Pets

He was blessed to have you. I agree, losing a pet is often worse than losing a person. My last two bichons, Henry and Nathaniel, were brothers and the light of my life. Actually, those were their AKC names. Henry was named after Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel was named after Nathaniel Hawthorne. At home Henry was "Doodle" and Nathaniel was "Boo Bear".

They were the sweetest, most loving dogs I ever had. We lost Boo Bear at twelve and Henry at sixteen. I thought it would kill me. I had them cremated so they could be with me always. I have given my husband strict instructions that when I go, they are to go with me.

You know, whenever I talk about them, I tear up. I can talk about my parents and not a tear at all. I guess dogs give us unconditional love and leave paw prints on our hearts forever.