My vet in NJ always took my dogs in the back to do whatever they were scheduled for after speaking with me in the exam room. Here in Mass., everything is done in the exam room in front of the owner. I can't imagine why the vet didn't know the owner/pet well enough to know anything about the situation, or speak to him first, i.e. "Would you like to stay with him" etc., or question why the dog was to be put to sleep. I started, but could not finish reading the story. This is a horror beyond my ability to cope. I would be inconsolable. Being a nurse, I find this type of malpractice indefensable. "Busy world?" Please. This was especially upseting for me as I have always had yellow labs as my best friends. I could not look at that happy, goofy smiling face without crying and grabbing my gut.