@CapricornFarm I'm sorry to hear about your pup. When HE and I combined our households, we each had a few "antique pets", and a couple of "vintage companions". We lost several to old age and ailments the first few years. Then we added a bunch all about the same time. We've lost another batch over the last year or so. Got to thinking that we are going to lose the yunguns all about the same time in a decade or so.
I know it's hard to let your pal go, but I'm confident you'll know when it's time and when it's best.