i will miss him

it's hard to explain why one develops an attachment to an animal. in the past i often thought that people made too much out of their relationships with their pets. i know what it is to be on the other side now. my family now says goodbye to Rocky, a dog that changed our lives in so many ways. if that sounds melodramatic, i can only smile and say that matters not. i will not hesitate to say that a yorkshire terrier is a hero to me, and i know my parents would say the same. not because we elevated Rocky's importance out of neediness...but because this dog played an ACTIVE role in our lives. this dog CHOSE to be loving to all those around him. we can take little (if any) credit for Rocky's character. maybe you had to experience it over time to know what i'm talking about...but as i said, this dog had heroic character. i find myself wanting to love in the way that Rocky did. call it crazy, i don't mind. but i didn't get to see him go, so i'm taking the best course i can think of to honor him and what he meant to me. "this is my friend Sockies"