I find the price of having lots of friends who share my passion for dogs is higher than other friends. Because of the short life span of animals compared to people we do suffer more with our friends... but we also rejoice in their joys as well and somehow it all seems to balance out in the end.

I watched my friend Kathi recently go through agony as her beloved Jazz (Dixie's Aunt) faded and eventually cross over the bridge. But then I got to rejoice with her when she got her new pup about 5 months later. Now I am watching her go through saddness again as her Blaze (Dixie's brother) suffers with an unknown sickness.

We are a compassionate group of people!