Last month our Shih Tzu dog, Boomer, passed away. My wife and I cried and grieved painfully as we watched him die. As we reminisced about his 12-year journey with us, our tears flowed even more.

Boomer was special in many ways. We looked exhaustively for a puppy before we found Boomer. When we finally saw him, my wife, Anne, said, “I think we have found our dog.”