The day Hannah joined our family (A jpeg from a bridge camera, slightly tweaked):
Full of zest 4 years ago (I have previously shared this on this site)
Tired and lazily sleeping on my daughter’s bed a month ago:
Hannah
10 June 2010 - 26 October 2024
Friend, Sister, Companion
So sorry to hear of her passing. No doubt she had am excellent and long life with you and your family.
If only people could love one another the way our dogs love us… I am sure that you have so many good memories over that window of time in your lives… I hope those memories can help to ease or offset your feelings of loss… thanks for sharing…
Thanks for sharing, it’s heart-warming and such a loss…
I am sorry for your loss. But that’s a long life for a dog, and it seems to have been a fulfilling one. So, she was lucky to be part of your family.
It’s a tough thing losing a family member, two- or four-legged. We lost our disabled 13 year-old cat a couple of months ago. Not a fun thing at all. I feel your loss. She looks like she was full of life.
I am sorry for your loss. Good pets are God’s gift.
Contrary to what some say, God cares about the pets/animals too.
Goodbye Hannah~ 
Thank you all for your compassion … creating this post was part of my grief journey and it helps me to have shared it.
Yes, @paperdigits, @Thomas_Do, Hannah lived a little beyond the lifespan typical range for her breed (Cavoodles are normally 12-14 years);
yes, @priort she was loving - she loved everyone;
@Macchiato17, @lphilpot, @Tim,@afre - thank you for articulating your compassion with words
…and for all of you who clicked like( the heart), thank you for the comfort of your compassion. I am blessed by the support of this community. 
Really sorry for your loss, Martin. These creatures that bring so much joy to you just don’t live long enough. Trust me; I feel your pain (my near 17 year old boy (cat) passed away the day after New Years).
So sad for your loss, so sorry. The animals that live with us are indeed family members and best friends.
I also feel sorry for your loss, as I was experiencing the same last year - in the beginning of March 2023, I lost a doggy, which has been following me step by step for almost 18 years, since I was sixteen.
I could say it was growing and maturing with me for such a long time, and its presence was taken for granted and for ever in my mind. Until the reality came. Hard time.
But you know, All dogs go to Heaven 
Out little and faithful friends are good now and waiting to welcome us one day!
Sorry for your loss. Pets are family too.
I am sorry to hear of your loss. Pets have a special place in our hearts and it’s so hard to say goodbye to them.
