Golden Moments, Dog Therapy Visiting

My little neighbor, 10 year old Hope, came over to visit my dog. Hope, such a beautiful name for a beautiful child, is a very grown up 10 year old little girl. She loves my dog, Katie Bear. Katie is a big beautiful Golden Retriever. Her nickname of bear came about because when she scrunched her face it got all wrinkly, making her look like one of these big expensive plush stuffed bears. She is so huggable. Katie is also 14 years old and very sick. I have been holding off the inevitable last act I must do for her. I have been pushing away my duty to do what must be done, but what cannot be done. Ah, no way, impossible. I cannot do it. Never! Not to my Katie. I carry Katie up and down the stairs. Yes, I carry my Golden. I know soon I must do this terrible duty, but not now, not today...or so I thought. Life changed for me this day because wisdom came and visited me in the guise of a young child. Hope came, looked at my Katie and said "Sonja, your Katie, my friend looks so sad today, doesn't she?" Well that did it. I knew I must do what no one should ever have to do. Katie was "leader" of the gang. She was friendship, love, compassion and kindness all rolled into one "golden-bear". Yes, my other dogs followed in her pawsteps. She did not leave this world without leaving her traces behind. She left us many wonderful "Golden Memories". My own golden nuggets I call them. . That was 2