This past weekend I had the extreme pleasure of hosting the WordCamp Dallas event. I got to see a lot of people I met last year, as well as plenty of new faces. And it was a wonderful experience! Unfortunately, this weekend was also marred by a silent struggle in our family as we were forced to watch one of our two beloved dogs suffer the agony associated with the end of a prolonged battle with kidney failure.

Sandy was a Greyhound mix who we adopted more than ten years ago. My wife and I were walking through the mall on a Saturday afternoon, and the SPCA had a small booth with a few dogs who needed a home. When I spotted Sandy laying on the floor I thought she was an absolutely beautiful dog. I walked over and knelt down to pet her, and when she saw me she stood up, stepped toward me and put her head right up to my chest as if she knew and trusted me all her life.
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This morning I was hanging out with my little girls in the back yard and snapped a few pics. Some are so cute, I just had to share…

PS – If you select any photo it will take you to a medium-sized one, and then if you want more detail you can select that one to see a large one.

Oh, and here is my brother Kirk’s dog, and my brother in law Jason’s dogs (well, they aren’t all there…).