My dog is getting up there in age and can't do very much anymore. He can barely get up to walk around the backyard to do his business and that's with a harness to basically carry him the whole way. We used to take him for 3 walks a day, take him to the forest to go on nice long hikes and take him swimming. He still seems really happy and all my neighbours absolutely love him and spoil him to death, popping in to give him a steak or treats. A lot of times some of them will help try to coax him with treats to get him to walk a little longer.
I've pretty much put my life on hold to stick around and be there for him. I got the whole rigmarole when I was younger about how dogs are a lot of responsibility, but it really hit me later how most of the responsibility is when they get old and really need the time and care. A lot of people would say to put him down, and I know a lot of people who have put down their dogs just because caring for them in old age becomes inconvenient to them. I still haven't heard a good argument for euthanasia and don't think I could ever have the heart to do it. I remember someone telling me when their dog was dying all they wanted to do was run away so they didn't have to deal with the feelings they were going through so I understand
>>2107754 but I keep feeling like I gotta be there for my boy as much as possible since I know he'd do the same for me.
Sorry for my blog post, just seemed like the right thread and I haven't really been able to talk to anyone about it.
