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Goodbye, Carmella

Carmella passed away Tuesday morning.

She was 12, which is old for a golden retriever, and her health had been declining steadily. There were still moments of playfulness (like when she jumped in Steve and Melissa's decorative pond 5 hours before the housewarming party(sorry about that)), but one could tell that they came fewer and farther between and with a higher cost. Recently, she'd been having trouble standing up and climbing even moderate inclines, and we knew the time was coming close. Intervention was discussed, but that's a hard choice to make when there are still signs that life is good.

Then yesterday she went out into the back yard, lay down under her favorite tree, and slipped away without a sound.

She was a wonderful dog, and she will be missed. My heart goes out to Ali and her parents.