So here he?d lost his owner, then his brother, and he was in this shelter. Yet, we could still see life in his eye.
Old dogs are the wise ones. There?s a depth, a feeling, like aged wine, you don?t get the same depth and experience with younger dogs. It might take a couple of weeks before they get used to the house, but you can see when they realize they are home - the tension melts away.
You concentrate on the fact you gave them a quality, happy life. Rather than putting all the emphasis on the death, you focus on the living part. It?s actually a happy ending not depressing.
It?s not the length of time they live. The older dogs we have, we know will die calmly, they will die loved.
