We had to put Jesse to sleep on Tuesday. She had a tumor on her spleen and it was getting the best of her. She was a great dog and a wonderful companion. It's harder on Kathy, who Jesse was bonded with as a soul mate, they were a pair for so long.
I like to leave the memory of Jesse as the companion that transitioned Kathy, and later me, into family life. She was the first dog I "owned", even though I had dogs as a kid, Jesse was a dog that Kathy and I took care of singularly (no parents to fall back on). She loved snuggling in bed on Sunday mornings, eating kleenex and mopping up the floor after Kaitlyn had breakfast/lunch and dinner. Marvelous dog who will live on in our memories. This is one of the time that I really want to believe reincarnation does exist, so that Jesse is out there making another family happy as she did us.
Goodbye Jesse, I'll see you when I see you.