As I sit here are read all of these posts, I see such kind people here, it is something we all do go through whether we loose a pet or a loved one. It is a pain that does make us stop and think about our own mortality. We are here for such a short period of time, must make the best of it. About the picture, this is one of the mil kids and I did scale the dog down, I guess it is hard to see that this little girl is really small and her dog was not only her world, but really large. Scott, LOL you did make me laugh....smile at least. Just so not to misguide you, I lost my pet 2 years ago. I decided to finish this picture because I thought of him today as I was discussing as you all did above the same loss with friend of mine today. Thank you for your lovely stories, it is nice to share this. Sharen :-)