A Home Coming

This story is about our wonderful family dog Dutchess you can find her 
picture on the page its listed as Carolyn's dog Dutchess.  Anyway, Carolyn 
which is me, we got Dutchess when I was around nine or ten.  She was very 
playful and active.  I remember when I was young I used to throw a 
football and she would run after it and jump side to side then she was 
stop for second with her head tilted down and to the side just being 
silly then she would start running again.  I had so much fun with her we 
had her running on a cable chain off and on because we had cats and they 
really didn't get along with each other. The other reasons she sometimes 
wonder into the neighbors yard and their dog wouldn't try and fight her.  
Anyway, we later moved about five years later about and it was basically 
the same situation there.  I gave her plenty of attention sometimes I 
couldn't because were she was it would rain and the grass would be too 
wet to be around.  Well, we later let her off of the cable because no 
other dogs fought with her.  So when I would come to visit my Mom I would 
play with her and give her attention it was a blast. Well, up to now she 
was old I remember the last time I got to play with her she would come 
sit by me shortly, then she would run in and out the bushes and would 
stop and tilt her head down and to the side being silly like she always 
did, she would run through the leaves I would sit there on the ground 
and laugh.  I would call her Dutch's come on girl she would come and sit 
with her tail just a wagging.  Well, some time went by I went again over 
to my moms house I couldn't find her so I figured she probably in the 
neighborhood being curious the neighbor's next door also let her come 
in they liked her a lot to.  Anyway, it was about a  week and a half 
before I got over there again.  On the way me and Mom were sitting in 
the car just talking, I said Mom have you seen Dutchess she said no I 
said she like missing she said Carolyn Dutchess died.....I was like on 
my god I cant believe it.. I wished there was something I could have 
done...or I wished I would have spent more time with her.  Yeah I miss 
her a lot one day when I am able to afford it I will get another dog 
like her even though no dog could ever replace her I would defiantly 
name this second female dog Dutchess.  Love, Carolyn