Riley passed away at 12:35 PM Arizona time today. This was an incredibly difficult decision we made. Over the past several days, he lost the ability to not only walk, but to get up on his own. By Friday, he had lost all feeling in his tail and left hind leg. Both hind paws were knuckling and he was incapable of standing, even with me assisting him. This was hard to witness. I've had to put down 6 dogs now in my life and this one was the hardest to go through. He was still mentally sharp as a tack, fully aware of everything going on, but he lost the motor skills to actually function. There was nothing that could have been done at this point. I was up all night with Riley Friday night and into Saturday morning trying to keep him comfortable as much as I could. The pain he was experiencing, I felt so bad for him. He lost the ability to bark as it turned into a raspy whimper. I knew this was the end and I let him eat as much Pupperoni and vanilla ice cream as he wanted. I know he's finally at peace and the pain is gone. Rest in peace, Riley.