I puppy sat and also dog sat & rabbit sat this weekend. 3 reg size schnauzers and a puppy, mini-schnauzer (about 4 mo old, give or take) and she got really ill. I couldn't get the owners cause their cell phones were out of range and so the owner's mom & dad came and got the poor pooch. She probably had eaten something and gotten a blockage. She was so miserable. I felt so very bad. I am glad that she no longer suffers. Poor thing. I'm kinda glad the family was gone because they didn't have to see her suffer. It was terrible. They have a girl almost 8, who will just be heartbroken!!!!!
I think for the most part I was in shock. I have seen dogs get sick, but it's been awhile since I have seen one die. And anything dying, whether human or animal is a different level of suffering. When there isn't anything you can do, it makes you feel incredibly sad.