She came to our home as a stray almost 8 years ago. She was so dirty and scared, but we took her in and gave her love. She was beautiful She became our girl, the best pet we ever had. In the last month she became very ill and couldn't keep her foods down and then she stopped eating. Even through all her pain she never whinned or complained in any way. She always waited to greet us at the back door when we came home from work. She never failed to wag her tail, no matter how she felt. She always showed us her undying love. She was so beautiful and well behaved. She loved to hear the words, "park, and walk'. We went to the park almost everyday, snow, heat, cold, any whether. She loved it. They gave her exploratory surgery yesterday and found a tumor that went from her throat to her esophagus. It was inapperable. And so at 4:30 yesterday, our world lost a little light of hope and love. She will be greatly missed.