<div>Oh, Synthia ... prayers and hugs to you on Bud's journey. I know there's not anything anyone can really say to make the hurt any less "real", but I hope you know that you have a little piece of all of us with you - as does anyone in a time like this.</div>
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<div>I read something recently, written by a fellow BROODer, about these hounds curling up in our hearts and leaving their presence there, like an indentation in a favorite sofa cushion or bed, forever. Made me cry when I read it, but it gave me a nice feeling of peace, too. </div>
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<div>Drool, snooters, and gentle ahrooos.</div>
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<div>Lisa, with Baloo, Buckley and Zoe Zoe</div>