Saying Goodbye

Having these dogs is my greatest joy and by far my greatest heartbreak. It happened again yesterday. My dear sweet Willow who just turned 10 Christmas Eve, left me yesterday very unexpectedly. She was fine and everything was normal until supper time when she would not eat and I knew that something was wrong. We had Jessica come over and she confirmed that it was probably something pretty serious. We took her to her office in the evening and it was confirmed that she had a tumor on her spleen that had ruptured. We made the decision there and then to let her go. I am a firm believer that they should never suffer. She gave me a wonderful 10 years and I just never wanted her to suffer for one minute. So with her in my arms I let her go. WOW... I cant believe it. If you had told me that I would be saying goodbye to her yesterday I would have told you that you were crazy. Now she is gone. My heart is breaking. But when I look at Freida and Hannah, I see her, my dear sweet Willow in her daugther's eyes. Sleep peacefully my sweet and wonderful girl. I will miss you deeply.