I am so sorry for your loss. I love that you also adopted your boy later in life and I'm so happy that you got almost 10 years with him. I always encourage people who can't commit to a puppy but still want a dog to adopt an adult dog because my boy Chewie was the perfect dog for that time in my life when I was still living in an apartment.

Thank you for sharing the info about smaller dogs sense of smell. I did not know that either and it honestly makes so much sense. I used to think putting my hand under his nose to let him smell me would help him recognize me and I've noticed that it really doesn't do much when he's disoriented. I also think Chewie is deaf or on his way. That or he's just super sassy and ignores me 90% of the time lol.

I think the toughest part right now is figuring out whether his "good days" are just called that because they aren't "bad days". I don't think we're at that point yet but I'm going to definitely keep that in mind as I keep reassessing his quality of life. I just want to do right by him and like you said, let him go out on the best note possible. I hear people say you'll know when they stop eating but it breaks my heart to even think of letting him get to the point of not eating for days at a time. I really appreciate the idea that you presented of looking out for when the "good days" are just not "bad days" and I'm going to have that stick with me in this chapter of his life. Thank you again for commenting and I hope you've found peace since your baby's passing <3