Sam, much as we want to, we cannot keep our beloved friends for long.
One thing dogs do is die, and it hurts a lot. We love them as long as we can, but they live their lives so much faster than us. We do not want them to know pain, because we love them, so when it comes time for them to go home, we send them, and we shoulder the pain instead.
When one of our friends goes home, that is our opportunity to adopt a new friend and provide them a home and love. And there are so many who need. So many.
Dogs teach us how to say goodbye when goodbye is the last thing we want to say, and they also teach us that love is the only thing that matters in this world, because it’s the only thing you can take with you when you die.
When the time comes, send her on with your love, mourn her, then find a new friend to help you heal.
And always remember that the furry friends we lost in this world are waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge.
That is the first place that I am going when I die.
Thank you, that was beautiful.