Ours just turned 14 on Jan 15th. Had a pancreatitis scare a couple weeks ago that is now under control with a prescription diet. She is family and it’s going to be really hard to let her go when it’s her time. She’s our once in a lifetime dog and I think it will be a long time before we have another, if ever. It’s pretty clear to me that our creator had the connection/communication/companionship between humans and dogs in mind when he created them. I don’t think it exists on the same level with any other creature. There are only a few people in the world I’d rather hang with than my pup.