Thank you all for your kind hearts. I typically respond to each person individually, but please forgive me in this instance for not doing so. Typing is difficult while crying. Each and every post here has touched me and I thank you so much for that. I know you all understand what I am experiencing... and I know there is no way to "fix it"... but the caring words do help.

Winston will be buried here at home tomorrow, under a tree where he can lie in the shade on our warm summer days. I have ordered a memory stone for him and will plant forget-me-nots around the stone.

I know I will rescue another dog sometime soon. It's clear his brother, Magnus, is at something of a loss today without Winston here. A few months ago Winston and I "talked" about me rescuing another dog and I know it is something he would want for Magnus and me.

I will print out your responses and put them in Winston's rescue file as they will always hold a place in my heart where Winston now lives.

Hugs... bikerchick