On 2/9/08, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >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
Sad, sad story, lovely tribute, excellent portrait. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- 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.
