Something is missing....a piece of my heart. Unconditional love shown in a way no one else could, is no more. It is quiet, too quiet. a missing companion, guardian, and friend. Some people don't get it, they just won't understand that kind of bond. A sudden tragic passing has left a gaping hole, almost 2 years ago it was hard but not the same, there was still one, and now routines built only serve as a reminder of that missing piece, and yet life goes on, and for most people it's as if nothing has changed, for me a part of my world has, and a piece of my heart, actually 2 are waiting on the rainbow road for me to reclaim them, when we meet again....

“She is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are her life, her love, her leader. she will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart. You owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion.” (anon)

Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog;but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.-Douglas Mallock

We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment. ~George Eliot

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. ~Gilda Radner