Goodbye, Puddy

We said goodbye to Puddy this week.  He hadn't been acting himself this summer and a couple weeks ago we found out he had cancer on his spleen (which is very common for older goldens).  The vet said he only had a month to live.  After watching him suffer through a few episodes of internal bleeding, we knew we had to put him down.  So this week we said our goodbyes, took him to the vet,  and then buried him in our woods, one of his favorite places to be.  The kids are taking it quite well.  They immediately asked when we get to have a puppy!  However, its a bit harder for me and Andy since we had Puddy for over 10 years.  We will probably get a puppy some day, but it will be a while.  Puddy was a good dog and will be hard to replace.  That, and I dont think I can handle a puppy just yet!!