So sorry for your loss. When you get that funny feeling in your chest know that it is Jenny's tail thumping because you are thinking about her.

So very sorry for your loss. It is heartbreaking losing your four-legged best friend. I'm sure you have many, many fond memories. I wished they could live as long as we do. I'm sure when the time is right you will adopt and give another wonder dog a good home.....not to replace your dog you just lost, but to fill that hole left in your heart. May you find peace in knowing that you were blessed in being able to share your dog's journey here on earth.

So sorry for your lost!

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Thank you again for all of your kind thoughts and words. It is somewhat cathartic for me to be able to write about Jenny.

As I read through all of your postings, I fondly remembered my other furry friends from days gone by, their different personalities, and how the one thing they all had in common was their ability to bring joy into my life. I am blessed that they were in my life and that softens the pain when it is time for them to "cross the rainbow bridge".

These "goodbye" posts always bring back memories of lost pets. And you are right, it reminds me to think back and give thanks. For Fletcher, our 20-yr-old orange cat, Drewby the Siamese loudmouth, Bear the first and still-mourned golden. And many more. And then there are a couple of PIA's that we still nonetheless remember fondly! It reminds me of a dog's headstone in the Key West Cemetery: "Here Lies ____" (don't remember the name, but I think a terrier) "She was a challenge to love."!
It is good to be able to write about them.

That's a wonderful thought.

I feel exactly the same way. Dogs bring us such joy, it softens the grief when they go.
I truly believe all our pets will be waiting for us when we pass beyond the veil.