Thanks everyone for the nice comments. It means a lot.

She really was such a wonderful dog. She would sit in a chair by the window whenever I left for work and would look out the window til I got home. She followed me everywhere, and ALWAYS was where I was. She was very protective of me as well. A drunk man tried to come up to me once and he really gave me the creeps (it was late at night) and he kept saying weird stuff to me. When he got close Josie started to growl and bark and he backed off. I was actually afraid of this guy so I was thankful she was there to protect me.