Very few things make me cry, but this picture did.
My parents had to have my lab Scout put to sleep today. Back in may they found out she had leukemia and it was fairly developed. You can see the tumor on her right leg. I wasn't sure I would even get to see her again. Luckily with meds they kept her comfortable most of the summer, but over the last week she turned for the worse, and adjusting the meds didn't help.
We got her at 6 wks old, when I was 8 or 9. I spent a lot of time with her, she was one of the smartest dogs I've ever met, and I don't think she's ever growled at anyone. You could take things out of her mouth and she wouldn't growl. Going home and seeing her yard empty is going to be hard for sure.