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My girlfriend’s dog is geriatric, mostly blind, deaf, and pretty miserable all the time. I’ve been trying to let her come to terms with the fact that his time has come - now we actually need to put him down.

There was a good post I saw on here but haven’t been able to find it, it had some decent advice on how and when to put a dog down. It was talking about not letting your dog go in a vets office and go out under the cold lights of that environment. We want to give him an honorable death and let him pass in the best way possible. Anyone have any good advice on the subject?

Personally, for my own dog I think I’d want to just give him a bullet to the back of the head and bury him… even though as I contemplate that it brings tears to my eyes. But I figure I owe him that, somewhere in nature and fast, hopefully as pain free as possible.

She’s a little more sensitive which is why I’m looking for alternative ideas. Any help at all is much appreciated.

My girlfriend’s dog is geriatric, mostly blind, deaf, and pretty miserable all the time. I’ve been trying to let her come to terms with the fact that his time has come - now we actually need to put him down. There was a good post I saw on here but haven’t been able to find it, it had some decent advice on how and when to put a dog down. It was talking about not letting your dog go in a vets office and go out under the cold lights of that environment. We want to give him an honorable death and let him pass in the best way possible. Anyone have any good advice on the subject? Personally, for my own dog I think I’d want to just give him a bullet to the back of the head and bury him… even though as I contemplate that it brings tears to my eyes. But I figure I owe him that, somewhere in nature and fast, hopefully as pain free as possible. She’s a little more sensitive which is why I’m looking for alternative ideas. Any help at all is much appreciated.

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I've always put my animals down myself with a 22lr. The last time it needed to happen was with my Wifes favorite dog, she wouldn't let me do it and insisted that we have a Mobile Vet service do it because that would be more "Humane". By the time she was able to make the call and this team of "professionals" showed up to put him to sleep, his circulation was so poor they couldn't find a vein to kill him with. (Repeatedly trying) So, then they switch over to the Heart needle about 4" long. Finally after the 3rd stab in the chest they hit his heart and killed him. Seeing him cry and holding him down was the hardest put down I've ever had to deal with in my life. Never again. NONE of the animals I've put down ever knew what happened and they were not thinking Dads up to something. They were being petted and talked to in their favorite part of the yard. It's not an easy thing to do, especially when you've loved this furry part of your family for so long but I hope you can live with whatever decision you make because you won't ever forget.