I don’t think it is ever easy when your pet dies – whether you do the kind thing and euthanise or are able to let them die naturally. Sasha had many health problems. She was half blind, took so many pills for her heart she rattled and her ear and skin infections were a constant battle. But she was still greedy for treats, still had her appetite around dinner time, checked out the other dogs bowls when all had finished, and jealously guarded the bones we gave her. Yesterday was a day like any other, yet she died. Her heart finally gave up on her, it was a horror and a relief at the same time. We couldn’t believe it had finally happened after so long, so many mornings expecting to wake up and find her passed away peacefully in her sleep. The end wasn’t peaceful until it was over, heart attacks aren’t painless but she had both of us there with her making her as comfortable as possible, letting her know that we loved and valued her and would mourn over her.