We lost a dear old friend today

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Today we lost a dear friend of the family. Well, really, he was more than a friend. He was our son. Willie "Bean" came into our lives 6 weeks after we got married and has been with us through the good times and the bad. There is no other person who knows us as well as he did. He has seen as at our best times and at our worst times, never once judging but always loving. It was his head who laid in our laps an d just loved us the day we lost Matthew. It was his kiss that we first felt the day Lily got out of PGN. He knew about Charlotte before Chris did.

Beanie was only 9 years old. He had severe hip dysplasia since he was born. He has been in constant pain for most of his life, though he never once complained. We managed it the best we could but last week his hips gave out once and he fell on the floor. Since then he was in a steady decline. When we first brought Beanie home we made a promise that we would not be selfish and that the day his pain became to much to bear we would let him go. Today was that day. He is pain-free for the first time in his life. Though our hearts are broken while he laid his head in our laps one last time, he still showed us nothing but love and understanding. We told him to run, to run as fast as he could cause he would no longer hurt.

We will always love you Beanie. You were the best dog, and friend, anyone could ask for.