When we love dogs, we love them all the way. The experience is all-encompassing as you enjoy the highest highs, the lowest lows, and everything in between, during your time together, however long. This much I've learned to be true.

For about two years now, I've been dealing with anticipatory grief but recently it has been particularly bad. My dog appears to be reaching a point when it will be time for us to let her go.

Our dog must inspect every bag and package that enters the front door. She pushes her way past your body, your legs, and hands to stick her snout into a bag or around every side of a box. 

Her nose and sense of smell is a 3-D printer for her brain. No wonder her blindess today doesn't bother her that much, as long as we don't move the furniture.

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What's so great having a Husky Shepherd dog? When she gets in touch with her Siberian Husky genes, images from Call of the Wild come to mind. She curls into her tail for a nap, dreaming of Arctic winds or marches us down the street as if pulling a sled. Years ago our neighbors told us they heard her lonely woo woo when she was alone for a few hours. Her genetic code includes vocalization but since we rarely leave her alone anymore, she has no reason to howl. 

... Ty and Buster and the rest of the GoPetFriendly.com Team wanted to let you know we're thinking of you today. Congratulations Cleo and Sharon!

- Amy, Rod and the boys

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Anna from Three Babes Bakeshop is super busy making incredibly delicious pies for upcoming Thanksgiving meals all over the country. Since she couldn't stop by today, she sent this sweet photo card instead. Aren't they a cute pair?

Everyone at once, "awwwwwwwwww" and once your done, consider visiting their website and ordering a pie. You won't be disappointed. If you live in the Bay Area or plan to visit, their weekly emails will tell you where they are serving slices.

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Celebrating Eight Years with Cleo. As part of today's online celebration of our eight years with our dog, we're sharing blog posts, photos, videos and more from the past. 

Everyone knows by now that our dog dog is adopted. But back in 2010, much to everyone's surprise, Cleo discovered that she had a long lost brother living in New Zealand. His name is d'Artagnan Rumblepurr and he sent this video [...]

Celebrating Eight Years with Cleo. As part of today's online celebration of our eight years with our dog, we're sharing blog posts, photos, videos and more from the past. 

Four years ago in 2009, Cleo walked through these kitchen curtains and into the hearts of digital fans, in addition to many wonderful strangers she met in the San Francisco Presidio.

With that happy face, she is a natural conversation starter and quickly made friends around town and online. Dr. Harvey's was one of our first product reviews, and Cleo fell in love with his Veg to Bowl.

She soon met @Rumblepurr a very handsome mancat and her long lost brother!

No Halloween mask can hide the love our dog is feeling right now for her papa. How can people deny themselves this amount of unadultered affection? Why wouldn't you take a chance to experience true love that is profound, and with few filters and less restrictive criteria than Match.com or ChristianMingle.com?

Summer is around the corner and this video brings back memories of our dog Cleo when she romped on the beach. Today her romps are bouncing off the two of us for a few minutes, while we fluff her fur, jiggle her butt and lightly thump her sides.

I've found the perfect tune from my childhood to go with this beach video. Anyone else remember this seventies song ??

Here are some of the lyrics...

Beach baby, Beach Baby give me your hand
Give me somethin' that I can remember
Just like before we can walk by the shore in the moonlight
Beach baby, Beach baby there on the sand
From July 'till the end of September
Surfin' was fun, we'd be out in the sun every day

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