This is going to be short since it is causing to much pain. He stopped eating a couple of days ago. He is old for a german shepherd that is extra large. After talking to him today and looking at him,he is emaciated and you can tell he is in alot of pain.Jim and I have decided to do the kind thing for him. It is kind for him and very hard for me. This week is more than I can take. Please pray for me and our family as we are taking him in on Friday. We will have him individually creamated and his ashed put in the house.He would not live in the house and preferred to be an outdoor dog.We had a huge enclosure for him and a heated igloo and well as heated water in the winter. My heart broke once this week with Gigi and now Schultz. I hate November and December.Never has anything good happened during these two months except when Jim proposed on one knee in the jewelry store on a Christmas Eve. That was it. Anyway,I have had to takemeds to calm down and ready myself for Friday.Thanks all.