[stomachmonkey]

Thanks for the kind thoughts.

We just got back from the vet.

Dakota went peacefully.

My wife and I held her and stroked her and it was OK.

I've had lots of dogs and cats in my life but this never gets any easier.

widgeon13,
she's actually a cross of a Newfoundland and English Mastif.

Mastif's have an exceptionally high tolerence for pain. If they display discomfort then it's usually excrutiating.

Our last Mastif also developed bone cancer and was originally misdiagnosed. He suffered much longer than he should have.

I was not going to let the same happen to Dakota.

Hug your pets every day.

Scott