Yesterday turned out to be a deeply sad day for us. Jasmine has been in declining health for many months – mostly just her age catching up to her. We are not totally sure how old she was as Tara rescued her from a shelter many many years ago when she was in college in D.C.

The shelter warned her that she was not adoptable. She was a big dog, unruly, aggressive to other dogs, barked at people – afraid and defensive. Tara had been robbed at gun point and I …