一位女士开办了狗狗收容所，陪伴被遗弃的狗狗度过最后的日子

As sad as it may sound, our canine friends are just temporary visitors in our lives – however, we are usually their whole life. And the least we can do during our pets’ last moments is stay with them, making sure that when their time comes, they know they were not just pets to us – they were part of the family.

虽然听起来很悲伤，但我们的狗朋友只是我们生命中的临时访客——然而，我们通常是它们生命的全部。在宠物生命的最后时刻，我们至少能做的就是和它们呆在一起，确保当它们长大的时候，它们知道它们不仅仅是我们的宠物——它们是家庭的一部分。

Sadly, saying goodbye to your dog can be a heartbreaking experience not everyone can handle. That’s just one of the reasons why some old or terminally ill pets get abandoned. However, like a ray of hope, one woman is making sure all abandoned pets spend their final days living life to the fullest.

遗憾的是，和你的狗狗说再见可能是一段令人心碎的经历，不是每个人都能承受。这就是为什么一些年老的或身患绝症的宠物会被遗弃的原因之一。然而，就像一线希望一样，一位女士正在确保所有被遗弃的宠物都能在它们生命的最后几天过得充实。

One woman is making sure abandoned dogs spend their final days living life to the fullest

一名妇女正在确保被遗弃的狗狗在它们生命的最后几天里过得充实

Nicola Coyle (not pictured) is a retired nurse who established The Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice to take care of abandoned old or terminally ill dogs. She runs the hospice from her own home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

尼古拉·科伊尔(Nicola Coyle，上图)是一名退休护士，她建立了灰口犬收容所，照顾被遗弃的年老或病危的狗。她在诺丁汉郡曼斯菲尔德的家中经营这家临终关怀医院。

That includes ice cream and steak dinners

包括冰淇淋和牛排晚餐

Nicola takes the dogs through McDonald’s drive-thru and even takes them to the local pub for a nice steak dinner.

尼古拉带着狗狗穿过麦当劳汽车餐厅，甚至带它们到当地的酒吧享用美味的牛排晚餐。

Nicola normally has a maximum of two dogs at a time

尼古拉通常一次最多有两只狗

“We’ll only take them in if the vet says they’ve got less than six months to live, so we’re focusing on end of life care,” said the former nurse in an interview with Metro. “I think the longest I’ve had one is around one year and the shortest was about two weeks.”

这位前护士在接受《都市报》采访时表示:“只有当兽医说它们只能活不到六个月时，我们才会收留它们，所以我们的重点是临终关怀。我想我经历过的最长的一次是一年左右，最短的是两周左右。”

Even though she doesn’t know when the dogs’ birthdays are, she still throws one for every dog

即使她不知道狗狗的生日是什么时候，她仍然会为每只狗狗准备一个生日礼物

“I don’t know when their birthdays are so we make sure we throw all of them a birthday party,” says Nicola. “If they’re well enough, we take them for a day at the seaside, they get fish and chips on the beach and ice cream.”

尼古拉说:“我不知道它们的生日是什么时候，所以我们要确保为它们所有人举办生日派对。如果它们身体好，我们就带它们去海边玩一天，它们在海滩上吃炸鱼薯条和冰淇淋。”

Nicola spends around £500 on each of the dogs she takes care of

尼古拉在她照顾的每只狗身上都花了大约500英镑

She uses her own money and everything people donate to her. You can help by donating to The Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project’s PayPal here.

她用自己的钱和别人捐赠的一切。你可以通过向灰口犬临终关怀项目的贝宝捐款来提供帮助。

Sadly, there comes a time to say goodbye – and it’s never easy

遗憾的是，到了该说再见的时候了——这从来就不容易

“We all get very attached to them, it’s very emotionally intense and we do mourn and grieve for them,” says Nicola.

尼古拉说:“我们都非常依恋它们，这是非常强烈的情感，我们为它们哀悼。

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole” – Roger A. Caras

狗不是我们生活的全部，但它们使我们的生活变得完整

Just because a dog’s fate is decided, doesn’t mean it should be abandoned. Quite the contrary – the final days of their lives should be made as special as possible. And thanks to people like Nicola, these dogs get to spend their final days feeling important and loved before departing to Doggy Heaven.

狗的命运已经决定，并不意味着它应该被抛弃。恰恰相反，它们生命的最后几天应该尽可能地变得特别。多亏了像尼古拉这样的人，这些狗在离开家去狗狗的天堂之前，能在最后的日子里感受到自己的重要和被爱。

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Image credits: The Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project