For nearly 14 years my little yorkie, my sweet girl Leyna was my constant companion. I meet her in July of 2011 when she was 2 month old. It was love at first sight. I picked her up and she gave my lots of kisses on my face as if to say, you are my human and you are going to take me home with you. Which I did. She was my little tomboy, who was more comfortable being outside looking for geckos and field mice while I was doing yard work than being in the house. She loved going for walks at the park and rides in my truck. She loved to travel, and would get upset and pout when I was packing my suitcase for a business trip and couldn't take her with me. But she would happily forgive me and shower me with kisss when I came home. She loved to play fetch, often with a rock in the street or walking path which you would bring to me and want me to toss for het to go fetch. She thought she was the biggest dog in the world even though she was only about 11 pounds. She would go up to my neighbor's german shepherd and bark loudly at him as if to say, "I'm the boss of this street and you better listen to me, " which he did. I used to joke that when she looks in the mirror she sees a 100 pound dog. Although she was a tomboy she was also a cuddle bug who loved to snuggle with me as i gave her belly rubs. i was hospitalized with a serious health issue about 5 years ago. She and her dog brother Bosco never left me side as I convalesced at home for several months, and i owe my recovery not only to medicine but to the love and support of my Leyna and her dog brother Bosco. Last May, my little girl developed a cough which I thought was just allergies, allergy medication didn't work. After some testing, we got the sad news that she had Lymphoma. She bravely fought this and lived her life to the fullest up to her last week, where she stopped eating and was telling me in her own way she was ready to go. We had one last adventure her last day, where we went to a farmers market and a park where I rocked her for a while before I had her euthanized. There was a touching moment at the farmers market. A young couple was carrying a young lab puppy, maybe 2-3 months old. As they walked by, Leyna reached over from my arms and gave him some kisses as if to say, "I hope you have as good a life as I have had." Although I am heartbroken at losing my little girl, I am comforted knowing she is not suffering from the cancer anymore and I know we will be reunited at Rainbow Bridge someday

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