Diana R. Laverdure
Diana R. Laverdure is author of The Canine Thyroid Epidemic (2011, co-authored with W. Jean Dodds, DVM). She and Dr. Dodds are currently finishing their second book, on canine nutrigenomics. Diana lives in south Florida with her 12-year-old rescued Belgian Shepherd-mix, Chase.
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The Pain of Making the Euthanasia Decision
In the past few days, I’ve exchanged dozens of texts and phone calls and one FaceTime session with a long-time friend regarding his dog Leroy. Stephen and his partner adopted Leroy from my local shelter in September 2011—and in the 13½ years since, we’ve probably exchanged hundreds of texts and emails and phone calls about the happy, clever little dog.