This has been a very sad week for our family, my son had to make the decision we all dread for his Zoie, (she was 12 years young)...she had always been the love of his family and she them...she was totally their dog, they got her from me when she was about 9 months (I had co-owned her and she was returned to me) and it was love at first sight for both the dog and my son & his wife...I didn't plan on Zoie going anywhere once I got her home...but I could see that she was theirs and they were hers...so she went to live with Todd & Heather. She went everywhere with them and when it came time to pick a boy puppy...guess what, she did the choosing...then when the new baby girl came along, she took over too...always loving, tolerent, and protective of my granddaughter and her friends...she was taught hand signals when my tiny granddaughter was 2, so Kiersten cold become her master, too...3 years ago she welcomed a little papallion into her home without any fuss...a year ago her spleen torsioned and she surprised vets that she made it through...however, a month ago they discovered a large growth in the spot the spleen had occupied...they tried drug therpy to no avail...then last week they found another growth on her spine that got very large very fast...cancer, it had spread through out her body, and she knew it was time to say "good bye", she crawled into my son's lap and looked at him and he knew...Zoie was the perfect GSD...Temperment, brains, and she was beautiful...she was granddaughter to Uzi and Prosecutor...best of all she was totally loved and Zoie totally loved her family back. What a Great Dog!!!! Rest in Peace Zoe, we know that you will be waiting for your family at the Bridge, run free and play ball...and chase the bunnies once in while...Love, Grandma.... -- Michelle veni, vedi, "ViciSheps" home of RBIF CH Vici's Wind Walker Am & Can CH Vici's Abilene V ShadowValley ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================