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I caught mom crying last night. I wanted to ask her why but didn’t know how. I think it must have had something to do with Katy, my Golden Retriever sister; she’s not here anymore. She died right after her 16th birthday in July of this year. I heard mom mention Katy’s name to dad, and then mom got all sad.

I remember Katy; she was so nice. She never growled, bit, or bullied anybody. She was practically perfect in all that she did. When I first got here, she was the only one that loved me at first sight besides mom, that is. She would play with me, go outside with me even when she didn’t need to, and snuggle up to me; making me feel safe. At first, she shared her balls with me and even showed me how to play with them. Later on, though, she didn’t want to play anymore. All she did was lay around–always where she could see mom. I guess she just didn’t feel like doing anything.

Then one day mom put Katy in the car and took her to an emergency hospital. It was the weekend, and our vet wasn’t on call. They were gone a long time, but when they came back, Katy just sorta sat on her bed in the TV room; I guess she didn’t want to lay down. But, maybe she couldn’t lay down because she was breathing so hard. She wouldn’t eat, drink, get up (I guess she couldn’t), or maybe she just didn’t want to to anything. I don’t really know what she wanted; I took her my favorite ball, but I guess she didn’t want to play anymore either. I went to find Katy’s favorite ball; maybe she would play after all.

Then, I heard mom making sounds I had never heard her make before. I went into the TV room. and Katy was in mom’s lap. Mom was holding her, petting her, rocking her back and forth, and crying. I tried to kiss mom and Katy, but dad put Hilde, Kasha, and me outside.

After that, the only thing I am sure of is that Katy is not here, and mom is very sad.