I enjoyed reading this.I have tears in my eyes. When my dog Buddy passed away on October15th/08 we were devastated. So many people/friends, I could tell thought, that we were mourning for "Just a dog". These people just don't get it, they are MUCH more than that. Now we have our puppy doodle " Thomas" who has brought that special light back into our lives. Thank you for sharing this with us.