A Great Dog

Over eleven years ago, I drove Mom to Medina, Tennessee, where we "rescued" a pair of eight month old puppy brothers. They were "twins" and litter mates who had cost nine hundred dollars apiece when they were purchased together just after they weaned, but ended up discounted to fifty dollars each or both for seventy-five dollars when we were informed by Paws New England they were listed so cheap in a Craigslist ad that they might end up as bait dogs for pit bulls. They were called "Gizmo" and "Peta" from the Gremlins movie. Well, Peta vomited all over his brother and our minivan on the ride back to their forever home in Nashville. Gizmo became Gizzy and passed away from complications of cancer last winter, and Peta who became "Sage" left us yesterday after his cancer had infiltrated most all of his major organs. They were great companions and will be sorely missed.