That was my exact experience as well gray. He didn’t have a problem with the first shot, but Dutch reared his head up at the second shot, and then died directly. He was never as clingy and protective as Ivan is, but he was my true soulmate, one who I will never forget. He’s that once in a lifetime companion, but as it appears, IvanWhen we put Cisco down, he was lying down relaxing from the first tranquilizer shot when the second Potassium shot hit his heart and he suddenly rared up looking startled, before lying back down again and expiring.
At the instant he rared up looking startled, both the dog next door and one two houses down immediately went into a frenzy of barking.
Afterwards I mentioned it to Grayfox, who said, "yeah, I noticed that", and the vet tech said, "I noticed it too."
Has completely taken over the role.