You bring tears to my eyes, guy. Losing a pet family member is something that's happened several times in my old life ... it never gets easy. But what you wrote is so close to my heart ... that beloved friend standing tall, basking in God's presence. Wheew!
Well, don't forget this part of it:
Meanwhile here on Earth, I have to go see what the Canine Circular Saw is getting into...
I still tear up when I drive up past the fence and realize I won't see Taffy again on this side of life... but the little Buzz Saw needs a family, too, and he sure got rid of the oppressive quiet around here.