Sad news:Nala passed away

I am writing this in the wee hours of the morning. Nala passed away last night. It was very sudden and unexpected.We got her to the emergency vet clinic but there was nothing any one could do for her.She was perfectly fine in the morning and ate her breakfast as usual but she did not eat her dinner. I thought is was because it's been so hot and when it is hot,sometimes the dogs don't eat well.I went to let the dogs out like I always do at 10:00 pm and Nala did not come.I went to check on her as it is very unusual for her not to come when I call her. She did not respond and was just laying there in her usual spot.I called Carla and we got her to the emergency vet but it was to late. My beautiful Nala was gone.The vet said she had a tumor on her spleen and it had burst. She said that a lot of dogs get these tumors and they don't show signs of illness but when the tumor grows too big,it bursts and the dogs die very quickly.Nala never showed any signs that she was sick.I am heart broken. Nala was a very special dog and I will miss her very much. to be continued.........

Shaman got attacked by a dog when we were down town

Yesterday was my birth day. I had to go down town to pay the mortgage and the water bill and get my bus pass.I got the mortgage paid but the city had a furlow day so I was unable to get the water bill payed and get my bus pass. This annoyed me that the city would close down after already having a day off from the holiday. Now I will have to go down town again another day. It is too hot for this!Even with his boots, cooler collar and cooler jacket, Shaman gets too hot to spend all that time working out side.We were on our way back to the bus station,crossing the street when some one walking a dog was coming toward us. As we passed the person with the dog,it suddenly attacked Shaman! I yelled for the owner to control his dog and I got Shaman out of the way.The person never said any thing and just went on his way.There were other people there,but no one offered help or even said any thing. Are Shaman and I invisible? This is not the first time a dog has attacked Shaman and no one did any thing to stop it or help us. They just acted like nothing happened.Shaman was not physically injured but he was clearly upset. I hope he does not have any dog aggression problems again like the last time he was attacked.It took a lot of time and work to get him over it.What is wrong with people????????? At least the rest of the day was Pleasant.Carla and I went to Olive Garden and had a nice dinner. Shaman was good and spent the entire time under the table as usual.He is such a wonderful dog! To be continued..............