Letter to the Editor: Saying farewell to man's best friend

To the Editor:

She had turned 13 this Fathers Day. She went everywhere I went! If not on the bed with me when I was ill, she was always there on the floor next to the bed when jumping up on it was to hard to do because of her arthritis. A real trooper! She never showed the pain she had to endure daily from injuries to her back hips, which in an odd way helped me deal with the pain of a broken neck. She was always at the ready to go or do anything. But a car ride and the ball were her favorites! They made her so happy. She always greeted everyone with a ball in her mouth. Look at me, she was sa...