A veterinarian had a touching moment when he went to a dog’s family home to put their dog down.
Being a veterinarian, he had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker.
The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
The vet examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As they made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told the vet that they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.
They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that the vet wondered if he understood what was going on.
Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s t***sition without any difficulty or confusion.
They all sat together for a while after Belker’s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that dogs’ lives are shorter than human lives. The vet was surprised by the explanation of the 6-year-old child.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up... “I know why. People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right? Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay for as long as we do".
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