Man's best friend

What a start we, as a family had to 2011 with a sick dog.  JR, is our very special canine friend and part of our family.  He is now 11 years old.  For almost a month we had numerous visits to the vet, without any proper diagnosis, and almost seemed like a guessing process.  It is really painful to see him going backwards each passing day, yet his spirit is high, but he is getting weaker.  My daughter has been amazing, taking care of him, making sure he eats, cleaning up after him. A difficult time ahead for us.  At this stage, there is no indication that he is in pain.  The fear every morning is, finding him peaceful in a deep sleep, never to look into those amazing brown eyes, to see the joy in his eyes and tail wagging.  We are making the most of the time we have with him.  Enjoy, just sitting with him, stroking him and create more wonderful memories which will last us a life time.