My dog breeder (I got 3 mini dachshunds from her) called me recently. I send her dog pics of my 3 girls, she knows I love and spoil them rotten. She told me she can't keep two of her littlest pups and she called me first. So I'm getting a fourth girl, three months old, two pounds as of last night, this coming Friday.

I've chosen her name: Mein Schatz Valkyrie Kanati. She will be introduced in Gollum's voice as "My Precious" (Mein Schatz). She'll join Meine Liebschen von Atawahe (my oldest at 6lbs), Meine Herzchen Puca Sun (my 2nd oldest at 10lbs) , Meine Kleine Brünhilde Udanvdo (my current youngest at 10.5lbs). I'm going to train My Precious to only answer when people do Gollum's voice.

I know 1st hand how rough grief is and I know smiling helps. I hope this helped someone in our community