im gonna be pretty down when my dog dies, shes getting old (shes 11) but shes never been sick, never had any infections or diseases, and is active, has good eyes, and has shitloads of energy. Shes also in great physical shape, so hopefully she'll live for a while longer.

My city put up a memorial last year for pets. You pay a few hundred dollars and your pets name is carved into a brick (the smooth gray ones like tombstones) and set into a path with the other engraved bricks, and then theres a bulliten bord where you can post poems or whatever. Its right at the start of a multi use trail right beside the bay, so its a scenic spot that is easy to get to and afterwards you can walk the trail.