Hello Peter & All,

Peter, now you've done gone and done it, got me teary-eyed like a baby. These days, I'm a Cat person as I'm sure you've gathered from many of my Posts. However, from the time I was 3 months old until I was around 13 or 14, my constant companion was my Cocker Spaniel, Rusty. Let me tell you, his death hurt me as bad as anything has ever hurt.

I lost my Dad to Cancer, as well as my Aunt, who also my Godmother. Then just a couple of years back, we lost my Cousin, the sweetest, best hearted, and most loving person I've ever known to a four-year battle with Cancer. I smile every time I think of Rusty running free through the fields of Heaven with Momma, Daddy, Mary Alice and Judy, smiling and laughing as they watch him romp and play.

As you say, animals have a special way of making Friends...

God Bless My Friends & Thanks For These Wonderful Stories,

Phil