On August 27, 2015 we adopted a 17 year old dog from a high kill shelter and named her Betty. After 18 amazing months she finally crossed over the rainbow bridge. I wrote her a letter to read on her journey to the other side… Dear Betty, You’re crossing the rainbow bridge as I write this. It’s been exactly 4 hours since you left us and the hollowness in the house echoes your name anytime someone speaks or one of the dogs makes a move. We had nobody circling the table like......

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Dear Betty’s previous family, Maybe you don’t recognize the name but I know you recognize the face. If you’re wondering if this is your Bessie, the answer is yes. The only thing is she’s now our Betty. I’m not here to judge you. I don’t know what happened that made you make the decision to dump your dog at the pound but after 16 years I’m hoping it was a good one. I want you to know she spent 8 days in a high kill shelter. I know you saw the same......

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