Gus: In Memoriam

I’ve heard it said that if you die and go to heaven, you will meet there with all of the pets you ever had. I’ve just buried my beloved dog, Gus, and it comforts me a great deal to know this is so. It’s probably the only reason one would ever want to go to heaven anyway. Seeing the pets you lost during your lifetime is certainly an inducement to the “good life.”

Gus was always very good to us and I learned a great deal about life that I didn’t know before we joined up with him. To some people, it may seem a bit lunatic to say that a dog helped you find your way in life, especially a mongrel dog like Gus, but the fact is that Gus was unmatched in nobility and courage and determination and that opinion applies to all the animal world which includes humans, whether aristocracy or low-born.