If Any Of You Have Ever Been Owned By A Dog…

…then you know the pain Phlegm Fatale is feeling right now with the loss of her best friend, Valentine. Babs lost her longtime companion Ben recently, too.

I’ve been where they are, and it’s never easy. One quote I have always admired comes to mind:

“If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.” – James Thurber

Wherever Val is right now, Phlegmmy, you can be assured that it’s a sunny place where the squirrels are slow and stupid, every other dog’s butt smells like lilacs, and every street corner has an automated stick-throwing machine and a Snausage dispenser…

…and she’s still curled up in God’s chair, refusing to leave the warm spot she’s created until He gives up and takes a spot on the sofa.

And He ain’t mad at all. As a matter of fact, He knows how to rub her belly just like you do, and does so daily.

You can count on it.