Shadow

Our dog Shadow died today. It is very sad. He was around 17 yeas old. Rich and I got him when he was 6 weeks old. We have been expecting it for a while now. His health just was not good and he was having a really hard time with his hips. We told the girls last spring we did not think he would last another winter. Some days he would run around like he had tons of energy and other days he would walk and fall down. Rich and I had been talking about putting him down for a while but we didn't want to end his life to soon but also did not want him to live in pain. We just were not ready to make the decision yet.
Tymber came home and found him. She thought he was asleep and walked up to him and he was gone. She came in the house crying and unfortunately I was on a call for work and unable to asked her what was wrong so she had to write it for me. I then had her go tell her dad, he was downstairs. He went outside and Hope followed him out he told her to go back in but she refused to believe Shadow was gone and thought he was asleep. I then heard her run into her room screaming and crying and slamming the door. When I was able to get off work I went and got her and hugged her she told me he wasn't dead that he hit his head and was just sleeping. I explained he was in Heaven now and very happy.
Rich went out and buried him. I just wish one of us had found him and not my sweet Tymber.