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Originally Posted by Barefoot
I has my big dog Brutus euthanized at my home in The Villages by a Mobil Vet service in 2010.
I was able to lie on the floor and hold my 70 lb dog in my arms as he passed.
It didn't make it easier.
But I was able to collapse in tears and cry for two hours.
Not walk through a Vet's office and drive home.
Since then I've recommended the Vet service to others.
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I also had my 17 yr old Cocker put to eternal rest at home in The Villages.
In that I adopt older dogs (he was 11 when I adopted him), I have to go thru this more than the average dog owner.
I have done it both ways - in the vets office and in my home 3 times and it is much easier on the dog in their familiar surroundings. Also as Bare pointed out you can hold and hug your dog and cry and mourn in private. My neighbor Tainsley, went thru it with me as did my other dog. Soft music playing and fluffy bedding made it heavenly for my baby, Midnight. When you are ready, the vet (Dr. Angel Smith) takes your dog to the Belleview crematorium for you and then calls when ashes are ready, or you can scatter ashes in their garden I believe.
It is a personal decision, but one that has worked much better for me.