Such sad news today. My Mum's darling little dog Miss Sophie was euthanased at 3.40pm Sunday afternoon.

She was down to just 3kgs and was just skin stretched over bones. You could feel every vertebrae and rib and also her hips. So sad, she had heart disease and got tic paralysis a couple of months back and just didn't seem to get better. She was just so lethargic and slept all the time.

When I saw her today when we got back from church I said to Mum I thinks it's time you had Sophie put to sleep.

So with heavy hearts and lots of tears she has gone to the Rainbow Bridge to be with Timmy (our first dog a Cocker Spaniel, who died at 17), then Jaimie a White West Highland Terrier 15, then Blossom a Bichon Frise 10, then Tiffany a black Toy Poodle about 10 also and now Miss Sophie a Bichon Frise cross Maltese Terrier, she was 14 and a half.

This picture was taken on Mum's lounge just before we left for the vets.

Mum has lots of wonderful memories of this little pocket rocket and I'm sure Dad is up in Heaven with all of their beloved dogs watching them until we all meet again.

Thanks to all of my friends for their concern and well wishes already. Love Chris

P.S. You can just see it in her eyes at how lethargic she was and I think ready to go. It was so peaceful at the Vets and once the needle was administered, she was asleep within 20 seconds.