Awwww. You gave that old German Shepherd the best year of her life, I'm sure--so sad that it was her LAST year and only year with you!
I do love the old ones. In one of the Henri le Chat Noir videos, he pays homage to the Old One, but most of the time he makes snide remarks about "The White Idiot," a young white cat.
If you haven't seen Henri, you must!! The story of how "the thieving filmmaker" went viral, quit his day job, made Henri his career, is just phenomenal. Part 2 remains my favorite: