Kathy I am so sorry for your loss of Betsy. It sounds to me that you saved her from a horrible (and maybe much shorter) life when you bought her that day. I am sure Betsy knew you loved her and felt it from you as you comforted her before she went into surgery, so don't feel so bad about not being with her at the very end. I feel and understand your pain as we just lost our Alfie of 14 yrs this past weekend. As far as some people feeling as if you're off your rocker for loving your dogs so much....no one here would ever feel that way as we all love our babies as much as you love yours. So please, stick around, this is a great website. And when you're feeling a little better, we'd love to hear more about your yorkie, Peanut and U.B.
Sending prayers
to you and your family.............
Betsy