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Hi all. I'm new to the site and I just wanted to tell you all about our first baby...Odin. Odin was our 150 lb Rottwiler. He turned 9 years old on Aug 6, 2007 and passed on Aug 16, 2007, 1 week after he started showing signs of being sick. He was fading so fast right before our eyes and it was absolutely heartbreaking to watch this massive, beautiful creature turn into a fragile shell of himself so quickly. On Aug 16 we decided he had suffered enough and that it was time to end it. We spent an hour digging his grave with him sitting right there watching, which was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, we drove him to the vets office for an 8 pm appointment and when we laid him on the table he took 1 breath and that was it, he was gone. We couldn't believe it. I believe he didn't want us to have to live with making the choice to end his life, so he did it for us. My husband and I have cried every day since. I just know he is in heaven playing fetch with his Pop Pop in a beautiful field of yellow flowers. We love you baby Odin and miss you very much.