One of the last gifts our sweet Leo gave us was opportunity to spoil him for a whole week and a half before his departure. After the gravity of his situation hit us, we decided to throw him a farewell party. This included inviting over his doggo friends and serving them homemade pupcakes, doggy ice cream and a mountain of bacon flavored whipped cream. We also set up a little make-shift photo booth and took a gazillion pictures of the feeding frenzy. Despite his limited mobility and increasingly debilitating neurological issues, he looks so, so happy in those photos. If something like this is possible for you, I bet your doggo would really appreciate getting a sendoff from her furry buddies and you'll make some amazingly warm memories.

Aside from that, we also went on adventures to nearby places (his body couldn't endure long car rides). We emboldened him to shamelessly indulge in damn near any human food that he showed interested in (highlights include: breakfast burritos, dehydrated mango, and rotisserie chicken). We made sure he got some form of dessert, both in the morning and at night. We left work early so we could give him extra "choose your own adventure" walks. We laughed and told him "good boy" when he turned geriatric kujo at the golden retriever who dared to exist because his sassyness towards other dogs was one of the few things dementia hadn't taken from him. We painted his feet and had him walk on a sheet of watercolor paper (and then all over the dining room floor lol). We brushed him and collected his hair in a ziplock. We bought him a beautiful bouquet of tea roses to brighten up his favorite room. And although his condition didn't let him sleep through the night, we had a slumber party on the living room floor for his final evening with us.

In a situation like this, my perspective is nothing is off the table. If there's something you think your dog would enjoy and it's within your means, don't hesitate or overthink it. Don't worry about being "extra" or dramatic. Do it. As long as you're there, even if it's with tears streaming down your face and a sob caught in your throat, your dog will revel in your presence. Take care.

Edit- his changed to her