Dear Adore. Your story just broke my heart and opened some not yet healed wounds. 2 years ago Sept. I lost the "Lab of My Life" Jingles. To this day I talk to her every night. I love my "new" labbie, Star, but sometimes, as I hug and kiss her, I look at Jing's pic. on the mantle and start to cry. I pray every night that I will see her again, and all my furkids who have passed. After I lost Jing, my husky/shep Cody mourned her for almost one year. Cody was a rescue who never knew a home, love, or even how to be a doggie. Just terrible physical and emotional abuse and neglect. After she came to her "forever home," Jing took Cody by the paw and showed her how to play, bark, wolf her food, love, trust and push her humans around! She taught her how to be a "dog!!" Cody idolized her, and they were an inseparable team. After she died, I would take Cody to the beach where we all would spend hours walking, swimming, playing, loving. But now, Cody no longer wanted to walk. She would sit alone atop a dune and just look to the sky and howl like a wolf. It was unbearable for me. But at the same time, somehow strangely beautiful. That striking husky face, her gorgeous blue eyes so sad now, turned toward the heavens. And in some way, unknown to me, speaking to her best friend. She, like Graham, is better now, but not the same dog. Star is a good diversion, who Cody mostly tolerates. Even today, Cody always seems to have this look of patient anticipation on her face; a distant look in her eyes, that seems to say, "In time Jing; in time...." To all who have lost their beautiful friends, I feel for you deeply and send my love. EVERY animal lovers' loss is my loss. Truly. I know we will all see them again. Won't that be such a happy day!!!