Two hours before my favorite dog Jack died, I took him to see the Christmas trees. A week before, it was discovered that he had cancer everywhere although he was only six years old. The doctor said the disease was moving so fast that the kindest thing I could do was to put him to sleep while he was still alert and filled with lebensfreude, as the German language puts it. The greatest thing about Jack was how funny he was. I have never owned a dog that made me laugh as much as he did. His...
Published on September 15, 2009 21:54