It is always hard to loose a great friend or have them become ill. This past May I had to put my 11 year old pointer down. He was bleeding internally, He was from my litter, he was born in my garage and simply my best buddy. Five times we made the 7000 kilometer trips to Iowa from eastern Canada to hunt pheasants. He always slept on the bed at my fishing camp. Everyone loved him and I think of him everyday. I have a new Lab pup now and I love her just as much but I fondly remember all my dogs.
Ginger, Red, Hammer, Dan, Pepper, Smoke, Jill, Dolly, Ricky, Patch, and Billy.
Wish you well.
Weed