After reading all of this, I had a hard 2 weeks of crying in my family after my dog's death.
So it was a normal day, I woke up and found my mom saying that the dog wouldn't move at all. She told me that she's putting it out. So I got a picture on my phone (Which is still there) and hugged the dog. I saw her go and when mom came back there was no dog back. I was fine, though. I remember her only after she was a puppy. I, of course posted a picture on facebook and my mom just busted into tears. When we eat, she cry. 24/7 crying. So, she decided to go to this "Happyness is Pets" or whatever. It was okay, but she wanted a Keeshond. She literally like said forget this place and went on to like 5 other pet stores, including a shelter. The shelter was like the saddest place. It smelled horrible, and It was like a death home for dogs. When I got out of there, I was happy that I still had my other dog, who was only 1. After this all she did was look online for the same kind of dog. She said I don't want to replace Heidi, but after a week, she wanted one again. So we looked all over, and around Thanksgiving 2009, my mom said we're getting another dog. Apparently, this breeder is like a dog show person. So the puppy is literally like a famous dog in a way. Turns out after we got her in January, her grandpa got best in breed. For those who want to know :
Here. So, she has been here for 6 months and really likes to bark. She's rubbing off Dummy, which isn't the smartest dog, but still is learning off her.
tl;dr: I got touched by this thread. gj.