Oh, Donna, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss of Olive. I know that her sudden collapse and death must have been horrible for you to go through, and that you must be missing her terribly now. I hope that you have friends and family around you who understand how much a part of you Olive has been and who know how much you loved her. Know that the pain of her loss will diminish with time and that the love will always remain strong between you. Do write to us on or off list to let us know how you are doing. Our thoughts will be with you through this sad time. Some day perhaps it will seem a blessing that Olive was able to be by your side as your guide until the very end of her life. Peace, Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Waring" <donna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Guide-dog-e-chat" <guide-dog-e-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "uk-guide-dogs" <uk-guide-dogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Moderate-SD-Trainers" <Moderate-SD-Trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "VI-Clicker-Trainers" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <guidedogowners-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: (VICT) Death of Olive > I'm totally devastated to tell you that my Olive died today of a suspected > massive heart attack. It was so very sudden. She was dead on arrival at > the vet's practice. I carried her in myself with the taxi driver. I'm > gonna miss her so very much! Not just because of her guiding - but also > because of the unconditional love she always showed me and those she was > fond of. > > Best > > Donna > >