I want to thank you all for your incredibly kind words about my dog. They helped me get through the night. [View all]

[LuckyCharms]

Please don't feel compelled to respond here...I wanted to do a separate OP for this. Your responses in my other OP are more than enough.

Jona passed this morning at the vet's office.

My wife and I sat side-by-side on a couch while the vet administered the drugs. His butt was on my wife's lap, and his head was on my lap. He passed as I rubbed his face. He always loved to have his face rubbed, and he would let me do it for hours.

This boy was so special. I used to love taking him to the park for long walks. The park was a good 20 to 25 minute drive from my house, and he knew when we were getting close to the house when we drove home. About a mile away from our house, he would start to get excited. Then, about 100 yards away from the turn down my street, I would, with extreme exaggeration, say "JONA, THIS IS OUR STREET"! and he would start to howl with glee.

Every time I saw him, I would shake my finger at him and mock scold him, saying "You're going to get it"! And his face would relax and he would give me that "dog smile".

You're a good boy Jona. You always will be. I'll see you again pal.