When he looked at her kneeling on the floor, he knew the end had come. I finally got to where he was. She looked at him like she'd never looked before. He took her head and kissed her. He said in his ear, "You know what's going to happen now, you must stay calm. This won't hurt you. I'm right here beside you. he snarled as he felt the needle go back into his flesh. The hands caressed again.

The night before, the pain had become intense and neither he nor anyone in the house had been able to sleep. They knew he was suffering. She had been suffering for weeks, but everyone knew she was waiting for her.

One last dose had been given half an hour ago. His still, wet eyes were already giving one last sign of life. At last the dog had died, after receiving the last caress of his.