She was 13 and we got her when I still lived at home--the year I graduated college. I'm so sad and I wasn't there to say goodbye to her. She got sick suddenly over the weekend--kidney failure and possibly tumor. They said surgery was not a good option because of her age and she likely wouldn't make it through. She was a husky/lab mix and she was the sweetest girl. She was my stepdad's best friend and when he died 2 1/2 years ago, you could see that she was just missing him. Now they are together. I can't stop crying that I couldn't be there for her last moments. I loved her so much. RIP Roxy.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown