Sam, my basset hound, died today.   He has been sick for two months.  It was mistakenly diagnosed as a stubborn abscess, but turned out to be cancer.    We helped him today end his pain.  

Sam has been my best friend (and online avatar) for years.   He was 8 years old.   He has a facebook page haha   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002276632214  

I know I haven't been here in ages.  But Sam represented me here for years.   I wanted to tell everyone here.   Cheers.