True Story

I figured, since Kiya is no longer with us, that I'd ask the next door neighbor if her doberman, Nas, wanted the rest of the rawhide bones and food we had left.

I kept watching for them to come out. I usually saw Nas every day. I told the boys to let me know if they saw him out or saw the parents.

Days went by.

See, Nas and Kiya were neighbors for 7 years. The boys always thought that Kiya had a crush on Nas. They thought it was fun to pretend they were married. It seemed fitting that her "spouse" should get what was left of her treats and food.

I finally saw Pam today. I stopped her and said "Does Nas eat rawhide?" She said "Nas isn't with us anymore."

:(

Nas was put down on Friday. He had a huge tumor behind his left eye. He started having seizures on Wednesday night and they put him down on Friday.

I told her that Kiya died on Tuesday.

It's a really odd twist of fate that they both died within days of the other. We sort of laughed that it almost made us feel better to know that they were still together.

Nas was 10.

Weird.