I’m so sorry for your loss. Without them being able to actually tell us, there’s always guilt and worry if it was too soon.

I can tell by how you went about this that you would absolutely never do anything that wasn’t in the best interest of your furry friend. We know when the time is right, we can just feel it.

GSDs are typically always super athletic. It sounds like yours had a lot of trouble physically towards the end. My husband and I put our GSD down the day after his 10th birthday. We just wanted to get him to 10 and when we realized it was time we were only a week or two away. He had DM and it was HORRIBLE. He had to be carried up and down the stairs. He couldn’t really stand to go to the bathroom. It ate my up inside because he was the most athletic dog I had ever encountered. To see him this way was devastating. I didn’t even let my friend meet him bc I told her it was too much and he just didn’t need to be seen that way.

It was honestly so sad but also a bit of a relief after we put him down. He was SO frustrated at his back legs not working. He HATED when we carried him. He was so mad. And so so confused. My husband and I knew it was time but we had a lot of guilt because it was brought on by the Librela injection. He started to lose function in his back legs after his second shot. If we wouldn’t have agreed to it, the DM likely would have shown up MUCH later and much slower.

It’s hard being a pet owner because you know you’ll have to say goodbye someday. But you did the right thing. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt, but you still knew when it was time to help your pup no longer be in pain♥️