Our last remaining family dog is now just 14, she is doing ok but can see she is really slowing down now and I don’t think she has long left. The reason for my post I suppose is that whilst we will all be absolutely devastated when she’s gone as she is very much a well loved and spoiled dog, I can’t help but look forward to the freedom it will bring. We both work FT (although shift work) so she’s not left alone for long. But we both have to cut hours sometimes to make sure one of us is home from work. We can’t have long days out. Always on a timer to be back within 3/4 hours max. We can’t take her on long walks and she doesn’t enjoy going into pubs or anything (she likes her soft sofa and doesn’t like hard floors) when dog free we can be more spontaneous with holidays, weekends away and even just long days out of the house. I just mixed feelings about it all really.. will be so sad but also a new chapter in our lives being dog free… anyone else experienced similar feelings & experience? For context I’ve had dogs for 20 years so will be a huge change.