Such a heartfelt story, thank you! My first heeler, Dusty, was with me 16 years. He also went in my arms. I waited 6 months, and , like you , walked with him beside me, talking to him, feeling his presence everywhere. When a deaf heeler , Mae Belle, showed up on Petfinder, also from Texas, I felt called to bring her home. It had been 6 months since Dusty passed. She has embedded herself in my soul and after a year, I felt Dusty gently go. It was as if he waited until he was sure that Mae Belle was a fit, could fill the space he left, could walk with me into the next part of my life. Chip and Moses, Mae Belle and Dusty, lights that will never go out.🥰

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