WHEN MY DOG DUKE collapsed suddenly on a walk, I knew it was bad. But I didn’t know how bad. The vet took one look inside his mouth and his smile vanished. My mind went blank until I heard him say, “I can put him down now if you’re ready.”
I wasn’t ready. Horrified, I got Duke out of there as quickly as I could, intending to get him emergency surgery. Then, as I was driving, I was suddenly struck by the reality of what was happening. It
