I'm taking care of two dogs for a friend, one is going to be put to sleep tomorrow,

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

She has a tumor inside her mouth. It's sad being around her tonight knowing that and have her not knowing what's going to happen. My friend is in Afghanistan as a contractor dog handler.

they are both Belgian Malinois dogs. Will have to wait and see how her mate does without her around.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Does your friend know??

[femmocrat]

2. Does your friend in Afghanistan know?

That is so heart-breaking. Belgians are beautiful and so smart. :cry:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. Yes, he knows and made the decision.

[gkhouston]

4. It's never easy to put an animal down.

I have no doubt that your friend trusts you deeply, or you wouldn't be taking care of his fur-babies. He's going to know you did the best you could. You need to remember that, too. :hug: to you and to both of the dogs. Usually pets sense when something's not right with one of them, so I wouldn't be surprised if the dog's mate knows on some level that the end is near.

[Bryn]

5. Belgian Malinois dogs are beautiful

So sorry about one that has a tumor. No hope? Can't a vet remove it? :( I have a beauceron dog. I got her from a wonderful breeder who also raise Belgian Malinois dogs.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

7. No hope.

The tumor is bulging out under her eye and is getting bigger. She doesn't show pain but it must hurt and i think that is the reason my friend made the decision after talking with the vet.

[Warrior Dash]

6. As a dog and animal lover in general, you have my empathy.

One thing to keep in mind, all dogs go to heaven.

[nosmokes]

8. make sure the healthy dog gets to see(sniff) his/her pal after she's put down

so that s/he knows what happened.

and it's never easy, I'll second that.

[tblue37]

12. I always let my pets check out their housemates when they die.

I think it helps them understand why they don't come back.

[tabasco]

9. Be strong.

The purpose is to keep the dog out of pain and the decision was made out of love for the dog.

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[Martin Eden]

11. I (will) feel your pain

My wife and I have a yellow lab named Hunny, who has had a wonderful life traveling with us on vacations and going on hikes in many states. She is a wonderful, intelligent, gentle companion who turned 14 in December (getting up in years for a large dog). She is still in very good health except for being deaf, but I know we can't expect to have her with us very much longer and it breaks my heart just thinking about it. :cry:

[Raine]

13. I'm so sorry

I had to have my dog put to sleep around Christmas last year. He had a brain tumor and he was in pain. Having him put to sleep was one of the hardest things I've done. I stayed with him when it was done and being there helped because it was so peaceful.

[a la izquierda]

14. Ahh, damn, that is never an easy thing to do.

Last year, we put our ancient bulldog/boxer mix to sleep. He had doggie alzheimer's and was in really bad shape. My two other dogs were totally out of sorts for a few days...but when I brought home his ashes, our big boy-who'd lived with the boxer for a few years- walked over, sniffed the box the ashes were in, and laid down in front of the little shrine to our pets that we have.
I positively bawled.
Good luck and rest in peace to the pup.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

15. Some thoughtful DUer sent me an email.

told me to go cheney myself.