Yes me too. Thank you for saying the part about seeing Barney like he was
far away but yet knowing Jesus was taking care of him. I still miss my first
guide dog Bowers, I have Caesar now and love him but she was just so
special.
Rhonda 

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Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 1:25 AM
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Subject: Re: Saying Goodbye to a Friend

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]>
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Date: Monday, February 1, 2016 9:39 pm
Subject: Saying Goodbye to a Friend

>
>
> 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.