Angel

Angel had been struggling for some time and we were preparing the girls that it could be the end for her.  It was hard losing Chrissy so suddenly so we wanted to make sure we talked in advance about what might happen to Angel.  

She started with the same cough Chrissy had which indicated that her heart was growing larger and making it harder to breathe.  We started her on some meds and she improved for a few weeks.  Ryan and I watched her closely and when she started to cough again we knew it wasn't good.  She wasn't herself, she didn't run upstairs after me, she was laying in odd positions as if she could not get comfortable and just coughed a lot.

When I took her into the vet they said they could do a lot of tests and send her to a cardiologist (which by the way would cost $500 just to schedule the appointment) and we said no.  She lived a good life and was almost 16 years old!!  The girls thankfully said their goodbyes before I took her into the vet and she didn't make it to the end of the day.

This hit us a lot harder than with Chrissy.  I think it signified the end of everything having to do with my grandparents.  We took their dogs in without even a blink of an eye and got busy right away.  However our house is empty and quiet now.  We miss those doggies.

Our name is on the wait list at a few local dog training places.  We will hopefully get a flunky or a "career change dog" soon!!!