[BigV]

This thread is a total no-humor zone. So, I'm sure I'm going to hell because when I heard about this last incident, it made me think of Elvis.

But that doesn't mean that there aren't smiles to be had. "clowns with square jaws", chasing balls and getting bowled over like a cartoon snowball, radiating happiness at the promise of a treat or a scratch. Curled furballs of contentment, satisfied to be dozing at your feet or in your lap. Dogs are a huge net positive force in the universe. You're fortunate and she's fortunate.

I've had several dogs over the years, and I've had to deal with their deaths both fast and slow. They're just different kinds of agony. But that agony is transient; what is permanent is my happiness from sharing my life with beloved family members, the marks they've made on my life, the stories, the scars... the hair. I know your pain is real UT. But it won't last, your love and your memories will. I promise.