So I lost my beautiful boy to bloat on Saturday night, In all theae years of having dogs, I never actually had one bloat right in front of me. I knew right away that would be the end for him...Too young and too full of life and love to pass,, but he did. The house is more empty than anyone can imagine ,, it will take me a long time to get over this one... Because only once in awile do we come across a perfect match,, an animal that touches our hearts in places no one else can reach,,,, that special bond, that cant be broken no matter how many times they howl or dig up the lawn,, Keno was that dog.....The best thing about him was how much he loved me,,, and that , nothing can replace....For the first time in my dog history I have no other wagging tails to console me....He was the last one....I miss him very much already...... I want everyone to know what Emily did for that dog....I got myself to a place where I didnt know if I would be able to care for my dogs, Keno and Roulette, and needed a place for them to go for awile till I could find a home to bring them to.. I had several offers. The first time I went to Brown Hill, there was something about it...I know for fact that I said outloud "If I were a dog I would want to live here." It had a warm homey feel to it complete with an array of farm animals,, the dogs looked happy and well cared for and Emily had a calm way with them.. I knew Keno would be safe with her....She loved him as her own and words cannot describe my gratitude to her....She kept her word and took care of both of them ,,,but not only took care of them but loved them in my absence....So Thank you Emily from the bottom of my heart for taking care of my boy..;... I was lucky enough to be able to give Keno what he wanted ,,,to be with me and the last year with him was wonderful....I miss you Kenoman.. Bonna ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================