We seriously called the vet on June 15 to have our dog put to sleep. She was coughing, hacking, acting about dead.
The vet did some things. Said she had congestive heart failure, etc. Since then I haven't put the halter on her, because every time she sees a squirrel she pulls and that causes more coughing. Her heart is enlarged and must be obstructing something.
Anyway, without the halter, she's quit coughing. And it's the middle of July and she's still alive and seems to be doing very well.
A whole 'nother month anyway!