Today has been a real bummer. We had to put down our 10 yr old Lab, Bonnie. She had severe vertebral spondylosis and had been steadily going downhill. She could still walk with help but couldn't go on the daily walks she had loved or run the fields. We were with her the whole time and her ashes will be taken to KS to bury with the other dogs we have buried there. My Soldiers have now seen their cranky SFC cry over his dog. That is what happens in a Vet unit though.

We found this fine girl dumped in a rest stop along I-70 outside Kansas City. She grew to be very protective of my wife which eased my mind on deployment or other long absences. Her only fault was that she was gun shy so couldn't fulfill her programmed purpose. She could tell the difference between game birds and non game birds. Bonnie loved to travel and saw almost as much of Europe as we did in the time we were stationed there. We are now down to two dogs, our year old Scottish Terriers, Fergus and Maggie. The pic below was taken at my parents place a couple of years ago. She will be sorely missed.

Sorry this is so long but a dog this fine deserves praise.

YMOS,
Tony