Bye Bye Lady

I don't think I've mentioned yet the dog Megan and I found back in March. She was wandering on the street with her lease attached to her. She's been with us for just over 3 months now and we haven't had any luck in locating her owners, despite our vigilant attempts. She's an old girl, probably around 8-10 yrs of age, but soo full of life! Being a standard poodle she's especially smart, though it seemed the previous owners didn't use this to their advantage in training her. In the few months we've had her I've managed to teach her a few new things. She's been a wonderful addition to the zoo I've already got going. Lady is especially found of Megan. She follows her everywhere. Sunday night something unexpected happened with Lady. It started off slowly with a bit of disorientation and some co-ordination issues. I suspected at that time she was either depressed (as Megan was away for the weekend) or an ear infection. As the day passed the symptoms became more serious and when she fell into a non-responsive state I called up a friend and we took her down to the animal emergency clinic. Though the vet wasn't sure what was going on, she suspected a ruptured tumour on the heart. The dog seemed to be in a state of unconsciousness and remained unresponsive to touch and sound. Her body layed lifelessly, though her heart was still beating. The vet felt it in the best interest of all to have her put to rest. With my head resting against hers I kissed Lady as she breathed her last breathe. A heart-rending moment indeed. I hope we brought as much joy and happiness into her life as she did into ours. Bye Bye Lady.