Paul, That's a lovely remembrance. In the words of another Willy, I feel you pain. I still miss Elton, after 5 years, who always looked sad even when happy...
http://www.mindspring.com/~palling/photography/gallery1/photographs/welcome.jpg Paul Stenquist wrote: > I sometimes called him "Wilbur." With his droopy eyes and long face, > he looked like a Wilbur. Marlene, who nursed him through puppydom, > called him "Wee." My mom -- great, great grandma -- who came to know > him as both she and he were living their last days, called him "Old > Sock," And he dutifully sat by her side as she ate, knowing that she > would share her meals with him, no matter how hard we tried to > persuade her otherwise. When he had the opportunity, he would sneak > into her room and lay at her feet. He loved us all very much, but his > last and most obvious love was Grace. He didn't like it when someone > tried to move him by tugging on his collar, but he let Grace move him > by tugging on his hair. He followed her as she played and smiled > contentedly as she rode him, sat on him, and slept on him. > > Several months ago, he became ill. He soldiered on, and we did what > we could to comfort him. But this weekend his burden grew too large > for even this big-hearted dog to bear, and this morning he went to > sleep for the last time. Willy was a good dog, and a good dog is one > of the best things that one can be. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3152929 > > -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
