No point to this post really except to say we had to get our gorgeous 13.5 yr old lab put to sleep today and we really miss her. She had a massive stroke last night and lost the power in her back legs and the vet said nothing could be done. We had been told this time last year that she could go anytime and we would be lucky to get the summer with her whereas we got a whole year which was great but..........It's still hard to let go. She was such a loving, gentle and placid dog, she adored my 17 yr old ds1 and he felt the same, my heart broke to see him cry today but he bravely went with dh to the vet and made sure he was the last person she saw before she closed her eyes.