About Dog Euthanasia

Euthanasia is an overdose of barbiturates that stop a dog's heart. The fluids are administered through an intravenous catheter or an injection, and when it's your dog being euthanized you can choose whether or not you want to be present. Some veterinarians will come to your home for this--a good...

Dog Euthanasia

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• Grief and acceptance of loss

  March 31st, 2011

  We bring our dogs into our lives and homes, and cherish and love them. We spend hours talking to them, making them the non-judgmental repository of all our secret hopes and fears. We trust them implicitly and they never let us down. What more could we possibly want? More time with them is the first...

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  Failed euthanasia leads to second chance for Detroit Rottie

  by Leslie Smith on October 14th, 2010

  I don't find comfort at gravesites. I feel more connected with the deceased looking at a photo, as opposed to visiting a headstone. So when it's time to say goodbye to my dogs for the last time, I'm not sure I'll bring their bodies home for burial. Which is why I found Mia's story all the more...

• "How do I determine when it's time to say goodbye to my elderly dog?"

  Answered by Sherri Franklin

• "My dog was diagnosed with cancer and died several months later. I'm devastated. How can I cope with this grief?"

  Answered by Sherri Franklin

• The gift of hospice care

  April 28th, 2009

  Most dog owners will find themselves faced with the agonizing task of asking themselves which is more important--the quality of their dog's life or the quantity. These situations arise when your dog...