Thanks for the nice words and thoughts.

Everybody that keeps a pet goes through this but I remember being told by a man I worked with years ago that the pleasure and joy a pet brings you is worth the pain at the end. It's true even though I'm missing Rannoch (named after Rannoch Moor in Scotland incidentally) desperately and am struggling to come to terms with the fact I'll never see him again or fall over him after he decided to lie down and sleep at an awkward bit in the house. The pain will pass, I know that and it is a comfort to know there are others who know exactly what it feels like.

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“Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.”
Gene Hill