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. . . you have about 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Oh dear, here is the story. \u00a0No, we\u2019re not going to have two dogs. \u00a0Poor dear Shane of happy memory<\/a> had a glorious but short life with us. \u00a0Here is what happened: \u00a0A couple of weeks ago, it was snowing, which always made Shane go completely bonkers with glee. \u00a0Someone opened the door, he shot past them, got hysterical because of the snow, and ran right out into the road.<\/p>\n

It only took one car. He was hit hard. \u00a0Many broken bones, many internal injuries. \u00a0They carried him inside and called the vet, but you could see that there was no hope. \u00a0My husband and older son stayed with him and said good bye and thank you for being a good dog, and they put the poor boy to sleep.<\/p>\n

Shane was a good dog. He was not smart. \u00a0He learned almost nothing beyond the basics. \u00a0But he loved the kids with all his doggy heart. \u00a0When he was just a baby, we took him to the beach. \u00a0One of the kids put Benny in a floating tube. \u00a0Shane was terrified of water \u2014 didn\u2019t even want to get his paws damp \u2014 but when he saw what he thought was his baby floating away, in he went. (Of course he ended up tipping her over and getting everyone soaked, but he meant well.) \u00a0Here is Shane at the beach when he was just little:<\/p>\n

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