PERCY LET GO OF THE GRASS TODAY

I don't know how I am going to finish this post, but the best dog in the world passed away early this morning laying in Bob's arms next to Louisa. Percilina has been with us for 13 years (we adopted her from a shelter about this same time) and she honestly was the best dog ever.  I've never really been a dog person, an animal lover for sure, but not a dog person, but Percy changed all that.  She brought wisdom and peace to our family and everyone that knew her.  She was beyond special and she taught us everything she knew in her old wise ways. I could go on and on about all the times we've had with her; her silly ways. Like how she liked to have the goat milk squirted right into her mouth, straight from the teat!  Or how when she entered a room she would just wiggle and wag her tail like, "I'm here, your life is better now!" (Just look for Percy on the sidecolumns for more of her escapades) It was so difficult to watch her grow old.

Maddie once told me about a book where a grandmother and her granddaughter would lie in the grass and look up at the stars and her grandmother would tell her, "Don't let go of the grass because you will fly to heaven."  This is my favorite saying about someone when the pass away.  Not - they died, or passed on, but that they let go of the grass and flew to heaven.  And I know that is where Percy is - right now, showing all the other dogs (and people) everything she knew in her old wise ways.

Louisa seems lost, and Edie seems sad. I know we shed a lot of tears today.  And probably will in the future.

She is now out by the garden.  We will be planting flowers for her.  I miss you so much, Percy! I will miss snuggling with you every night! You are and always will be the best dog ever!