Everyone, thanks so much for all your comments and thoughts yesterday. Sorry I didn't respond, but I read them all. I really appreciated all your love. <3

Sunshine's gone now.
She was the best dog I could ever ask for...sweet, happy, and just unconditionally loving everyone, all the time. She made all of our lives better just by being herself and left so many happy memories. I'm glad she's not hurting anymore, because she was in a lot of pain and still just putting on a brave face for us. She deserved all the kindness and love we could offer her at the end.

But it hurts so much, and me and my parents have been crying all day. My brother overseas got to talk/see her on Skype, so thank goodness for the internet. I still feel slow and heavy. I think I'm getting a little better and then I remember my dog is gone and I won't see her anymore, and then the tears just come again.

Thought I should do one last watercolor painting of her today, so I did:



I love you, Sunshine. Thank you for being my dog.