Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Loss of a dear friend


While sharing the good times, we thought we should share one of the worst. This morning, we had to put down our beloved friend Shane. I'm writing with tears in my eyes. Shane has been with us for over 14 years and has been a wonderful, loyal friend through it all. With all of the traveling I've done, he always made Diana feel safe and comfortable.

We had planned to have Cassidy adopt him when we left for the UK, but his health declined way too far for that. The hardest decision I've ever had to make was to take him to the vet this morning.

Rest in peace my friend, and thanks for everything.

However, we've got the other 2 doggies that are going with us, Darkstar and Elijah. They too are great companions and we're looking forward to having many adventures with them in Europe.

ON another happy note, Cassidy adopted a kitty from Second Chance Pet adoption this weekend. The picture below is called "Cassidy falling in love". I don't think she's named it yet, but I'm sure she'll get a lot of companionship from it.

2 comments:

Derrick and Cassidy said...

tear tear tear


Her name is Ginger and she likes to type with me on the computer.

chunkking said...

"Man's Best Friend" can also be one of our biggest heart aches. ( I use "man" to represent both genders). I had to put my dog down when I was between 17 and 18. Tough time. But a wise decision.

OTOH, I'm jealous of Cassidy - hope she keeps us informed of her fun and games raising a cat. I hope to get one for the Ranch one of these days.