02-03-2025, 02:50 PM
When my previous dog died a few years back, the grandkids sorted it. Of the six of them five live here & the eldest was pregnant with her first child, it was high risk pregnancy so she wasn't able to be involved.
Because she was the dog they'd all known growing up,when they came to stay she was there & we'd take her for walks & play so they pretty much organised the entire thing for me. One turned up & took me to do a last minute bit of shopping, then stayed till the others could get there. A granddaughter had found a vet who would come to the house & do the injection, another granddaughter picked up her brother from high school so he could be there. They asked if it was OK if they dug her grave in the back yard, there was no way I could manage it so I said yes please.
She slipped away very,very swiftly once the vet did the injection so I'm sure she was ready to go. I still miss that dog sometimes, despite Madame le Dog.
And of course, I now have a photo of some of my grandkids digging a grave. In my backyard...might come in handy one of these days.
Because she was the dog they'd all known growing up,when they came to stay she was there & we'd take her for walks & play so they pretty much organised the entire thing for me. One turned up & took me to do a last minute bit of shopping, then stayed till the others could get there. A granddaughter had found a vet who would come to the house & do the injection, another granddaughter picked up her brother from high school so he could be there. They asked if it was OK if they dug her grave in the back yard, there was no way I could manage it so I said yes please.
She slipped away very,very swiftly once the vet did the injection so I'm sure she was ready to go. I still miss that dog sometimes, despite Madame le Dog.
And of course, I now have a photo of some of my grandkids digging a grave. In my backyard...might come in handy one of these days.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)