Let me start this blog off by saying that dogs truly are the greatest pet ever. They are kind, compassionate, and are always there for you. Sadly my dog passed away this morning and the blow is definetely one that will sting for quite a while. Though I did not play with my dog Taffy a ton I always enjoyed the time spent with her and it always cheered me up when I would go out and play with her.

Then this morning I woke up and knew something was wrong. I stumbled out to my living room half awake as I do every morning expecting to see Taffy laying on her bed, but instead I walked outside and found her laying on the wet grass not moving. She wasn't asleep and she didn't really look sick just kinda depressed.

So I went off to school and my sister and dad left for work and thats when the bad news began. When I left for school I thought "Oh taffys just depressed. Or she just ate something and her stomach hurts." Sadly that wasn't the case and during second period I received the terrible new via text mesage. "We have to put Taffy to sleep..." Yeah... That news was just kinda shocking... I didn't expect for my dog to die this soon... I always thought she was gonna die of old age...

Luckily I was able to call my mom suring class thanks to a nice teacher. And when I called my mom I heard the full story. Apparently her stomach was overgrown and it burst causing blood to flow into her stomach... So she was in a ton of pain and very pitiful so they were forced to put her to sleep...

And now I'm sitting here looking out the window starring at her empty dog bed... Wishing she was in that bed...

~Matt