From stray to soulmate: Man writes heartfelt goodbye to his 16-year-old senior pup in her final chapter of life, showing us the true power of the bond between doggo and pawrent

It's not often we find a post that is emotional enough to make us cry, but this one hit us straight in the heart. There are times when we are so overcome with love for our doggo that we can't believe that it's pawssible to love someone so much. When she wakes us up with her cold nose in the morning, when she lies down in the middle of the street asking for belly rubs, or when she puts her ears back and her face lights up, full of smiles, when we come home after a day at work. She's currently 2 years old, and we can't imagine our lives without her.

The man in this post isn't just thinking about it - he's there. His senior doggo, who he adopted 16 years ago, is in her final stage of life. He writes her a heartfelt goodbye that we, as dog owners, can't help but tear up at. We felt every joy, every heartbreak, and could truly feel the depth of his connection to Daisy. This post is not for the faint of heart. Get your tissues ready because whether you're a pawrent to a puppy or your dog is creeping up on old age, you will feel this goodbye deep down in your soul.

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    I found an adorable lil 1 year old pup wandering the streets without a collar at 3am back in late 2008. After going around the neighborhood for the next few days trying to figure out if anyone had lost a dog with no luck, I decided to keep her. We
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    named her Daisy. She's a Samoyed mix. She was tiny but her heart was the biggest I've ever seen. She became a part of the family and we have been through all our joys, losses and grief together. She's been the
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    only constant in my life. She's been there for me when I lost family members. She was there for my wedding, for the birth of my niece. She's welcomed all subsequent rescues with the biggest of smiles. She's just amazing. I love her so much.
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    she Two and a half years ago, lost her baby Happy Dog after a difficult battle with a failing liver. Happy Dog was 13 years old and I decided that it was time to give him a soft goodbye when he lost interest in eating or drinking and
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    would just lay motionless most of the day. I feel like Happy dog's loss (as well as age and the relentless march of time) really took a toll on Daisy. She gradually lost her ability to hear, developed cataracts and also
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    went completely night blind. She lost multiple teeth and developed a horrible tooth infection in one of the remaining ones that couldn't be operated on because her anesthesia risk was too high. She has arthritis and has also developed a
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  • We know that a time will come when our pup doesn't have the energy to play anymore, when she won't be able to walk with us to the beach, when we will need to carry her to use the bathroom because of her old age. Those days may be far away, but when you know that something will eventually come to an end, you can never truly put it out of your mind.

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    corneal ulcer that will probably take away what little daytime vision she has left too. Her cognitive decline has also worsened. She has her head down most of the day, walking around in circles. She finds it difficult to even recognize me
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    sometimes now and on account of not being able to see well or hear at all, she also tends to get frightened easily, even when I approach her very cautiously from a distance. All of this I've been managing and have no
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    issues continuing to manage; she was eating well, she enjoyed her walks, and there would be times when I'd see the spark she used to have come back when she'd chase me around
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    the yard. She was at the vet's a few times every month, if not, multiple times every week. I was getting her the best possible medical care I could.
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    About a month ago, she stopped wanting to go for walks. I'd still manage to take her out for a little stroll now and then when she was up to it, but she had grown too frail and tired to enjoy much of it.
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    Since the last few days, Daisy dog has been unable to put her weight on her legs. She's started struggling to sit up, and walking involves her falling down multiple times until the poor thing just gives up and lays there panting. This situation is causing her an immense amount of distress from what I've been able to gauge.
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    I've experienced soft goodbyes and gentle dths before. I've had to euthanasize four other of my beloved pets over the years. But all four of them were in the late stages of a disease that would only worsen and cause them even more agony and
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  • Oh, dear. Here comes the waterworks. Just thinking about our doggo getting to this stage makes us tear up. If we're lucky, we won't have to deal with this for another 15 years. But even then, 15 years will still be far too soon for us to even be close to ready to say goodbye.

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    suffering. This time feels very different. Maybe it's because Daisy doesn't have a terminal illness. Maybe it's because she was the one that really helped me tune in my love and empathy for animals. Maybe it's because
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    she put me on this journey of rescuing animals when I can. Maybe because all the dozen or so animals I rescued since then | owe it to Daisy dog. I'm not sure to be honest. I just know that
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    this time, having to make this decision feels very different than all the past times I've had to. My wife took this picture of the two of us together yesterday.
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    I've been lurking around this subreddit for a few months now, reading all your stories and your journeys with your babies. I've been through almost all the "When do I know it's time?" posts on here that I've been able to find. I've consulted
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    quality of life scales. I've spoken to friends and family. I also have a consultation with a senior DVM scheduled for later this week. I'm not even entirely sure what the point was for me to come write out all of this. I don't
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    know if I want reassurance or affirmation. All I do know is that my heart feels like it will explode and I keep feeling like I'm suffocating and that I can't breathe.
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