to be able to share this moment with our 3-1/2 year old GSD Astro. He sniffed Tess but did not show any odd behavior. He is a jealous, attention nut so he will not mind being an only dog for a while. Thanks germanshepherds.com for the venue you offer. Thank you Tess for your love.......we will never forget you.