Man. I cried with you and Sandy and the kids as I read this.
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From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, February 1, 2016 9:39 pm
Subject: Saying Goodbye to a Friend
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> I am sure most of you remember the story I wrote about a long time ago
> concerning a dog we had named Zippy. He was part dachshund. In his later
> years, he was nearly blind and completely deaf. You could clap your hands
> directly over his head and he wouldn't even look up. Well, Sandy let the
> dogs out late one night just before we went to bed. Zippy did not hear to
> come in, of course, when Sandy called them and after several minutes of
> calling, she came and told me that Zippy wasn't coming. I was walking
> through the house to get to the door that leads out on to our deck when
> Barney, one of our basset hounds, squeezed passed Sandy and went running
> across the deck. Sandy kept calling Barney to come back but he ran down the
> steps to the ground. He went and found Zippy, whose nose was still working
> fine, and when Zippy got the scent of Barney, he knew where to go. Barney
> walked Zippy up the stairs and across the deck to the back door and Sandy
> let them in. I often think of this when it comes to the Lord leading us and
> coming after us when we get lost in our relationship with Him. I guess
> you'd have to be a dog lover to appreciate what I just said. Well, a couple
> of three weeks ago, old Barney, about 11 years old, couldn't get up from his
> bed and spent the day unable to walk. Our grandchildren, for the most part,
> grew up with Barney in the house when they weren't in school. When they
> heard he wasn't well, they all came over and sat in the living room by
> Barney and talked to him and pet him. His big thick tail kept hitting the
> wall, even though he couldn't get up, so he was happy to see the boys again.
> Barney couldn't lift his head so the boys put their hands down in front of
> his nose so he could lick their hands. They all cried, too. So did Sandy
> and I. Barney had to be put down that afternoon but we had him for 11 years
> and we have nothing but great memories of Barney living with us. Thank you
> Jesus for letting us take care of one of your creations for so long. We
> plan on seeing him again.
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> Phil.
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