Dear Layla, You were truly my heart dog. Half human, half angel. With your soulful eyes and sweet personality, you made friends wherever you went. And you went everywhere! When Brian adopted and brought you home, you were starving for both food and the love and affection you did not get in the first 2 years of your life. I fed your body and your heart and in return you gave me so much love, joy and laughter, filling my heart and my life. You were my constant companion-truly a "momma's girl" following me with your eyes from your comfortable spot on the bed or sofa. You were, as Alex always said, perfect except perhaps for a little stubborn streak that made you immovable when you weren't finished exploring. Living without you will be hard. I will look for you a thousand times a day but you won't be there...not on my bed when I wake up or at the door when I come home. There will be no head on my lap when I'm eating and no one to clean my plate. I will sit on the sofa alone when I watch TV or read with no little ears to caress. I will wander the woods behind the house where you loved to explore. I will sleep with your "birthday" Lamb Chop for a while and pretend it is you. And when I awake, I will see your nose pressed to mine for an instant before the image fades away. I will look for you in the back seat of my car and I will hear your gentle snores at night as I drift off to sleep. The world will be a little less bright for a while. I know you are in a safe place where cancer doesn't exist. There are lots of friends, squirrels to chase and places to explore.Have so much fun playing at the Rainbow Bridge with Sigi, Tigger, Taz, Shaina, Sonni, Ash, Kirby, Fluff and Chewy. And go to Bubbie and PopPop for husgs and kisses and give them lots of licks. You have taken a huge piece of my heart with you and you have left me a piece of yours. I will miss you every day. You are my sugar bear, my baby girl, my love. Rest easy my sweet baby and please visit me often. I will keep you in my heart forever. Love, Mommy

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