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Oof. I don't think I'm gonna be much good for advice for you, buddy, but I want you to know that I feel for you, because that's rough

awww, the biggest thing to remember is that you are doing this so the dog isn't going to be in pain ; also remember to discuss the " rainbow bridge" and yes I would also do what Xzeina said ; a last best day or weekend to do the things they love to do together one last time

@Xzeina ; ok but I believe in it and I know it helped my son when he lost a pet at McKeala's age to someday have the possibility of seeing them again

I don't have any kids, but I have been the kid in a similar situation. Our dog, that we had gotten when I was about 3, had a suspected tumor rupture and went from in pretty good shape for an old Lab to unable to do basically anything overnight. My parents sat the 3 of us down and explained what was happening and that she was suffering and it wouldn't be fair to her to do anything other than the obvious choice here, and that no matter how hard it was for us, we had to do what was best for her so she didnt suffer unnecessarily. My parents offered to let us be in the room when it happened, I chose not to be but did stay home from school that day (I would have been about 13-14 years old at the time). This all happened over the course of about 2 days so we didnt get the chance to do a last best day or similar but all had the chance to say goodbye.


I will add that as a farm kid we were probably more ok with animals passing away as it wasn't something we had never had happen before, but this was the first time it was an actual pet. We did also have another dog so that may have made it a bit easier on us where she wasn't the only pet we had.

all of our hugs and prayers go to you and your family during this awful time

This breaks my heart. I think everyone has given wonderful ideas and I will be praying this is easier on both daughter and dog than you are fearing. I raise AKC Belgian Malinois dogs. They are little tigers as pups, but this is when you need to bond with them. I don't have any right now, but should have a litter on the way before the end of the year. They sell for $1200-1500, but I will give your daughter one if you'd be interested. Mine are show line, not working line, so they are pretty docile after about 12 to 16 months. They are the new breed that police and military are using, just not the same temperament. Let me know if you are interested. I'm so sorry for your family and your dog.