This morning is really tough. We have many animals, but as is usually the case in a situation like that there is one that is truly special. Our very special Sheltie, Shilah, has lump on her side that we just found this morning. She's not a young dog at 10 years, and she's been with us since she was 8 weeks old. With the exception of a 2 month period when she was 3, she's spent every single night on the bed. Always there, always faithful. We lost here for those 2 months after my wife was in a head on collision. My oldest son was in the car, and was trying to get Shilah out. She's always been shy, and with all the emergency vehicles around, slipped her collar and ran. She was living out in the country in the foothills outside Fresno, Ca. We'd put the usual flyers out on the phone poles, and my wife had gone so far as to look through the records at the local shelter for euthanized dogs trying to find her. We got a phone call one morning from some folks a few miles from us, saying they thought they'd seen Shilah. They had a free choice feeder for their dog, and another animal was "helping" the food disappear. We went over to the house, and the folks had a live trap on loan from the local game warden. My wife put her sweater in the trap, and we got another call the next morning from these good folks saying Shilah was in the trap. HAPPY DAYS!!! Talk about a dog that was happy to see her people!
She's been through thick and thin, traveled all over the country with us doing this and that. Always loving, always happy...the best dog we've ever had. This is really, really tough, but we fear the worst. She's going to the vet tomorrow - I hope it's not a one way trip.
Here's her picture:
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