When I was 9 and my brother was 6 my parents had to put down our labrador due to her having cancer. My dad was the one who took it the hardest, despite me and my bro being so small.
Don't underestimate how well kids can deal with something like that, you never know. Plus, putting your dog down when you chose, and dealing with it as it comes that way, is probably better than finding him in very rough shape when you come home from work one day... which is what happened with our elderly cat. That can be harder to get over.
My advice would be to keep the dog on medicine until you can tell it is a struggle for him, at which point it is best to put him down.
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