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     I had to have my dog put to sleep Monday. She was 14 years old and I have had her ever sense she was a puppy. She was an inside dog.  I knew the time was coming soon. How would  I know when it was time I certainly did not want her to have to suffer. Will the answer came Monday morning when she could no longer get up on to her feet. She just lay there and went to the bathroom and couldn't even move away from it. I cleaned it up and brought her some water all she could do was lift her head to get a drink.      I don't have alot of money right now, but I could not see taking her to the pound and just leaving her. She would be so scared and that is not how I would want her to go. I called around to find out who was the cheapest, and made an appointment for that day. I was able to stay with her to the end. She had a way of expressing herself with her ears. When they were down she she wasn't happy and when they were up she was happy. After they gave her the first shot her ears were up and she looked happy. That told me that I was doing the right thing, but it just broke my heart and tore me up inside. Now I feel like I have fallen back a step and want to climb back in my hole and sleep all the time. That way I don't have to face life any more.