My Best Friend Payton and his battle for life

Here is our first of many posts: I truly never understood the saying " A dog is a mans best friend" until I had the privilege of sharing my life with my Rottweiler Payton. Payton is a 7 1/2 year old Rotti and has just recently been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a fast spreading cancer of the bone. The cancer is located in his left hind leg and the detection of the cancer was fairly early. His blood work and a chest x-ray came back normal. However, according the the vet, a negative result doesn't mean that the cancer has not spread. Payton will be going in for surgery tomorrow morning for the amputation of his left hind leg. If all goes well, which I pray to god that it does, he will then begin the chemo treatments. We have also decided to include holistic supplements to boost his immune system. (We will update on the products that we are trying in future posts. Hopefully this will help others.) I know that many dog owner's have experienced this pain.. especially Rottweiler and other large breed owners. My heart goes out to all of them. Watching him lay there... knowing that he is in pain absolutely rips my heart out and giving him the pain meds to control his pain is just as hard because he's so out of it. The remarkable trait among Rotti's is their devotion to their owners. They're so devoted that they will not show you that they're in pain, almost as if they're trying to make you feel better about the situation and comfort you. He still continues to follow me around the house and yard despite the pain he's feeling and looks at me with such love in his eyes. I feel Payton has been and still is an ambassador for all Rottweiler's because of his great temperament and his friendly greetings towards all people that he meets... showing the true demeanor of a Rottweiler. I don't want to sound selfish, but I don't think either one of us are ready to let go yet. I never want him to suffer or feel pain, but I feel in my heart that he's going to fight this horrible disease. If he gets a year or two more of good quality life and free from pain, I think we'll both be happy. I am writing this story about Payton because I only ask one thing from people who read this... please say a prayer for Payton and all other dogs out there who suffer from any kind of disease or illness. Payton has brought so much joy into my life and the lives of others, I feel that he deserves a little more time on this earth.