[Magdalen] Westminster.

[Jay Weigel]

And remember, if you're particularly attached to one breed, there are
rescues for almost every breed out there. My parents' last dog, a pug, came
through a pug rescue organization. She was a lovely dog who had been
pillar-to-posted and was SO grateful to have a forever home!

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Rick, I had a huge depression when I lost Tessa, the PUPPY that I got the
> day before my ordination to the priesthood.  She was also the first dog I
> owned as an adult, and I thought I would die when she disappeared.  She was
> (so I thought) my soul mate, THE DOG of my life, and was born on my
> daughter's birthday.  She was very big on empathy, and saw me through many
> trials and tribulations, including my brother's final illness and death,
> and the major depression that followed that.  But I'm here to say that life
> goes on, and other very good dogs do come to us.  My advice is to rescue
> your next one -- there's also a very special bond that forms from that,
> IMO.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I couldn't have asked for a better match than Malcolm - my Cavalier King
> > Charles Spaniel who turned 6 on December 20. (How does the time go so
> > fast???) He didn't get the empathetic gene...he's oblivious to my
> > moods...but otherwise he and I are very well matched.
> >
> > He's the first dog I've owned as an adult. I'm quite concerned that I may
> > not be able to function on the day he crosses the Rainbow Bridge. That's
> > probably why I cried like a baby at the thought of Isis dying on Downton
> > Abbey this week.
> >
>