A lot of you who read my post know that my best friend Scanner was hit by a car and killed a month or so ago. The people on OS were terrific, and it really meant a lot to Terri and I. Many of you said I should keep the name, I did, and get another dog, and I did. As some of you saw, we got a puppy, a Jack Russel and quickly fell in love with her. Too quick, I guess. A few days ago, Zoey somehow, we think, got into some anti-freeze. We didn't know at first, because the symptoms are hard to spot. And them she got sick, real sick. My sons car ran hot, and thats the only place we could find that she could have possibly gotten into any anti-freeze and  it was soaked into the dirt. 

She stopped eating and drinking water, but we thought maybe she just ate something in the yard. By the time we got her to the Vet, it was too late. It had spread into her kidneys and liver. She died that night in bed with Terri and myself. The vet said to make her as comfortable as possible, and we did. We took a dropper and put Gator-aide in her mouth to get  some nourishment in her. So again, we are devastated with the loss of a dog.

This happened yesterday, but I didn't want to put it on OS until late today so as not to seem like I wanted some kind of sympathy hits. As a matter of fact, I wasn't even going to mention this. But I get a lot of comments like "how's the puppy doing" and how's Zoey? So I felt it was the right thing to do. I don't think i'm not going to get another pet for awhile. Terri, who falls in love with pets so fast, is upset and wants one, and I guess thats why I love her. But getting another dog is just to damn hard. I now have two buried in my yard that I have to look at. I couldn't stand to see another one. Thank you for being a sounding board, because a lot of you are really important to me.