Sounds like she had a good life with your family.
I always figure that when we take these critters into our homes, in some ways we've assumed some the power of life and death that Nature would once have had over their lives had they been left to their own devices.
This is all well and good when it comes to giving them the best food and shelter and care that we can provide, but it gets hard when the time comes where the other type of decision has to be made. Without us in the picture, nature would just take its course and no one would be the wiser... but there might be pain and suffering and if we can shorten or prevent that, I feel it's our duty to do so because it's part of the responsibility we assumed when we decided not to let "nature" take its course at the outset when they needed a home and had none.
It's never an easy decision and when they have become an integral and beloved part of your family, it's never "just" a dog or any other kind of animal, it's a living being you knew and loved. My condolences to you all of you on your loss, but just remember how much better a life she had because you were there for her when she needed you - right up to the end.
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