My 15 1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel is starting to have accidents in the house. We take him out often, but when he comes back in, he will go in the house. I might add that he is going deaf and almost blind in one eye. His hind legs seem to be very weak. He also doesn't like to go for walks anymore. There's nothing my vet can do for him, it's just old age.

How do I know when it is time to put him down. What a difficult decision to make. I know that his quality of life isn't great. I just don't know if I can take him in.

We rescued him from a bad environment when he was 10 years old. I feel good that I gave him 5 good years. I don't think we are ever ready to say goodbye.