so sorry about your doggie. It seems to that alot of us have old sewing machines and old dogs. We had to put our 21 year old chiuhuahua/terrier mix to sleep today. Sandy actually belonged to my MIL/FIL and outlived both of them. He's been failing for a while, but really went downhill fast. Had to wait till the kids both left to return to school. But i think they knew it was inevitable. Been crying all day, it's so hard to make that decision. I think I will get out one of my old machines and sew a little, that always helps!