Don't be sad, I have seen 3 dogs passed away already.... Its part and parcel of life. They have shorter life span than us. Its perfectly normal. Now my dog is 11yo.... Coming to its end also...... I will feel sad but I did all I could to give it the best care. I have no regrets.
Sometimes i wonder why dogs are so short lived. They are much better than human beings in so many ways. Nothing beats coming home after a wretched day at work, only to have your beloved dog waiting excitedly at the door welcome you back, and he will even rush to bring toys just to entertain you and cheer you up.
While I still love dogs, I doubt I want to have another as pet. The pain of seeing my dog's life slowly deteriorating towards the end is too hard to bear.
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
― Mark Twain
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
― Josh Billings
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
― Roger A. Caras
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”
― Charles de Gaulle
“I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.”
― Cesar Millan
“Everything I know, I learned from dogs.”
― Nora Roberts, The Search