Dear Staci: I'm so sorry about Shaianne. Having lost dogs myself, I know exactly how you feel. Although I know no words can really express the sorrow of losing a loved pet, when I send condolences to members of Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue for the loss of a beloved companion, I enclose this poem:
LOVED DOGS DO NOT DIE
We have a secret, you and I, that no one else shall know.
For who but I can see you lie each night, in fireglow?
And who but I can reach my hand before I go to bed,
And feel the living warmth of you and touch your silken head?
And only I walk woodland paths and see, ahead of me
Your red form racing with the wind, so young again and free.
And only I can see you swim in every brook I pass.
And,when I call, no one but I can see the bending grass.
by Behula Fenderson Smith

She'll be waiting for you at Rainbow Bridge, where there is no illness and pain.
If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Alicia

[ September 13, 2001: Message edited by: Albea ]