Bob is my former spouse, we lived together for eight years. One of our greatest highlights of our life together was Anna our dog.

Bob was a cat person when we met and was not pleased to find out that I had been making arrangements to bring one into our life. Nor was he pleased about the potential size it could grow to be.

Finally the day came when the puppies where old enough to be taken away from their mother. I could hardly contain my excitement as Bob drove in near silence. We had known Tom the breeder for quite some time and he was just as happy that I was getting one of his dogs, as I was to getting one.

Tom took me to get to know the parent dogs in the back yard. The size of the father Leroy at nearly one hundred and fifty pound intimidated Bob so he chose to wait in the house. Considering the dog was twenty plus pounds heaver then him I could not blame him.

Tom and I returned to the house a few minutes later. Bob’s demeanor had made a complete tern around. His eyes where wide and I had not seen his smile so big in weeks. He was unable to explain, only saying that she had looked at him. At that point I knew we where not getting out of there with out that smallish girl that was in contrast to the much larger boy that had peaked my interest.

There was no denying that Bob and the puppy completely adored each other. The next day Bob learned that his cat had been poisoned and had to put him to sleep. I was working and going to school at the same time so it was Anna that helped Bob threw his loss and Bob helped Anna to grow strong and healthy.

That was ten years ago and now we have had to help Anna and end her suffering. This was her second fight with cancer. We saved her the first time when she was almost six however, this time she was far too sick and at ten years old the risk of her not surviving the surgery was just as high.

There is a photo of Bob and Anna on the beach in her album. This one photo sums up what the two of them shared. I will be posting more for her and for Bob but this one tell all.

I love them both.