When Nicole’s dog Cooper started losing his drawn out battle with cancer and his inevitable euthanasia appointment loomed on the horizon, it was time to make a difficult choice. Where would she say goodbye to her childhood best friend?

We spoke with Dr. Judi Stella about her dog, Theo, who made his way into her life when he was five years old. The unique way Theo completed their family made his eventual deterioration all the more difficult, especially when Judi had to make the heartbreaking and unexpected decision to let him go when she was hundreds of miles away from home.

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I lost my childhood dog as a result of her parents' divorce and am finding my way with my cat, Cornelius.