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\"Sandy-Beach\"<\/a>Sometime over the next few weeks, I\u2019ll put my dog down. She\u2019s a small, mixed mutt with failing eyesight, hearing, and an increasing tendency to wander out of the yard. I suspect she\u2019s suffering from some type of doggie dementia too, since she\u2019ll often stand in one place and stare at nothing in particular.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been trying to figure out the best way to say goodbye. I suggested to my wife we have a small \u201cSandy farewell tour\u201d but she thinks that might be a bit much. I\u2019d hate to announce to friends and family that Sandy\u2019s gone for good without first giving them a final chance to wish her well, but I\u2019m not sure what the protocol is for this sort of thing.<\/p>\n

In fact, the whole put-a-dog-down business seems unfinished. We have everything for pets except a proper way to honor them at the end of their life. There are pet stores<\/a>, pet parks<\/a>, pet snacks<\/a> \u2026 But now that it\u2019s time to say goodbye, I find myself searching the Internet for advice. I knew this day would come, but hoped it would arrive in a tidier box<\/p>\n

I keep thinking I\u2019ll call a vet to the house. But if I do, what\u2019s the going rate for euthanizing a dog at home? Is it more than dinner out with the wife? A car payment? And if it\u2019s a whole lot more than a trip to the vet, will I have the nerve to carry my dog into a vet\u2019s lobby and cradle her without breaking down and making a blubbering fool of myself? Honestly, I\u2019m not sure I could. My gut tells me I\u2019d leave before they called Sandy into one of those small rooms.<\/p>\n

Sandy hates the vet. She begins shaking as soon as we pull into the parking lot.<\/p>\n

The past few visits, the staff had to muzzle Sandy. She\u2019s always been aggressive. I suspect that\u2019s part of her breed (whatever breed that is). But it breaks my heart to know that when the time comes to say goodbye, she\u2019ll have to be bound like some Hannibal Lecter monster dog that can\u2019t be trusted and loved. That\u2019s not who she is.<\/p>\n

At least, not to me.<\/p>\n

I suppose I\u2019ll have to bury her at my son\u2019s house. He lives in the home where I grew up and all my other dogs are buried there. I\u2019m not looking forward to that drive. I told my wife I\u2019d probably do all this by myself. Sandy\u2019s been my buddy for the past fifteen years. When the day comes to put her down, I think I\u2019d like to keep all that for myself.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t get another dog. At my age, taking care of grand-dogs is excitement enough. But as much as I love my son\u2019s dog, he\u2019s not Sandy.<\/p>\n

Since I am an editor \/ publisher<\/a> and author of books for boys<\/a>, readers may think I should know what to say at a time like this. I mean, I make my living with words. I\u2019ve written hundreds of devotions<\/a> and some pretty funny adult fiction<\/a> and nonfiction books<\/a>. But right now I don\u2019t have a clue what to say or do next.<\/p>\n

There should be an app for putting down a dog.<\/p>\n

And grief counseling.<\/p>\n

And more time.<\/p>\n

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