How do you know when it’s time?
Sadly, if you’ve been a long-term pet owner, the day will come for you eventually—the day when your doggie or kitty passes from that cute little furball into old age, infirmity, possibly even pain.
Our lifespans are longer than theirs, and watching a pet grow from a wee thing into an adult and then into a senior citizen while you’ve remained roughly in the same age bracket can be heart-wrenching.
It’s even harder on kids: watching their favorite animal going into the dark night can break their young souls. I know, because I’m on my second set of dogs, after seeing the first two grow old in front of my eyes and then depart the earth. The reason we even have a second set of canine companions is because our young’uns were so sad after the first two died that we brought new love into our house to try to help, and it worked. You can’t…
