Pumpkin we will miss you. I know you fought so hard, you didn't want to give up. You can rest now, you can walk outside again and sniff all you want. You can sleep without waking up in pain and not being able to breathe, you can get as excited as you want and have you little heartbeat with joy. You left us, but we will see you again except in a place where this is no pain, no hurt, no sickness. I know in the end it was hard and you were scared. You looked for us for protection, you were sick and you didn't know what was wrong. We did everything we could to help, but unfortunately the only thing we had left was the option none of us wanted. I am sorry that had to happen, I am sorry we couldn't spend more time together, do more things together, go on more walks together, but now you can be somewhere it never rains it's never cold you're never in pain. You're somewhere you never get old your body never gives out on you. I have heard that the worst part of getting old is having your body slowly go on you. We never realize it since it happens little by little. I am sorry your little heart was giving out on you, it is hard to believe something so full of love and joy could break down like that. I'm glad that we were able to spend the last few months at home with you I am glad I was able to spend your last few hours on the couch with you and feed you roast beef (even though they say dogs shouldn't have it I think it was ok this one time) I'm glad I was able to wrap you in your favorite blanket as we drove you to the vet. I read that most people don't like the be in the room when it happens, but we didn't want you to go scared. We were with you until the end punky. They gave you a sedative you didn't know what happened, but it was peaceful. You just laid down and had a nap, but we made sure we were there with you and we pet you as all that pain went away. I'm sorry we weren't able to spend more time together, but you are the best dog anyone could ever ask for and I'm glad you're home now you're in good health. I'd like to imagine heaven for dogs is the same as their life here on earth, except up there you're just at the door waiting for us to come home. They say dogs have no concept of time so i'd like to think for you you'd never know how long it will be before we are reunited together. I will miss you punky, we will miss you, I never thought a day like this would come. It was a hard day to make that call knowing there was a countdown, a finite amount of time left together, but in the end we got to spend it as a family as it always has been. I'm glad we were able to be there with you in your final moments, I'm glad you're not in pain anymore. Someone told me today that a dog gives you hundreds of good days and only a single bad one and I think that's a pretty good deal. I hope we gave you hundreds of good days. We love you Punky, and we will always miss you.

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