To Xena`s family;

How my heart aches right now for your loss. Your Xena hit a particular nerve, because I lost my twelve-year-old German Shepherd, Lady, almost two years ago... to arthritis and old age as well. There are many similarities between our special girls, and I smiled as I read about them.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful girl with us, and for telling us her story in memory of her, so we could honor her on this day the way you honor her everyday. She sounds like she was such a wonderful pup, and a perfect companion after the loss of your Doberman. I smiled as I read about how she ran under the crawl space with her ball to avoid the thunder; it is exactly something my Lady would have done! She sounds like she had a beautiful personality to go along with her outer beauty.

To Xena;

Rest in peace, beautiful girl. I bet you`ve already found my Lady up there! If you have, she can show you around and tell you all the best places to play. You lived a long and wonderful life, and your family will remember you evermore.