Today we lost our lovely Kevin the Collie, the love of our lives.  Our dear boy had a growth on his ear that had developed from his chronic ear infection and eventually it started to affect his balance. I reported last week that we risked an operation – kill or cure – and Kev survived that despite his weak heart.  But the growth could not be drained so the procedure gave him no relief from his pain.  We had to make the tough choice to let Kevin go, and relieve his pain.  Until the last he did his best to overcome the discomfort and his beauty remained. Kev’s Dad is away because his own Mum is critically ill, so I (Kev’s Mum) and his Nan took him along.  Even as we arrived at the vet’s surgery we met two ladies who thought he was a cute old boy. On hearing of his predicament they burst into tears. So this old rescue dog, who was on the streets four years ago,  had four women crying over him at the end. When we went inside we made sure our darling boy was comfortable on a sleep number bed.

Our lovely boy is now at peace over the rainbow bridge and the last trip we made together was to church, where we lit a candle together.  Rest in peace, my darling Dudie boy – Mum and Dad love you very much.