I don't come to the dog side often, so I just saw this now. Your story about Buddy really touched me Rich, as well as all the posts about dear Felony. When I first heard about Felony, I cried *at work...oops* even though I didn't know Felony or Cori that well. I do know the pain of losing a beloved companion, as my parents have reciently lost their boy, Blue. When mom called me to tell me Blue had passed, I started to cry and shake and I didn't make it to work on time (niether did my mom or dad.) No one understood how broken up we really were but all of you on PT do understand! I am so glad that there is a network of support out there.