"I heard the news today, oh boy...."
A dear friend is no longer with us, and this is a hard blog entry to write.

This is not an exact photo of Sparky, I know, but i don't have a photo of Sparky.
All the pictures I have of Sparky are in my head - and in my heart.
Rare is the companion in life who ceaselessly makes you feel important every time you see him, but that was Sparky.
From the day I brought him a flat pie tin of water on a very hot day we were friends.
And every time he saw me he would rush to me, curl sideways, grunt his welcome, and rush off to share his glee with others that I was there.

Now I know there are folks out there who say dogs are not people, that they'd trade your life for a half a ham sandwich. In Sparky's case that may well have been true. But i am happy to say he never had to make that choice with me.
All he had to do in life was make people like me feel special.
And he did that very well.

He was loved.

He will be missed.

My thoughts and regards to his family whose life was enriched most of all.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sparky

Song of the day has to come from Sparky the Talking Dog sub Genius
(Not one of my favourite bands, no, but hey - Sparky the Talking Dog?
Who knew.?

Cheers all