Sorry for your loss. Your dog sounded like a wonderful pet. It makes my heart warm to hear about you keeping your son, that's great! Post Watchtower we adopted a cat from the animal shelter, then about three years ago we aquired a little dog, a Skip-A-Pom. I can't really imagine life without either one of these loving critters. The companship for our only child has been immeasurable (is that a word?) We are empty nesters now with our child off to college this Fall. The pets are looking awful good these days! they miss our daughter though. It is pure craziness that the WT has to have their noses into every aspect of our lives, even our pets for cryin out loud! It's just sick!