I know whut ya mean, Denis...A dog adopted us 2 years ago...in that 2 years, she has COMPLETELY won my heart and a place in our family...she has her little ways that'll drive ya nuts (we also have 4 cats she 'sometimes' gets along with)...but, I cannot imagine life without her. Sorry for your loss, bud. From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:24 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: Thanks for listening I don't mean to be a big cry baby, but a good dog will become a true member of the family. Like a brother or sister. Lilly had habits that would drive us nuts, like yelping at 3 AM because she wanted a chewy treat. But she did that because someone would go to the kitchen and give her a chewy treat. She may be nuts, but she's family. -----Original Message----- From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of singlecabboy Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:19 PM To: tcb Subject: [tcb] Thanks for listening Until last last Sunday I didn't realize how it felt to lose or have a pet with a medical condition(I got a little taste of it when Thor died, but still didn't fully understand)I was the person who couldn't understand how a human could be grieving over the loss of a dog.I don't think I was ever disrespectful ,but just didn't understand the closeness of loving a pet .As stated earlier ,on Sunday of last week we had dinner with our son and daughter in law.They have the most awesome Pit Bull in the world.Dixie was favoring her right paw.Keith said Dixie had gotten the best of a cat in their back yard ,but that the cat had got in some good licks as well.When we got Marble Falls Keith checked on Dixie alittle closer and found some bights on her leg .They took her to the vet on Monday and had tubes put in three of the bites.and had to spend the night at the vet,.Lois and I sent her a get well card and called everyday we were in Brooklyn to ck on her.I guess the moral of the story is you can teach ole dogs new tricks.Dixie is much better now after the anti bionics kicked in.Many of you will remember Dixie from several T@P's. Paul Smith Transporters@The Point 9 October ,2012 Morgan's Point Resort Texas