allspiceberry143
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Inspired by “Best Last Day” stories I'd read on the internet, my husband and I decided to do the same for our pup long before the final day came. I am posting here in the hopes that I might inspire you as well.
On a beautiful sunny day this past fall, my husband and I euthanized our girl, Chloe. The decision was a long time coming. We did it at home in the backyard in the soft grass. She fell asleep while eating freshly grilled top sirloin steak and felt no fear or anxiety at that moment. As far as deaths go, it was a beautiful one. Up until that point we gave her a "Best Last Day."
"BEST LAST DAY" OF EVENTS
(All pictures can be seen here: in one stream)
First we started the morning off right with an Egg McMuffin for each of us. https://ibb.co/jX1EVG
Then we went on a walk. Kind of. https://ibb.co/hhzRAG
And took a nap in the grass: https://ibb.co/kwHJPb
And then she smiled while I told her how perfect and gorgeous she was in EVERY SINGLE WAY. https://ibb.co/eQTExw
For lunch we bought a big top sirloin steak https://ibb.co/cWyNHw
That she ate in about 10 seconds flat. https://ibb.co/kdJiPb
She mostly napped until it was time. And when it was my husband walked our girl down the ramp and laid her in the grass and until she fell asleep eating steak.
Bye baby: https://ibb.co/hgJpxw
10 Fun Chloe Facts
1) Chloe was a pound puppy. We adopted her from an Iowa shelter in April 2002 (I was still in college!). They estimated her age at that time as 1 ½ years. Chloe on her freedom ride in 2002. https://ibb.co/kzT6cw
2) When we adopted Chloe she was pregnant! No one knew until a month later…
3) Chloe has traveled and camped in 16 states! Herding sheep in WA. https://ibb.co/gZEjVG
4) Chloe has swam in both the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico) and the Pacific Ocean!
5) At the age of 14, during an X-Ray, we discovered 3-4 bbs, which probably happened BEFORE we adopted her. Either that or I have a terrible memory.
6) Chloe nursed a kitten in 2002. I found it disturbing. Chloe and ‘that kitten’ - https://ibb.co/h00V4b
7) Which of the following has Chloe eaten?
A. A pound of Twizzlers nibs
B. An entire loaf of bread.
C. an entire turkey thawing on the counter. (it was small, but still!)
D. An entire pizza from Papa John’s.
E. All of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER: all of the above.
8) The animal shelter called her a Blue Heeler Mix, but the DNA test said she was part Rottie, Lab, Pit, Vizla, Belgian Malinois and 40% unidentifiable Mutt.
9) Chloe survived cancer (fibrosarcoma/peripheral nerve sheath tumor) in 2014 and went on to live another 3 years without a reoccurrence.
10) Chloe was approximately 17 years old when we chose to euthanize her based on complications of degenerative myelopathy and kidney failure. (The ramp we built: https://ibb.co/dbFPkb) 17 for Chloe’s size (50-55lbs) is about 98 in people years!
BONUS FACTS!!!
On a beautiful sunny day this past fall, my husband and I euthanized our girl, Chloe. The decision was a long time coming. We did it at home in the backyard in the soft grass. She fell asleep while eating freshly grilled top sirloin steak and felt no fear or anxiety at that moment. As far as deaths go, it was a beautiful one. Up until that point we gave her a "Best Last Day."
"BEST LAST DAY" OF EVENTS
(All pictures can be seen here: in one stream)
First we started the morning off right with an Egg McMuffin for each of us. https://ibb.co/jX1EVG
Then we went on a walk. Kind of. https://ibb.co/hhzRAG
And took a nap in the grass: https://ibb.co/kwHJPb
And then she smiled while I told her how perfect and gorgeous she was in EVERY SINGLE WAY. https://ibb.co/eQTExw
For lunch we bought a big top sirloin steak https://ibb.co/cWyNHw
That she ate in about 10 seconds flat. https://ibb.co/kdJiPb
She mostly napped until it was time. And when it was my husband walked our girl down the ramp and laid her in the grass and until she fell asleep eating steak.
Bye baby: https://ibb.co/hgJpxw
10 Fun Chloe Facts
1) Chloe was a pound puppy. We adopted her from an Iowa shelter in April 2002 (I was still in college!). They estimated her age at that time as 1 ½ years. Chloe on her freedom ride in 2002. https://ibb.co/kzT6cw
2) When we adopted Chloe she was pregnant! No one knew until a month later…
3) Chloe has traveled and camped in 16 states! Herding sheep in WA. https://ibb.co/gZEjVG
4) Chloe has swam in both the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico) and the Pacific Ocean!
5) At the age of 14, during an X-Ray, we discovered 3-4 bbs, which probably happened BEFORE we adopted her. Either that or I have a terrible memory.
6) Chloe nursed a kitten in 2002. I found it disturbing. Chloe and ‘that kitten’ - https://ibb.co/h00V4b
7) Which of the following has Chloe eaten?
A. A pound of Twizzlers nibs
B. An entire loaf of bread.
C. an entire turkey thawing on the counter. (it was small, but still!)
D. An entire pizza from Papa John’s.
E. All of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER: all of the above.
8) The animal shelter called her a Blue Heeler Mix, but the DNA test said she was part Rottie, Lab, Pit, Vizla, Belgian Malinois and 40% unidentifiable Mutt.
9) Chloe survived cancer (fibrosarcoma/peripheral nerve sheath tumor) in 2014 and went on to live another 3 years without a reoccurrence.
10) Chloe was approximately 17 years old when we chose to euthanize her based on complications of degenerative myelopathy and kidney failure. (The ramp we built: https://ibb.co/dbFPkb) 17 for Chloe’s size (50-55lbs) is about 98 in people years!
BONUS FACTS!!!
- I trained Chloe to do the military crawl, like what those German Shepherds do to get under barbed wire. Our vet was really impressed with that one.
- Chloe had a submissive grin she used whenever she was guilty of something terrible, like eating an entire uncooked turkey.
Thanks for reading. It means a lot to me.
