Rusty ended up making it to 13 years old, and I was surprised. I thought the guy was toast three years ago as he started to have health issues, but he ended up being pretty resilient. I got Rusty as a slightly matured puppy. My BIL had just deployed to Afghanistan and my sister was pregnant with her third. She really liked Rusty and wanted to keep him in the family so she drove up from Fort Hood and gave me Rusty who promptly bit me in the arm causing me to bleed. We became blood brothers after that.
Rusty was blind, diabetic, and had dry eyes starting at around 10 years old. Which lead to me spending a ton of money on medications, buying fancier foods, and carrying him around the park to set him in places he would sniff around on.
Sadly, an unexpected seizure/stroke a couple weeks ago unfortunately made for a very obvious decision. Either way here are some old dog pics, sorry no pics of my BIL or sister.
Rusty was blind, diabetic, and had dry eyes starting at around 10 years old. Which lead to me spending a ton of money on medications, buying fancier foods, and carrying him around the park to set him in places he would sniff around on.
Sadly, an unexpected seizure/stroke a couple weeks ago unfortunately made for a very obvious decision. Either way here are some old dog pics, sorry no pics of my BIL or sister.