Just got word that our daughter and Son in-law had to put their shepherd down.
He started life as a working pup but unfortunately had troubles breaching doors and washed out. He spent close to a year being shuffled around and neglected because he started having issues. Our SIL got word of him from a friend in Texas and he worked it out to get him to Ohio so they could nurse him back to health and foster until they could find him a suitable home.
After a month of having him my daughter said we’re keeping him.
He had a lot of issues and was very neurotic and would just pace back and forth when he got nervous
He was flat footed from living in a kennel for so long. But he was a sweet dog and was very protective of our daughter.
He developed some neurological issues in his hind quarters and got to the point of not being able to stand for very long or traverse stairs.
He got even worse yesterday and they made the hard decision to put him out of his misery.
They’re devastated at the loss and will be a long while before the sting wears off.
Blitz is on the left. We took this picture last Christmas with all the dogs when they were down.
He had a rough year and a half at the beginning of his life but had a great life after arriving at our daughter’s house.
RIP Blitzy!