You already know the signs, your dogs getting old
Don't let your dog suffer because you can't accept the fact
You already know the signs. The long pause while he try to stand. The circling at night because he can't get comfortable. The way he's started choosing the cold floor over his own bed.
And you know what they mean. Admitting he's hurting means admitting he's getting older, and that's a thought no one wants to sit with. That instinct comes from love. But while you push it off, he's the one lying on a worn-out surface that makes it worse, night after night.
He can't tell you it hurts, and he can't fix it himself. You're the only one who can. Accepting it is the one thing still fully in your power to do for him. And it starts with how he sleeps tonight