It has taken me a bit to be able to write this....On January 10, 2011 Manny & I made our last trip together to the Vet..... Manny(Judsohn's Man of La Mancha) came into this world on June 21,1999.....His sire was CH Erem's Pacman ...hid dam Judsohn's Remember Me(Mimi) Manny was a big boy and I kept him because Jerry loved really big males.....Manny had other plans, I was always his person. I found out very soon that his favorite spot was curled up next to my chair at the dining room table.....he never looked for food ...he just wanted to be close to me....I still find myself sitting at the table and reaching down to pet him.....his other great love was Monica Overcast...a junior handler that was so tiny Manny looked even bigger..... Manny was doing very well and was just a little loose in the rear...In September we all went on vacation and had a house sitter for the dogs...while I was gone he had gone downhill rapidly....I knew the time was coming when he would not be able to get up ...or he would have a problem and not be able to control his bowels....he had DM......I kept him going as long as I could and as long as he couldbe happy and function like a dog......He let me know when this was not possible any more......Manny I love you, and will never forget you.....I know you are at the bridge running like you did as a pup.....and playing with your many friends Goodby sweet boy Judy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================