{"id":4247,"date":"2008-05-20T00:30:05","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T05:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2008\/05\/20\/he-had-a-good-run\/"},"modified":"2008-05-20T00:30:05","modified_gmt":"2008-05-20T05:30:05","slug":"he-had-a-good-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/05\/20\/he-had-a-good-run\/","title":{"rendered":"“He had a good run”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

7am Saturday morning (the day after we got home from South Africa) we got a phone call \u2014 it was the lady who keeps our Bichon, Webster, when we are away. Webster\u2019s (he was almost 16) been aging fast this year, so we knew he could go at any time. Here\u2019s what she said: \u201cYou better come get Webster; he\u2019s on his last legs.\u201d She loves Webster; and Webby loved to go to her home because he\u2019d live, sleep and play with other Bichons. After picking him up, we nursed Webster through his last day Saturday, covering him with a blanket as we made the slow decision to take him to the vet. When we told Lukas, he said, \u201cWell, he had a good run.\u201d Which is about as good a way as we can imagine of describing this little dog who never tired of showing excitement when we got home. Laura and Kris chatted on Sunday and reminisced about Webby, and we were reminded that we have some great lasting memories of the little guy. Here are some pictures \u2026
\nHere\u2019s what Bichons look like:
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\nAnd here\u2019s Webby\u2019s favorite place \u2014 on a blanket, on the back porch, sleeping in the cool air:
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\nWebster, groomed near Valentine\u2019s Day, looking chipper. RIP:
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7am Saturday morning (the day after we got home from South Africa) we got a phone call \u2014 it was the lady who keeps our Bichon, Webster, when we are away. Webster\u2019s (he was almost 16) been aging fast this year, so we knew he could go at any time. 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