I am so very, very, sorry for your loss Tom
It's never easy losing your best friend, I know. I have had several dogs who have graced our lives, My wife, Myself & her daughter.
I truly believe the ones that do suffer at the end are always better off .. to be taken to a place free of pain.
I carry many pet memories in my heavy heart, all the good & bad ones too.
1 of our most favorite beloved dogs 'Ladybug' has a frame that our vet made special at the time when she passed.
Ladybug got to know our vet & his staff really well as she had a cancer that just was too much for her.
The frame is in our loft upstairs. It has a paw print in it, some pics & a lock of her hair, preserved.
I visit it from time to time and it always brings a tear to my eye and even now as post this & share it with you all.
Prayers for you & your family & may Freckles finally rest in peace.