I am so sorry to hear that...
We have a chow mix in our family, my parents found it roaming and it is the best dog they ever had.
I know how hard it is to have to do, I have one that is 14 and it is just a matter of time for me also, he has cancer they think.
There is nothing in this world better than a good dog IMHO, I am a grown man and will be unashamed tear streaked when it comes time to do it.
Aaarrrghh! Another one! It’s OSHA who lost his dog, and it was 3 years ago. I was responding to a poster who was needling OSHA about his screen name, and thought I’d post the explanation from his profile page, as I recalled seeing it in the past.