Goodbye sweet Max

[Tri Girl]

Less than 8 months after we lost Max, we had to put down our other dog (the other one we got right after we got married almost 14 years ago).

Cookie was a wonderful dog. Covered with fleas and ticks from the pound when we adopted her, she had the happiest disposition I've ever seen in a dog. She was about 3 when we adopted her, and had 3 litters of puppies. She immediately called my name and we took her home.

We had her for 13 years. She was always a good dog. Her health started declining steadily about a year ago, and it finally got to the point where it was time to let her go. The last two days she couldn't stand up on her own, and I knew it was time. Maybe we kept her alive longer than we should have because we didn't want to lose another dog-child so soon. She was blind and deaf, but still coherent. It was SO heart-wrenching, but all the years of happiness are worth this one day of incredible sadness and sorrow.
I will miss her. She was one of the best and sweetest dogs I've ever known.
Like Garth Brooks said, "I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance." I'm glad I didn't miss the long, happy dance I had with my Cookie dog.