Journal #8

     A few months ago, my friend Jessica's dog started getting weak. Jack, her dog, was a great dog. He was always friendly and very gentle with everyone and all the other animals they had at their home.When he started getting weak, they noticed some changes. He was not able to get on her couch anymore, and because he was a very large dog, he could no longer do these things. Due to his size and weight, they could not help him either, so they had to just love him and try to ease the pain.After a while of this ongoing pain, they took him to the vet and they were told he had bone cancer in his legs that was gradually spreading. This was heartbreaking to their family, because they had had him their entire lives, but knew that they must not dwell on this and do what was best for him. They spent the time they had with him very lovingly, and searched for a solution. They came across an experimental treatment just a few short weeks later. This treatment would force him to be amputated on the effected leg. After much consideration, they decided it was not fair to make hime live in pain with one leg and made the decision to put him down. Although it was very sad they made the rational decision to not keep him alive so they could enjoy him, and have him suffer. Instead they did what would be best for him and put him out of his pain and suffering. This kind of rational decision was the best decision that could have been made in this given situation.He was put out of his pain, and is now in heaven, where he can run around and jump on couches. Rational decisions are the best decisions because they put the emotions out of the way and think of what is truly best for the given situation.