What a sweet thread.

Seven months ago, yesterday, I lost my big cow dog Shadow. I think about her all the time. I think I took her for granted. I have always known that you should treat every day like your last, and she just made me realize that it really is important. One day she was here and fine, the next she was sick and went downhill fast. I left for school when I thought she was getting better and next thing I know she's gone. Forever. It's really hard for me to grasp, it happened so fast. I know she's around though and I know she had a good life. But I still miss my Cow girl. We laugh about the things she used to do a lot, my family misses her just as much, or more, as I do. It's hard to tell people I only have 4 dogs. I don't want to stop including Shadow when I talk about The Hoodlums, she was the base of the madness. You're the only dog I've ever lost, and I never want to do it again.