I'm grateful to you for staying with us and sharing Pookie with us. Is this your first loss of a pet? (besides Jessie?)
I surrendered Pookie's sister, Bonnie, almost 5 years ago (April 19th is the anniversary, actually. I'm beginning to hate April). So yes and no. This is the first time I've sent a pet of my own to the Bridge. Jessie was my mother's dog, though we all loved him.
They were my first pets, and they will be my last, for many reasons.