Reply #35: Oh man, my heart goes out to you.

[RetroLounge]

She is such a beautiful dog...

My Nikita was part Pit, and was the kindest, gentlest, most loving creature I've ever known. She loved and protected my kids, and they loved her back. When I turned my life around after a decade of alcohol, drug abuse and a suicide attempt, Nikita was my gift to myself. I "rescued" her from an inner city puppy mill in a crack house when she was 6 weeks old. She slept with her head on my pillow almost everynight for 13 years. When I got married, she became MrsRetro's best friend too. And when Nikita got too sick to eat or walk, saying goodbye was the hardest thing I've ever done. After 13 years of love, I held her in my arms as she breathed her last, and I cried like a baby and hurt for a long time. I still miss her.

You are a good man my friend, and all I can do is send you a hug. :hug:

RL