It’s a sad truth that dogs don’t live as long as people, but the best we can do is make their lives as great as possible and make them feel loved right until the end.
No dog should have to die alone, and it’s important that they feel comfortable and safe in their final moments.
In one bittersweet and beautiful story, one woman went above-and-beyond to make sure a dying shelter dog had a friend in his final hours.
A dog named Watson arrived at Speranza Animal Rescue in 2018 after a college kid found him alone in the park.
The shelter took the dog in — but it was clear he didn’t have long to live. The stray was emaciated and covered in sores, and had a cancerous tumor in his hind leg. He was taken to the ER, treated with IV antibiotics and received tests.
But shelter founder Janine Guido sensed that the dog might not have long to live, and the only thing to do was make him feel comfortable. “I had a gut feeling that things weren’t going to be good the next day,” she told
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