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.
> 
> Phil.