I came over and we took Cody, the dog, out to Debbie’s mom’s car so Cody could say goodbye to Maggie, who was still in the trunk. We opened the trunk  and Cody sniffed Maggie. Debbie and I cried over the loss of her faithful friend and the spectacle of the moment.

Later Debbie and her mother dropped [...]

My email inbox contained a short note from Debbie one morning, “Maggie got lost last night and ran across the street. She got hit by a car and was killed. There are not enough sad faces for how I feel. She slept with me and kept me warm for many years while Ron has been gone [...]