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[quote=Anonymous]I think you need to tell the truth.  My kids were 5, 8 and 10 when we put down our beloved golden retriever and we were honest.  What we stressed was —

he was miserable and scared.  His tumor had invaded his airway and he was struggling to breathe and it was scary for him.  There was not a way to fix it.

Part of taking care of a pet is making sure they have good medical care and that they don’t suffer.  The dog depended on us to make those decisions for him and it would be as cruel to him to fail him in that as it would be to fail to feed him or play with him.  He needs us and this was our final act of love to him.

Dogs have much shorter lives than human.  This is a good thing because it means that dogs don’t generally outlive their humans, which is the saddest things for dogs.  We get to take care of them for their whole lives which is such a blessing for us and for them.  It also means that we have the privilege of having multiple dogs through our lives.  I was so sad when my childhood dog died.  But it was so wonderful that I was able to get this dog after your dad and I got married.  So I was so lucky to be able to take care of two dogs from puppy through to old age.

Honestly I hope point 2 sunk in because when it’s time to pull the plug on me, I hope my kids will see it as their final act of love.  [/quote]

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