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This past week, I added portraits of Bucky and Shadow to my family shrine. I always thought my dogs belonged there, too, but somehow, it wasn't until I lost Shadow that the time seemed right.
And yesterday, I was both surprised and deeply touched to receive this memorial stone for Shadow from the veterinary clinic. It was a wonderful, thoughtful gesture, and I appreciate it more than I can express.
Shadow's passing marks a real end of an era for me. For one thing, I'm too old now to have another large-breed dog. It's also unlikely that I'll ever know that degree of companionship again. In all, Shadow spent more time in my physical presence than any other person or animal in my adult lifetime. No human was ever so consistently by my side as was this faithful dog. The fact that he's gone now makes a future without him appear truly bleak...
December 29, 2015.
And yesterday, I was both surprised and deeply touched to receive this memorial stone for Shadow from the veterinary clinic. It was a wonderful, thoughtful gesture, and I appreciate it more than I can express.
Shadow's passing marks a real end of an era for me. For one thing, I'm too old now to have another large-breed dog. It's also unlikely that I'll ever know that degree of companionship again. In all, Shadow spent more time in my physical presence than any other person or animal in my adult lifetime. No human was ever so consistently by my side as was this faithful dog. The fact that he's gone now makes a future without him appear truly bleak...
December 29, 2015.
