My DIL posted this to me on FB--guess she knows me pretty well. I thought it a wonderful thought and want to share for any who have never seen it.
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."
---Unknown
By my reckoning, with the number of dogs I hae loved and lost in the past 55 years, my heart has to be at least 80% dog!