Daniel Pinkwater has written a lot about dogs and his dogs over the years. He did an essay about a malamute, I think his name was Harold, that had to be put to sleep. This essay was on All Things Considered and Linda Wetheimer was the host at that time. She was audibly in tears (as were all of the listeners) when she had to come back and speak after his piece. I've never been able to find a transcript of that story, but it was wonderful.

SRS