Sweet Heidi

A few weeks ago, our family lost our sweet golden retriever, Heidi. She was 14 years old--a good long life, especially for a golden. Heidi was seriously the best dog in the entire world. She was my family's first dog and we got her when I was in middle school. She had the most gentle, loving disposition of any dog that I have ever encountered and she lived her life to love our family. We loved her just as much right back. Heidi was most definitely a member of our family. It has been extremely hard for us, but we've spent a lot of time together and that has helped a lot. Last June Heidi was diagnosed with hermangio sarcoma (tumor on liver/spleen) and had a life expectancy of around 8 weeks. The ol' girl held on almost an entire year! No dog will ever replace our Heidi and she'll hold a very special place in our hearts forever. I'll always treasure the most wonderful memories of my Heidi bear, the first dog I ever had. I love you girl :)