Just ten days after Mac died, another of my parent’s dogs died, too. Rosie was only about 8 years old and seemed to be in really good health until a couple of days after Mac died. They took her to the vet, where they were told she was in kidney failure. The vet kept her on an IV for days, and she seemed to be improving. They knew they wouldn’t have her for long, but thought they’d at least get her home and maybe have a few more months. They were supposed to get her on Saturday, but early Saturday morning, they got a phone call saying she’d died during the night.

Rosie was such a bossy little character, quick to sound the alarm or put in her two cents. Their house feels far too quiet now. All that’s left is Daisy, who is deaf and seems partly blind, and their cat.