Farewell, my faithful friend.

August 8, 2005

It is not often that I feel like a small child, but tonight is one of those times. It is rare that an animal has had such a profound affect on one’s life. Hunter surely did on mine.

I am sad tonight. It’s the small memories that I’ll always take with me. For example, sharing a bed with a dog should not be difficult. You would think that a queen sized bed would have space enough for a dog and a human; unfortunately it was not. One of us had to go and from the growling and four paws in the back pushing me off the bed I realized whom he had nominated.

He truly was family. The fact that he would think, plan, and outsmart a number of very bright individuals is testament to both his intellect and brilliance. He was one of a kind.

As I sit here tonight, amongst friends who do not really know me and with a dog not my own: I realize what a loss I’ve encountered. Farewell my friend, I loved you.