Might Have to Make a Hard Choice Eventually...Putting Soph to Sleep

I know you love your dog. I love mine too and I hate the idea that my girl will need to go to a better place for herself.

There does come a time though when you do have to think solely about your dog.

Is it happy, does it have a good quality of life?

Or is it fearful, self harming?

It is the hardest decision to make, but it could well be the one you need to make.
 

[h=3]Perhaps this poem.

The Last Battle[/h] If it should be that I grow frail and weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then will you do what must be done,
For this — the last battle — can't be won.
You will be sad I understand,
But don't let grief then stay your hand,
For on this day, more than the rest,
Your love and friendship must stand the test.
We have had so many happy years,
You wouldn't want me to suffer so.
When the time comes, please, let me go.
Take me to where to my needs they'll tend,
Only, stay with me till the end
And hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time you will agree
It is a kindness you do to me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I have been saved.
Don't grieve that it must be you
Who has to decide this thing to do;
We've been so close — we two — these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
 
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