Ah, my dear, dear friends, thank you so much. LH, I am sad to hear of your Rennie, but I agree with your belief of what may happen for them in the "Great Beyond.":-)And, Rapaire, for your friends and Molly, too, my condolences. Ebbie, so glad you have found Elliot! Marigold, Spawdarlin' and Bobert, SRS, you, too, thank you so much.

Here's a little bit about Merls which I sent in a PM to another of us:


"Rog and I are just getting ready to turn in...seems strange not to put the dog out for his late night walkabout the yard. He never barked or growled unless there was a real reason to, not even when all the neighbourhood dogs were all going off in full cry, yet he was a very audible dog..I can just hear the soft chink-chink of his tags and the tap-tap-tap of his one long claw on the wooden and linoleum floors. The cats are a bit bewildered, Trystan esp. as he loved to rub up against Merlee's ruff and chin while he was lying on the floor."

I can't believe it was ten years ago when I wrote a Thought for the Day about Merlee HERE, a piece that found its way into my book. I'd forgotten it was that long ago.

What a memory book Mudcat is! One of the very first threads I started, after figuring my way around, was for help with an over-zealous Border Collie!.

Thanks for letting me share so much of him over the years. And, Spaw, thanks not minding my adding to your thread.:-)

Goodnight, my friends,

luvyakat