Friend lost, now 1 dog family

We lost a friend last week. The kind with a cool nose and wagging tail. Our family said goodbye to our friend, Angus (Gus), our 13-year-old Cairn Terrier.

Way back when, our first terrier Fiona, had a litter of three pups. One went to a Leland family; another went to my sister and niece; and we kept the runt of the litter, Gus.

I remember my husband holding the runt on his chest, talking softly and calmly to the puppy, who also had a heart murmur.