Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

JP, there is a marvelous, marvelous essay by the great American playwright, Eugene O'Neill, "The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog" that I recommend highly. You can find it on Amazon. I found a site where a woman posted part of it, but it needs to be read in its entirety (all 2 pages of it). I found it immensely comforting when our dog died.

Actually, I recommend it for all dog lovers! I read it as a child, but didn't know who the author was and just about flipped as an adult when I found out it was O'Neill. Didn't know the grouchy old drunk had it in him.