Had to put Geordi down 2 years ago. He was a 15 year old Springer-Lab mix that helped us raise 7 kids, always chased up a pheasant or two and loved to ride in anything...as long as there was going to be food. Two of the kids came home from the east coast, one from Oklahoma, and one from California when we knew his comfortable time was about at an end. I had to take a week off afterwards, hell, I lost my best friend.
My sincere condolences to you for your loss.