Sorry for your loss a dog is special, You develop a bond with them . AS aI write this my 13yr old lab is laying by my feet, Man I dread the day I know it will be as it is for you Hard! Gary

Wow, just finished reading and responding to Bruce's loss. My heartfelt condolences on your loss, and hope for a speedy healing!

Our friends are here for such a short time so we treasure each and every day we have with them. When it's time for them to leave we treasure their memory. Hopefully we will reunite again in a better covert. You have my most sincere sympathy for your loss.

Oddly, I just received this in an e-mail as an anecdote to a completely unrelated topic...

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender - your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

Author unknown.

Thanks to all for the kind words. Our pup is doing fine and she is a little pistol. Will post a photo soon.
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