Thanks for the thoughts/kind words, esp from Colleenie and NP.
I left for work an hour early today so I could go see her before she was put down. She wagged her tail the whole time and just stood there with her head on my shoulder. I think she woudln't lay down because her back was hurting her too much. She just licked my face and stood with me until i had to leave. She looked so peaceful, like she knew what was going to happen. I kind of believe dogs know things like that. My dad didn't want me to go by there but I would've felt awful if I hadn't - - I feel, as I said, that dogs understand things like that - - and I didn't want her to die and feel like she'd been abandoned at some cold, lonely vet's office. It was awful, just awful.
But my dad saved her dog tags for me and even had her creamated (evidently I had mentioned wanting her ashes when I was younger).... So...
