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The HHHHHMM Scale was created by Dr. Alice Villalobos to help owners decide when it is time to put a dog down. How do you know when to put your dog down-I am by nature a give me data or give me death kinda gal and the decision to put a dog down does not come easily or lightly in my household. I find Dr. Villalobos scale a straight forward and empirical way to help make a good decision for my family member. She assesses the critical issues to quality of life. The scale addresses the following list.
The name of the scale is HHHHHMM after the seven areas of assessment. Her scale helps bring reason to a very emotional decision. I also admit that my family has a tendency to wait too long (as do many other families). There is no easy way to lose a beloved pet but a numbers based approach may help to give owners the confidence to not second guess or delay the decision when the time comes. Our dogs love us unconditionally-we owe them a good quality of life.
“My goal is to someday be the person my dog thinks I am." -unknown
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