He sounds like he's still happy and what a beautiful example of how our dogs intertwine with our lives and support us!
He likely knows the reverberations of your car's engine, the smell of its exhaust, and he's so in tune with his surroundings that he knows "mama is home!" Animals have perception we can't fathom, and if he's healthy, eating, and still seems happy and is following his sniffer...give him the best twilight years ever. Those people saying to let him go are crossing a boundary that's not theirs to step over.
Here is a positive takeaway from all that people are saying - maybe you take that as a head's up to start thanking him daily for all he's given you and to start tracking his daily quality of life. It could help tremendously in terms of grieving later on and in terms of making decisions when he does tell you it's time.
He likely knows the reverberations of your car's engine, the smell of its exhaust, and he's so in tune with his surroundings that he knows "mama is home!" Animals have perception we can't fathom, and if he's healthy, eating, and still seems happy and is following his sniffer...give him the best twilight years ever. Those people saying to let him go are crossing a boundary that's not theirs to step over.
Here is a positive takeaway from all that people are saying - maybe you take that as a head's up to start thanking him daily for all he's given you and to start tracking his daily quality of life. It could help tremendously in terms of grieving later on and in terms of making decisions when he does tell you it's time.
