i have own and loved our furkids, for over 20 years. We,my husband and I at one time have 10 shih tzus, moms, dads, granddogs, etc. Afew have passed on to the bridge, our 1st our dear Mopsey, then Coco, then Suki, but in the past 48 hours we lost 2 of our girls :( Lucy was the granddog of mopsey and suki, she love pizza and would jump up and steal right out of your hands!! She loved to be looking out the window at the German Shepard accross the street, thinking she could be the "queen" of our street!! She love to be under the couch and play and hide her toys, she was our "couch troll"... all of a sudden, within 9 days she stopped eating, no pain, no barking at the other dogs, as she was "alpha" ...we didnt know what was wrong and she passed away under the couch, on Jan 23, 2011..with her "friends" until mommy and daddy woke up.... my heart my heart was broken as i held her cold body in my arms wrapped in a blanket, where was my Lu-Lee?? she was Tough!! a bully at times but oooooo so loveable.. she was gone..GONE... i cried myself sick when we had to bring her to the vets and come home empty handed, she was 10 years old... Jade, who was 14, had a cancerous tumor on her neck the size of a tennis ball..it was amazing, one day my hubby was grooming her just before Thanksgiving and we noticed a small "lump" the size of a dime, it grew and grew so so fast.. Poor Jadee the Lady, she was the best dog we ever ever had or have, she was sweet, kind, quiet, loved the grandkids, she was my hubbys "other woman" oooo how she loved her daddy and how he loved his Jadee.. she slept with us at night.. when i had non-hodkins lymphomia and papillary cancer, all my dogs would lay with me on the couch after i had surgery or chemo and just "love me" and watch me. But i feel so guilty because there was nothing, not a thing, i could do to save Lucy or Jade. On Jan 23, 2011, we knew Jade was not in pain yet but her face and mouth was so disfigured, we knew what had to be done, our guts and hearts couldnt take yet another furkid in less than 48 hours?? We drove Jade to the vet, my hubby, held her, he was her daddy, he talked to her, and i sat in shock after just losing Lucy, as they put the needle in and Jadee, as she lived she passed, like a lady, she put her head down between her paws and just went to the bridge. I have never in my life to this day seen my husband cry and cry and break down once Jade was gone. I felt so sick,i wanted to die, i wanted to be with our girls. The vet who we knew forever, hugged my husband and me and gave us "footprints" of Lucy and Jade... i bearly remember the ride home, we cried and cried and my husband had to pull the car over... when we drove into the driveway we could hear our other 9 furkids barking... PLEASE DONT MAKE US GO INTO THAT HOUSE!! that is all i could think of... how can a house with 9 other furkids be so "quiet".... did they know?? yes they did........they were so quiet, they didnt eat very much at all for 3 days :(.... me and my husband, well, we cry, we look around, we even call their names, especially at bedtime.... our lucy aka lu-lee the nosey alpha big baby, and Jade the lady, with a gentle spirit are gone :( they both leave behind a daughter each, which looks just like them... sad though that dogs, furkids dont live as long as humans, sad though that the more i am around furkids the more i dislike people. my furkids were there for me everyday, unconditional love, no matter how i looked, if i was sick, they made me laugh and smile and kept me warm.. they all loved each other too and i can tell they are missing their friends, 2 furkids in 48 hours, my heart hasnt healed from the loss of our 1st furkid, 6 years ago, and with this, which we called "hell week" has hit both me and my husband very hard. all the kids and grandkids have called but you know...it dont ease the pain.......... i have to believe, when my time comes i will see all my furkids again... i have to believe this!!! I want to go where they are so we can all be together again forever.... i am dreading next week when we have to return to the vets to bring home the remains of our dear Lucy and Jade.......... tell me how can a house with 9 furkids be so so quiet and empty???........RIP LUCY & JADE U R MISSED AND IT IS FELT BY YOUR FUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY... MOMMY AND DADDY LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN..run, and play with Mopsey, Coco, Suki, Tabby and Buttons (our cat) WE will be together one day........ wait for us... Lucy i hope they have alot of pizza for you, you deserve a whole one just for you, and Jade, oooooooooo Jade, you never begged or asked for anything, just to be loved.. and ooo myyy you both were and still are forever "Pawprints on our hearts" <3