Oh, Michelle, I can hardly believe your news about Hobo. Sometimes I forget that not only are my dogs getting older but others as well. What a sweetie you have - I remember him so well from our visit with you. I have wished we could have made it again - but a trip to Florida is not in our future any time soon much to our dismay. Carl would especially like to come back and see friends that remained in the area instead of moving back to Ohio.

Our Jack is now 11 or 12. He too is acting older an is very thin also. Although he eats - it just doesn't seem to be adding any weight to him. We found out about a year ago that he has a tumor on his kidney. Surgery will kill him and so we are just letting him tell us when he is ready. He doesn't see or hear well and he is taking a med for dementia because sometimes he does go in the house - it seems like he doesn't know where he is because the door will be open right in front of him and he still stands there and goes by the door. There is only one step to get into the house but sometimes he has trouble making it.

I think you will know when it is time. Hobo will let you know when his life has more bad days than good and he no longer feels good enough to go on. It is hard to let them go.