Smokie the Cattle Dog with his girlfriend Chubbs. Smokie is battling prostate cancer. Six weeks ago I had an appointment to put him to sleep, but he woke up that morning, peed a little, and said, "not ready to go." He hadn't peed on his own in 5 days, getting his bladder drained at the vet with a catheter. 4 rounds of radiation therapy and complete annihilation of my bank account later, he's doing pretty well. He might have 4 to 6 months to go. I made him a deal when I got him from the shelter. He takes it for the team in the event of a mountain lion or intruder, and I take good care of him.