Thanks for sharing the wonderful picture. Not sure which critter in the picture looks more content!
I'm reminded to spend more one on one time with my Scully since the pea sized tumor under her neck grew to the size of a hens egg in the last two months. She's about 15, deaf as a post, and beginning to lose strength in her legs, too.
Someone once told me that the reason dogs don't last as long as we do is pretty simple. Humans and dogs have the same amount of love to give before they die, dogs just spend it more freely.