Towards the end of Rally's life there wasn't much movement that he could manage on his own. Rally could barely lift up his little head or paw. His foster mom watched him . . . unable to pull himself to the water bowl or eat without being propped with a towel under his chest and that gave her pause.

The wheelchair maker wanted to sell a $1,000 model that would hold Rally's body weight upright - but he would not have been able to push forward under his own power. Also, because of all the bars and wheels the other dogs would not have been able to bite his neck or bump his shoulders. Really, that's what Rally wanted most. He wanted to be upright, tall and strong next to the other 'Dales. We could not give him that wish without sending him over the Rainbow Bridge no matter how much we wanted to.

I took this picture just before carrying Rally to the car for his last ride to the vet. Patty Eisenbraun had the toughest part of the job - she had to wait in line and ask for a room for euthanasia. Rally & I stayed outside playing happily in the car although tears were streaming down my face. This was just another fun ride/adventure as far as Rally was concerned. I made sure that Rally had a happy experience even on this last journey in late August.

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